News
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Psychology
     
     
      Programme
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Senate
      has
      approved
      a
     
     
      proposal
      which
      now
      allows
      students
      to
     
     
      earn
      a
      Bachelor
      of
      Science
      with
      a
      Major
     
     
      in
      Psychology.
      This
      option
      is
      likely
      to
     
     
      be
      of
      greatest
      appeal
      to
      those
      students
     
     
      with
      special
      interests
      in
      experimental
     
     
      psychology
      and
      those
      with
      special
     
     
      interests
      in
      the
      physical
      sciences.
      The
     
     
      opportunities
      for
      students
      to
      obtain
      a
     
     
      Bachelor
      of
      Arts
      with
      a
      Major
      in
     
     
      Psychology,
      or
      a
      Bachelor
      of
      Education
     
     
      with
      a
      Major
      in
      Psychology,
      remain
     
     
      unchanged.
     
    

    
     
      Psychology
      Requirements
     
    

    
     
      The
      psychology
      course
      require-
     
     
      ments
      for
      the
      B.A,
      B.Sc.
      and
      B.Ed
      are
     
     
      the
      same:
      fourteen
      (14)
      semester
     
     
      courses
      (42
      semester
      hours)
      of
      which
     
     
      four
      (4)
      must
      be
      Psychology
      101,
     
     
      Psychology
      102,
      Psychology
      271
     
     
      (Statistics),
      and
      Psychology
      272
      (Intro-
     
     
      duction
      to
      Psychological
      Research).
     
     
      (Note
      that
      students
      who
      have
      already
     
     
      received
      credit
      for
      an
      equivalent
      statis-
     
     
      tics
      course,
      such
      as
      one
      offered
      by
     
     
      Mathematics
      or
      by
      Sociology,
      may
      not
     
     
      take
      and
      receive
      credit
      for
      Psychology
     
     
      271;
      in
      such
      cases,
      students
      will
      be
     
     
      exempted
      from
      the
      requirement
      for
     
     
      psychology’s
      statistics
      course,
      but
      still
     
     
      must
      take
      a
      least
      14
      semester
      courses
      in
     
     
      Psychology.)
     
    

    
     
      Becoming
      a
      Psychology
      Major
     
    

    
     
      The
      process
      for
      becoming
      a
     
     
      psychology
      major
      remains
      the
      same
      and
     
     
      applies
      to
      students
      in
      all
      degree
      pro-
     
     
      grammes.
      Students
      must
      apply
      to
      be
     
     
      accepted
      as
      Psychology
      majors.
      Appli-
     
     
      cations
      are
      submitted
      to
      the
      Department
     
     
      by
      May
      |
      of
      the
      year
      of
      application,
      and
     
     
      can
      be
      made
      only
      after
      students
      have
     
     
      completed
      Psychology
      101,
      102,
      271
     
     
      (or
      equivalent)
      and
      272,
      (usually
      at
      the
     
     
      end
      of
      the
      second
      year
      of
      full-time
     
     
      study).
     
    

    
     
      The
      Department
      accepts
      as
      many
     
     
      students
      as
      it
      can
      accommodate,
      evalu-
     
     
      ating
      applications
      on
      the
      basis
      of
      past
     
     
      academic
      performace
      (especially
      in
     
     
      psychology
      courses),
      interest
      and
     
     
      motivation,
      and
      future
      plans.
      In
      recent
     
     
      years,
      all
      eligible
      applicants
      with
      _
     
     
      psychology
      averages
      of
      68%
      and
      higher
     
     
      have
      been
      accepted,
     
    

    
     
      Faculty
      of
      Science
      Requirements
     
     
      for
      the
      B.Sc.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      addition
      to
      the
      psychology
     
     
      requirements,
      students
      seeking
      a
      B.Sc.
     
     
      are
      required
      to
      complete
      a
      minimum
      of
     
     
      twenty-four
      (24)
      semester
      hours
      of
     
     
      course
      work
      in
      the
      Faculty
      of
      Science.
     
     
      Credit
      in
      each
      of
      the
      following
      courses
     
     
      is
      required:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Biology
      111-112
      (now
      called
     
     
      Biology
      110)
     
     
      2.
      Mathematics
      112;
      OR
      Math-
     
     
      ematics
      151
      and
      152
     
     
      3.
      Either
      Chemistry
      111
      and
      112;
     
     
      OR
      Physics
      121
      (orl11)
      and
      122
      (or
     
     
      112)
     
     
      4.
      Computer
      Science
      111
     
     
      5.
      Two
      laboratory
      courses
      at
      the
     
     
      200-level
      or
      above
      in
      one
      of
      Biology,
     
     
      Chemistry,
      Physics,
      or
      Food
      and
     
     
      Nutrition.
      (Note
      that
      taking
      only
      one
     
     
      lab
      course
      in
      one
      of
      these
      subjects
      and
     
     
      one
      lab
      course
      in
      another
      does
      not
      meet
     
     
      the
      requirement.)
     
     
      Honours
      in
      Psychology
     
     
      Students
      interested
      in
      pursuing
     
     
      graduate
      study
      in
      psychology
      will
      be
     
     
      particularly
      interested
      in
      the
      Psychol-
     
     
      ogy
      Honours
      programme.
      Senate
      has
     
     
      just
      approved
      a
      Bachelor
      of
      Science
     
     
      with
      Honours
      in
      Psychology.
      The
     
     
      psychology
      course
      requirements
      for
      a
     
     
      B.Sc.
      with
      Honours
      in
      Psychology
     
     
      parallel
      the
      requirements
      for
      a
      B.A.
     
     
      with
      Honours
      in
      Psychology:
      eighteen
     
     
      (18)
      semester
      courses
      (54
      semester
     
     
      hours)
      in
      psychology
      which
      must
     
     
      include
      Psychology
      101,
      Psychology
     
     
      102,
      Psychology
      271
      (Statistics),
     
     
      Psychology
      272
      (Introduction
      to
      Psy-
     
     
      chological
      Research),
      Psychology
      501
     
     
      (Honours
      Literature
      Review)
      and
     
     
      Psychology
      510
      (Honours
      Thesis).
     
     
      Students
      taking
      the
      B.Sc.
      with
      Honours
     
     
      in
      Psychology
      must
      also
      complete
      the
     
     
      Faculty
      of
      Science
      course
      requirements
     
     
      for
      a
      B.Sc.
      with
      a
      major
      in
      Psychology.
     
     
      Graduation
      with
      an
      Honours
      degree,
     
     
      either
      in
      Arts
      or
      in
      Science,
      requires
      a
     
     
      total
      of
      44
      semester
      courses
      (132
     
     
      semester
      hours).
      Details
      about
      admis-
     
     
      sion
      to
      the
      Honours
      programme
      are
     
     
      available
      in
      the
      University
      calendar.
     
     
      Students
      who
      would
      like
      to
      talk
     
     
      about
      their
      options
      in
      Psychology
     
     
      studies
      are
      welcome
      to
      get
      in
      touch
     
     
      with
      the
      Department
      Chair,
      Prof.
      Philip
     
     
      Smith,
      at
      566-0422.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      _
      February
      13,
      1996
     
     
      Frontrunners
      Off
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Running
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Coralie
      Gill
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      students
      are
      taking
      an
      active
      roll
      in
      promoting
      sciences
      and
     
     
      engineering
      in
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Schools.
      Frontrunners
      is
      a
      group
      of
     
     
      student
      volunteers
      who
      visit
      Island
      Schools
      judging
      science
      fairs,
      making
     
     
      presentations,
      and
      encouraging
      youth
      to
      consider
      further
      study
      and
      careers
     
     
      in
      science
      and
      engineering.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      branch
      of
      Frontrunners
      was
      founded
      in
      1991
      by
      Adrienne
     
     
      and
      Gaynor
      Watson.
      It
      originally
      consisted
      mainly
      of
      Canada
      Scholars
     
     
      but
      has
      expanded
      to
      include
      anyone
      with
      an
      interest
      in
      science,
      although
     
     
      most
      volunteers
      tend
      to
      be
      science,
      engineering,
      or
      education
      majors.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Steve
      Ellis,
      the
      UPEI
      Frontrunners
      coordinator
      is
      pleased
      with
      the
     
     
      past
      success
      Frontrunners
      has
      had
      in
      spreading
      its
      message,
      and
      is
      hopeful
     
     
      that
      the
      group
      will
      continue
      to
      educate
      students
      in
      the
      future.
      Unfortu-
     
     
      nately,
      federal
      funding
      is
      being
      withdrawn
      at
      the
      end
      of
      this
      fiscal
      year
     
     
      and
      there
      are
      no
      new
      Canada
      Scholarships
      to
      support
      the
      group.
      Due
      to
     
     
      this,
      Frontrunners
      has
      increased
      recruitment
      drives
      to
      support
      this
      worth-
     
     
      while
      project.
      The
      group
      is
      hopeful
      that
      Frontrunners
      will
      continue
      to
     
     
      promote
      science,
      technologies
      and
      engineering
      for
      many
      years
      to
      come.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      become
      involved
      in
      Frontrunners
      contact
      Steve
      Ellis
      at
     
     
      sellis@upei.ca
      or
      mentors@upei.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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