Arts, Letters and Science The study of psychology should be of basic importance to every student because it aims: to develop a scientific understanding of experience and behavior; to eliminate the errors of the past (and present) in cultivating more careful habits of thought with regard to human behavior; to develop keener insight into his own and others' behavior in order to meet more successfully the problems of everyday living; to develop more appreciation of people; and to predict and control behavior to an optimum degree. With broad applications and by integrating certain phases of the life, physical, and social sciences, psychology has important contributions to make to personal development and to professional training. The psychology offering at Weber State College is designed: 1. To provide a professional program for students desiring to major in psychology and perhaps planning to do graduate work in psychology. 2. To provide a thoroughly adequate program to prepare both psychology teachers for the secondary schools and students majoring in composite subject fields including psychology. 3. To provide courses and programs to assist with the training of elementary and secondary teachers. 4. To provide courses to help train students in business, nursing, and other fields. 5. To provide undergraduate courses to help train students majoring in counseling and guidance who plan to work in education, in the business community, and in Federal or State jobs. 6. To provide courses that contribute importantly to the general education of all students, particularly to help them understand themselves and others and to help solve personal and cultural problems. The majority of job openings in areas related to psychology will likely require graduate work or training beyond the baccalaureate degree. This is particularly true in the following areas: counseling and guidance in the public schools; teaching psychology at the college level; conducting therapy in clinics or in private practice; and working as a school psychologist. There are, however, growing numbers of areas in which the person trained at the baccalaureate level can find vocational opportunities: psychological services in business, industry, and government, particularly related to testing and personnel work; teaching psychology, mental health, and personality development in high schools; assisting in research projects in the be- 196 Arts, Letters and Science havioral sciences; and working in programs related to governmental agencies, such as the Job Corps, Anti-Poverty, Medicare, Headstart and Upward Bound Programs. Additional opportunities include branches of the military, Civil Service, United States Employment activities, Internal Revenue Service, various levels of state and district courts, law enforcement activities, the ministry, nursing, medicine, and others. The optimum preparation for psychology is basic training in the liberal arts, such as in the biological sciences, the humanities, the physical sciences, and the social sciences, with emphasis on breadth and depth. The minimum of 40 quarter hours in the general area requirements could well be exceeded. Students planning on a psychology major should note that their grade point average in ALL of their college classes is important. Competition for graduate school admission and for positions is keen. Departmental Major—Psychology majors may select one of three emphasis in psychology and complete the major by attaining a total of 45 quarter hours or more in psychology. (Close ties with an advisor are encouraged.) Psychology majors are urged to take courses for a strong minor field, or even two minors, rather than to overemphasize psychology courses. 1. Pre-Professional—Students selecting this emphasis usually plan to enter graduate school for one or more degrees. Students selecting this emphasis should plan on registering for Psychology 160, 181, 186, and 199, in addition to the core program. In addition, they should plan to take Data Processing 1 and 3, as well as a course in office machines. (Increasingly, graduate schools plan their research training around automated equipment.) 2. Broad, Cultural Liberal Arts Psychology—Those selecting this emphasis may wish to study psychology for personal help, for family use, or for broad, cultural, liberal arts training. A growing number of jobs is available for these graduate students should take the core program and other courses with the help of an advisor. 3. Industrial Psychology—Students selecting this emphasis usually are looking forward to positions in industry, business, major government bases, as well as in federal or state positions. This emphasis usually involves a strong business minor. Core Program—The core program for all Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in psychology (Pre-Professional; Broad, Cultural; Industrial) is as follows: 197