Advisement

Department of Psychology

Advising


Contact the Center for Advisement and Student Excellence (CASE) to schedule an appointment with your advisor. Visit the CASE website or call (423) 439-5602.

Schedule an advising appointment

 

Transfer Students: 

Transfer students majoring in Psychology, should contact the Center for Advisement and Student Excellence at 423-439-5602 as soon as possible to schedule a pre-advisement appointment.  This will ensure that the student’s previous work will be coordinated efficiently with ETSU requirements.

Preparing for an Advising Appointment

Advisors are trained to help students navigate ETSU and Departmental requirements, but each student should take responsibility for preparing to meet with an Advisor. Students should keep up with their progress and make sure they take only the classes they need unless they choose to take extra classes. More Psychology courses than are actually required for a degree can be taken, and if a student has the time, money, and interest, we would encourage them to take all the Psychology courses they can. Students should also take responsibility for knowing requirements which are printed in their ETSU Undergraduate Catalog, such as what intensive courses you will need. For advisement on Minors, students should contact the Minor Department in question for official information.Decide whether you will pursue a BA or a BS degree:

  • The BA requires passing the 2020 course in a foreign language and taking a world history course. You need two lab sciences, but they don't have to be sequential (or even in the same field).
  • The BS requires two sequential lab sciences and a reasoning course (either PHIL 2030 or SPCH 2320).

View the appropriate course catalog (BS or BA for your intended concentration – Health Professions, Child, Clinical, or General). Check the year in the dropdown menu to make sure you use the right one. 

  • Go to Goldlink and go to DegreeWorks to see what classes you have had and what DegreeWorks thinks you still need (or go to your transcript and check off the courses on your check sheet).
  • Check your registration status on Goldlink to see when your assigned registration time is.
  • Email your advisor to set up an appointment at least a week or two before you are scheduled to register for classes.
  • Take your pre-advising check sheet and your concentration check list with you to your advising appointment or email it to your advisor prior to your appointment time.

For information about majoring or minoring in Psychology, click here.