The Undergraduate Advising Office
Contents
(PLEASE BRING YOUR TRANSCRIPT WHENEVER
YOU COME TO SEE AN ADVISOR)
PHONE: 772-5550,
772-5568
ROOM: 611
HN
ADVISORS:
µ Undergraduate
Faculty Advisor....E. Tobey
Klass
(You must see Dr. Klass for evaluation of
foreign or U.S. transfer credit, and for permits)
µ Assistant
Advisor: Jolene
Beiser
µ Peer
Advising Assistants
ADVISING HOURS:
During the Fall, 1999, semester, the Advising Office is open Mondays
through Fridays. (Check with the Advising Office for any
changes.)We do not make appointments for advising; just drop by during
posted hours.
** You must see Dr.
Klass for evaluation of foreign or U.S.
transfer credit, and for permits.
Her hours are 2 - 5pm on Tuesday and 11am -
12 pm on Wednesday. (You need to bring your Hunter transcript, a
copy of the catalog course description from the institution at which you
took the course, and a course eqivalency ("transfer credit evaluation")
form. If you don't want to wait druing these hours, youu can provide
these materials and leave them in the In-Box, which the Department staff
can point out to you. You'll receive a response (in the out-Box)
within two weeks.
Monday: 9 - 10am; 12 -
6:30pm
Tuesday: 10am - 5pm
Wednesday: 11am-3:30pm;
4:30-6:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am-2:00pm;
2:30-3:30pm; 6:45-8:00pm
Friday: 10am-12pm
The Peer Advising Assistants are thoroughly trained, and can help you
with most of your needs such as helping you declare your major, signing
off on your graduation audit, answering most of your questions, and so
on. However, for the evaluation of transfer or foreign credits, and
for permits, you MUST SEE
DR. Klass.
*** Please
note that Advisors are generally NOT available for general advising during
scheduled meetings; they will be at the meetings (described later). Check
the Advising Calendar on the bulletin boards (or call first and ask if
there is a meeting scheduled) to make certain an Advisor will be available
on the day you are planning to come in.
RESOURCES OF THE PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING OFFICE
ADVISING BULLETIN
BOARDS
There are a number of Advising Bulletin Boards
in the corridor outside of Room 611HN. These display a Calendar of Advising
events and information about registration, advising hours, jobs, psychology
in the news, and other topics of interest to majors.
Be sure to check the third bulletin board on your left
as you leave the Psychology Office. The Advising Calendar on this bulletin
board lists all meetings
sponsored by the Advising Office. Check the bulletins boards regularly
for up-dated information.
GRADUATE
SCHOOL CATALOGUES
Graduate catalogues for
programs in psychology and related fields are in the open bookcase in Room
611HN.
Although they may not be removed from 611,
please feel free to make yourself comfortable and browse!
UNDERGRADUATE
ADVISING MEETINGS
Are you interested in applying to graduate
school?
Are you interested in a career
in psychology or a related field?
If so, be sure the attend the meetings
on these and other topics of interest to Psychology
Majors that are presented each semester by the Psychology Undergraduate
Advising Office. Visit meetings
for more information and this semester's Schedule of Meetings.
psych-l
Our very own discussion
group: psych-l
psych-l
("l" as in lemon) is a discussion group where you can find out about meetings
and events in the Psychology Department. If you're interested in joining
please visit the psych dept or the advising office for information about
how to join. |
THE PSYCHOLOGY
UNDERGRADU ATE ADVISING
RESOURCE LIBRARY
Dr. Seegmiller has set up a Library Resource Center for
Psychology Advising. Many extremely useful books, binders and tapes as
well as other information about applying to graduate
school, careers,
and the fields
of psychology are on reserve in the Hunter College Library (2nd floor).
The call numbers for these materials may be found on the Reserve Desk Computer
under "Course=PSYCH ADV 000" and "Instructor = PSYCH ADV"
Click HERE
for the complete list of holdings in the Psychology Resource Library, and
for the call numbers.
WHEN TO SEE
AN ADVISOR
Q: WHY
WOULD YOU COME TO THE PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING OFFICE?
A: TO FIND OUT ABOUT
THE FOLLOWING:
(FOR ITEMS MARKED "*R"=See
Receptionist, Ms. Schiefer, or Mr. Manzano, not the Advising Office).
*-Adding/Dropping courses (*R)
-Advising
Assistantships for Credit
-Career
planning
*-Closed
courses (*R)
-Clubs: the Psychology
Club, Psi
Chi (See Dr. Jason Young)
-Contacting a Professor
you have been unable to reach
-Course
planning
-Credit/No credit grades
-Current semester course
selection (See Bulletin Boards in 611HN)
-Deciding whether to major
in Psychology
-Declaration
of major/minor (Fill out forms from Registrar and
Dept.)
-Departmental
honors
*-Dropping/Adding courses (*R)
-Electives, which ones to take
-Field
work opportunities
-Foreign
credit evaluation (See Dr.
Klass)
-Graduate courses: Using them toward the major
-Graduate
school information
-Graduation audit (Bring your transcript!)
-Graduation
requirements
-Honors
-Incompletes
-Independent
Study/Research information or sponsors
-Internships
-Job
information
-Long range course planning
-Major/minor
declaration (Fill out forms from Registrar and Dept.)
-Major
requirements
-Minor
choice or requirements
-Permit
to take Psychology course at another college
(See Dr. Klass; bring transcript,
course description and
schedule from host college)
-Problems with a Professor
-psych-l
(as in "lemon") information
-Referrals to get help: academic, personal, financial,
other
*-Registration
(*R)
-Research
opportunities
-Sponsors for Independent
Study/Research/Honors
-Suggestions you have for improving Advising, for
meetings
-Transfer
credit evaluation (See Dr. Klass; bring Hunter
and other transcripts, course description from catalogue.)
-Tutoring
-Volunteer
positions
-Withdrawing
from a course
 REGISTRATION,
CLOSED COURSES, and ADD/DROP are not handled by the Advising
Office. They are handled by the Administrative Staff (*R)
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