Traditional Classroom Courses
For the following courses, the diversity requirement will be satisfied if the course is completed with a grade of C- or better:
PSYC 335 - Adulthood and Aging
PSYC 338 - Mental Retardation
PSYC 339 - Learning Disabilities
PSYC 350 - Psychological Perspectives of African Americans
PSYC 353 - Human Sexuality (Note: only sections that were offered in SP06, SP07, & SP08)
PSYC 356 - Psychology of Women
PSYC 363 - Special Topics: Cross-cultural Psychology
Future classes that fulfill the objectives of the diversity requirement may be added. Check back for the latest approved courses.
Non-Classroom Courses
For the following courses, the diversity requirement will be satisfied if the experience is successfully completed and a scholarly paper that satisfies the objectives of the diversity requirement is submitted to, and approved by, the diversity committee. To fulfill the diversity requirement in graded courses, a C- or better is required. To fulfill the diversity requirement in a credit/no credit course, the scholarly paper must receive a grade of C- or better.
PSYC 197, 297, 397, 497 - Directed Research in Psychology
PSYC 199, 299, 399, 499 - Independent Study
PSYC 393 - Field Experience in Psychology
PSYC 398, 498 - Off-Campus Internship
PSYC 493, 494 - St. Mary's Project
By the end of the 4th week of the semester, a proposal detailing how the scholarly paper in the above courses will meet the objectives of the diversity requirement is required. Both the faculty supervisor and the Diversity Committee will evaluate this proposal.
The scholarly paper must be 12 to 20 pages, include at least 8 scholarly sources (e.g., journal articles, primary source books), and is due by the last day of classes. The diversity committee will evaluate the paper to determine if the objectives of the diversity requirement were achieved. Papers that fail to satisfy the diversity requirement can be revised and re-evaluated if done so prior to the end of the Incomplete period of the following semester. Graduating seniors are encouraged to turn in their paper several weeks prior to this deadline to allow for revision and resubmission in the event that the paper fails to satisfy the requirement.