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The office of undergraduate advising offers services for main campus, declared majors and those exploring an undergraduate major in psychology.
Visit us for assistance with:
- Major and Minor Declarations
- Career and Academic Planning
- Graduation Advising
- Graduate School Applications
- Job Seeking Skills
- Psychology Transfer Credit Approval
- Time Management Skills
- Test Taking Strategies
The undergraduate office staff are听available听to students for assistance Monday-Friday from 8a-5p. Assistance is available via email at听psychadvising@odu.edu, in person in MGB 246, and via phone at 757-683-4441.
Advising: Advising is available to declared psychology majors Monday through Thursday by web conference or in-person. Please review the advising information
Frequently Asked Questions
| Pre-declared major | College of Sciences advising team |
| Declared major | Psychology advising team |
| Distance learning major | Student Success Director -听DLSCadvising@odu.edu |
| Block/hold removal | Chief Departmental Advisor (CDA)/Individual Advisor |
| Graduation advising | CDA/Individual Advisor |
| Career/grad school advising | CDA/Individual Advisor |
| Psychology transfer credit appeal | CDA |
New Transfer Students
New transfer students听will have their major declared and classes scheduled during听Monarch Orientation. Those opting not to attend Monarch Orientation should follow the process below for declaring a major.
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Current Main Campus Students
Advising is available to听declared psychology majors听Monday through Thursday by听web conference听or in-person by scheduling below.
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If you are an Intended psychology major, please email听cosadvising@odu.edu听to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor. If you are prospective student, please email听psychadvising@odu.edu听for assistance.
Current Distance Learning Students
Distance learning students meet with an assigned Student Success Director. Email听DLSCadvising@odu.edu
Pre-Declared (Intended) Students:
Students not meeting the requirements to declare a major in psychology meet with the College of Sciences advising team. Email听COSadvising@odu.edu
Main Campus Students
To declare your major in Psychology you MUST:
- Complete 6 credits of Written Communication (ENGL 110C + another composition course) with a C or better;
- Complete Psychology 201S and Math 102M or 103M (or higher Math), all with a grade of C or better;
- Currently have and maintain an overall GPA and Psychology GPA of 2.0; and
- Complete 30 earned credit hours.
Until you complete these requirements, you should be advised by the听College of Sciences advising team, located in the Advising Suite in MGB 236.
After having completed these requirements, you can declare a Psychology major. To do this, follow the process below for declaring a major. Once declared, you will be advised by main campus declared psychology advisors.
There are four required courses for Psychology majors: PSYC 201S Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 316 Scientific Reasoning in Psychology, PSYC 317 Quantitative Methods and PSYC 318W Research Methods.
PSYC 201S Introduction to Psychology听is a pre-requisite for all required and elective courses within the Psychology major.
PSYC 316 Scientific Reasoning in Psychology听requires that a student has successfully completed:
- MATH 102M or 103M (or a higher Math)
PSYC 317 Quantitative Methods听requires that a student has successfully completed:
- PSYC 201S,
- MATH 102M or 103M (or a higher Math),
- PSYC 316, and
- has officially declared their major in Psychology
PSYC 318 Research Methods听requires that a student has successfully completed:
- Writing Sample Placement Test (WSPT) (waived if ENGL 110C is transferred in)
- two Written Communication courses (ENGL 110C and 211C, 221C or 231C)
- PSYC 317
Note:听All required courses must be passed with a grade of C or better to fulfill the requirement.
Current, Non-Freshman or Transfer Students:
In order to declare your major in Psychology, you MUST have already completed 6 credits of Written Communication (ENGL 110C + another composition course), Psychology 201S, and Math 102M or higher, , all with a grade of C or better, and you must have already earned 30 credit hours. Students must have a 2.0 major and overall GPA to declare.
If you have not yet met these requirements, you should be advised by the听College of Sciences advising team, located in the Advising Suite in MGB 236.
After having completed these requirements, you can declare a Psychology major.. Please email听psychadvising@odu.edu听for instructions on how to declare.
Incoming (First Semester at 桃花社区视频) Transfer Students:
If you meet current departmental requirements and are transferring at least 30 credit hours from a previous institution to 桃花社区视频, you can either attend听Transfer Orientation听or declare your major by emailing听psychadvising@odu.edu.
To declare a minor in Psychology, please email听psychadvising@odu.edu听for instructions on how to declare. Please be sure to include your听name听and听UIN听in all correspondences.
Students should have听completed听PSYC 201 Introduction to Psychology with a grade of C or better before declaring a minor.
Please review the requirements for the听听in the university catalog.
The semester听prior to听your graduating semester, it is听STRONGLY RECOMMENDED听that you meet with an advisor for graduation advising. Advisors will review a graduation checklist with you to make sure that you are on track to graduate during your intended semester. Please refer to the advising schedule above to schedule your graduation advising meeting.
Students will receive an email with the instructions about when and how to complete the Psychology Assessment. This email is sent out to graduating students approximately one month prior to graduation. If it is late in your graduating semester and you feel that you should have received this email, please contact听psychadvising@odu.edu.
Undergraduate Advising
Kalynn Aguirre
Undergraduate Student Services Specialist
psychadvising@odu.edu
757-683-4441
psychadvising@odu.edu
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Main Campus Advisors
