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University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus

Psychology

Degree Program

Artwork

The four year, Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology is available at the UConn campuses in West Hartford, Waterbury, and Torrington . A regular rotation of course offerings make it possible for Psychology majors at these campuses to complete the degree requirements without having to transfer to the Storrs campus. Small class sizes, easy access, and lower fees make this an attractive alternative for obtaining a degree in Psychology from the University of Connecticut.

Psychology Major

  • Provides Liberal Arts Education.
  • Develops critical thinking and analytic skills adaptable to diverse career paths.
  • Includes the study of the Social Science and Natural Science perspectives in Psychology.
  • Emphasizes research and field experience.
  • Is the largest undergraduate major at UConn

Declaring Psychology Major and Assignment of Academic Advisor

Any UConn students accepted into the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) may declare psychology as a major. Freshmen declaring psychology as a major during the application process, during freshmen registration, or at Freshman Orientation will be immediately assigned an advisor in their major. Students who wish to declare psychology as a major at any point during their academic career will be assigned an advisor after submitting a Petition for School or College Change Form at the Dean of Students Offices.

Online Psychology Guide (PDF)
 
Graduate School Information
 
Prospects of Clinical Psychology

 

 

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Psychology Experiments - Experiments Sign-Up

  • Psych 1100/1101 Students

    • If you are a student in Psych 1100 or Psych 1101 at one of the regional campuses, you may sign up for participation in experiments (to get your experimental credit/extra credit). Here is the Student Login page.

  • Experimenter Running Studies

Questions?

Contact Kerry.L.Marsh@uconn.edu or Kimberli.Treadwell@uconn.edu for an experimenter ID or for questions regarding participant pool issues at Greater Hartford, Waterbury, or Torrington.

Please Note: If you access the pool off-campus, you must first login to UConn VPN at http://vpn.uconn.edu and then type in the address to this webpage (near the top of the page once in VPN, there is a grey bar, with a white box for typing in—it is immediately to the left of the Browse button (type http://tricampus.psy.uconn.edu/asp/exppool/ there). Then you can login.