Welcome to our Psychology Advising page! This page will provide you information about the Psychology Department’s approach to both course registration and post-grad/career advising.
Course registration advising is where you get your pin cleared to register for your next semester of courses. Psychology holds drop-in clinics every Fall and Spring for this purpose. The drop-in clinics are scheduled separately for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors (see schedule below for specific dates).
First-year (formerly known as “freshmen”) Students: You attend advising with the A&S advising staff. See https://as.ua.edu/academics/advising/ for more information.
Sophomores: Attend the sophomore registration clinic, and we encourage sophomore psychology majors to meet with Dr. Beck or Dr. Faught once during your sophomore year (either in the Fall or Spring) to work on creating a more comprehensive plan for your curriculum.
- Attend sophomore registration clinic
- Schedule meeting once during sophomore year to create comprehensive plan
- Last Names Beginning A – L: Dr. Gayle Faught
- Last Names Beginning M – Z: Dr. Lisa Beck
Junior & Seniors: Attend the junior/senior registration clinic. You should already have a comprehensive plan developed for future semesters at this point.
Requirements for Course Registration Advising:
- You must come prepared with a list of courses you would like to take in the following semester.
- You must use the “Plans” feature on your DegreeWorks to outline your multi-semester plan.
- If you have questions, consult the Psychology Undergraduate page and the Psychology FAQs page. There are two advising checklists as well as the seminar descriptions (PY 391 & 491) available on the Resources for Undergrads
Virtual Course Registration Clinics
Starting February 27th for seniors, March 20th for juniors, and March 27th for sophomores, psychology majors can attend course registration advising over Zoom. The virtual rooms are organized by class standing. You should arrive with a list of courses you are interested in taking during the Summer and Fall 2023 semester.
Note: Junior, senior, and sophomore students have different clinic schedules. Please see the calendars below.
Find out when you can register based on earned hours.
Schedules
Senior & Priority Registration
ALL DROP-IN SESSIONS ARE 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
| Monday, February 27 | Tuesday, February 28 | Wednesday, March 1 | Thursday, March 2 |
| Monday, March 6 | Tuesday, March 7 | Wednesday, March 8 | Thursday, March 9 |
Junior & Senior
ALL DROP-IN SESSIONS ARE 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
| Monday, March 20 | Tuesday, March 21 | Wednesday, March 22 | Thursday, March 23 |
| Monday, March 27 | Tuesday, March 28 | Wednesday, March 29 | Thursday, March 30 |
| Monday, April 3 | Tuesday, April 4 | Wednesday, April 5 | Thursday, April 6 |
| Monday, April 10 | Tuesday, April 11 | Wednesday, April 12 | Thursday, April 13 |
Sophomore
ALL DROP-IN SESSIONS ARE 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM
| Monday, March 27 | Tuesday, March 28 | Wednesday, March 29 | Thursday, March 30 |
| Monday, April 3 | Tuesday, April 4 | Wednesday, April 5 | Thursday, April 6 |
| Monday, April 10 | Tuesday, April 11 | Wednesday, April 12 | Thursday, April 13 |
Career advising is when you discuss your career options and post-graduate plans with a faculty member. In these appointments, you can talk about where you want to go after graduation and explore opportunities available to you during your undergraduate education to help you move toward those goals. We recommend reaching out to schedule a meeting with a faculty member who has interests related to your own or who you have already begun to develop a working relationship with through courses, research, or service organizations.
Please note: students should NOT reach out to faculty members about course registration or curriculum questions (e.g., dropping/adding a course, changing major/minors, etc.).
These questions should be directed to: Dr. Lisa Beck, Dr. Gayle Faught, or Dr. Ted Tomeny.