Department of Psychology University of Houston 

2012 ‐ 2013 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK Academic Regulations and Requirements 

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IntroductionTheinformationprovidedinthishandbookispertinenttothepsychologydegreeattheUHmaincampusandsupplementstheCollegeofLiberalArtsandUniversityofHoustonStudentHandbook.Theuniversityreservestherighttochangetheprovisionsoftheundergraduatecatalog.Faculty,staff,andacademicadvisorsareavailabletoassistandguidestudentsthroughouttheiracademiccareers;however,itisthestudents’responsibilitytoknowandabidebythedepartment,college,anduniversityrules,requirements,anddeadlines.HowthisHandbookisorganizedThishandbookoutlinestheDepartmentofPsychologypoliciesanddegreerequirementsandintroducesseveralstate,university,andcollegeregulations.StudentsmayusethishandbookasareferencebutshouldalwaysconsulttheUndergraduateCatalogandStudentHandbookformoreinformation.Thedegreerequirementsarepresentedinthefollowingorder:State,University,College,andDepartmentofPsychology.DegreeRequirementsandRegulationsStateLevelRequirements

TexasCoreCurriculum 6WithdrawalLimit UndergraduateEnrollmentCap 120HrsRequiredforaBachelor’sDegree 36AdvancedhrsrequiredforaBachelor’sDegree

UniversityLevelPoliciesandRequirements

ResidencyRequirements(30HrRule) ScholasticRequirement(2.0cumulativeGPArequired) HonorRequirements Repeat/Remedial/LastAttemptRules 66hrtransfercreditlimit 7Yearcourserule

CollegeofLiberalArts&SocialSciences(CLASS)

9hrsofCLASSelectives B.S./B.A.Requirements P.E.andKINcourselimitsandrestrictions

DepartmentofPsychologyRequirementsandRegulations

Minimumof33hoursinpsychology DepartmentResidency(atleast15PSYChrsmustbecompletedatUH) MajorPre‐Requisites(PSYC1300,2301,3301) 2.0minimumGPAinmajorrequired 3AttemptRuleforPSYCcorecourses Minimumgradeof“C”requiredforPSYCcorecourses

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StateRequirementsandRegulationsTexasCoreCurriculumAllbachelor'sdegreesfromtheUniversityofHoustonrequirecompletionofthecorecurriculum.Studentsmustmeetthe42credithourrequirementsforalltenofthecategories.CoreguidelinesareavailableintheUndergraduateCatalog,www.uh.edu/academics/catalog/. CoreCurriculumRequirements Hours

Communication 6

Mathematics 3

Mathematics/Reasoning 3

U.S.History 6

AmericanGovernment 6

Humanities 3

Visual/PerformingArts 3

NaturalSciences 6

SocialBehavioralSciences 3

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6WithdrawalPolicyBeginningtheFallsemester2007,up to six (6) 'W' grades may be used by an undergraduate student in his or her UH career. This includes courses attempted at Texas public universities since Fall 2007 and prior to transferring to UH. http://www.uh.edu/provost/stu/6‐Ws_faq_stu.htmlUndergraduateEnrollmentCapStudentsareallowedtoenrollinamaximumof30hoursbeyondtheirdegreerequirement.Studentswhoexceedthehourcapwillbechargedapremiumtuitionrate(anadditional$100persemestercredithourovertheTexasresidentrate)forallsubsequenthoursattempted.http://www.uh.edu/provost/stu/stu_enrollcapqs.htmlHourRequirementStudentsmustcompleteatleast120semesterhoursofcourses.Atleast36ofthe120semesterhoursmustbeadvanced,accordingtotherequirementsofrespectivedegreeplans.

Arepeatedcoursecannotbecountedaselectiveortowardtheminimumof120hourscredittowardgraduation,unlessthecourseisidentifiedintheUndergraduateStudiescatalogasrepeatable.Formoreinformationconsult:UniversityofHoustonUndergraduateCourseCatalogwww.uh.edu/academics/catalog/

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UniversityRequirements/RegulationsResidencyRequirementsStudentsmustcompleteatleast25percentofthesemesterhoursrequiredforadegreeinresidence(attheUniversityofHoustonmaincampus).Theseresidencyhoursarenottoincludecreditbyexamination,specialproblems,orindividualresearchcoursestakenattheUniversityofHouston.The30‐hourresidencystartsthesemesterafterthedateofthelasttransfercourse(i.e.the30hrresidencyforastudentwhotransferredasummercoursestartsinthefall;residencyforastudentwhotook/transferredafallcoursestartsinthespring).Allwintermini‐sessionsareconsideredpartoftheSpringsemester,thus the 30 hour residency at UH starts in summer. For example,coursescompletedduringDecember2009(winterterm)willpostintheUHsystemas“Spring2010”courses.ScholasticRequirement(2.0cumulativeGPArequired)TheUniversityofHoustonrequiresthatstudentsofallclassificationsmaintainaminimumcumulativeGPAof2.00toremainingoodacademicstanding.Whenastudent’sGPAfallsbelow2.00,oneofthefollowingacademicstandingcategorieswillapply:

AcademicNotice: Freshmenwith fewer than15hours attemptedatUHat the endof the

enrollmentperiodwillbeplacedonAcademicNotice. Probation:UHplacesstudentsonacademicprobationiftheircumulativeGPAfallsbelow2.0

at thecloseofasemesterorsummersession. Studentsonprobationmustearnat leasta2.00eachsemestertheyareenrolled,maynotenrollinmorethan12semesterhoursduringfall/spring(6hoursduringsummer),andwillneedtomeetwithanacademicadvisorpriortoenrollingforfuturesemesters.

Suspension:Regardlessofclassification,studentsonacademicprobationwhofailtoearna2.0 semesterGPAareplacedonsuspension. During the first suspension, studentsarenotallowedtoreturntocampusforonesemester. Thesecondsuspensionisforaperiodofatleast12months.StudentswhoaresuspendedathirdtimeareineligibletoreturnandearnadegreeatUHmaincampus.

HonorRequirementsStudentswhosefirstsemesteratUHwaspriortoFall2010mustcompleteaminimumof66hoursatUH main campus and meet the following grade point averages will qualify for honors. Transferstudentsmaynotusemorethan6hoursofCLEP/credit‐by‐examtosatisfythe66hourrequirementforhonors.Honorsarecalculatedbasedonthelastsixty‐sixhoursofcoursework.SummaCumLaude 3.75‐4.00 withhighesthonorsMagnaCumLaude 3.50‐3.74 withhighhonorsCumLaude 3.25‐3.49 withhonorsStudentsfirstenrolledatUHonorafterFall2010mustcompleteaminimumof54hoursatUHandhaveaGPAof3.5orhigher.

The last30hoursprior tograduation MUST becompleted at the UH(maincampus)only.Dualenrollment with otherschoolsisnotallowed.

UHD,Victoria,SugarLand,UHCL,&othersatellitecampusesareconsideredtransfercredits.

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Repeat/Remedial/LastAttemptRulesHoursfromRemedialcoursescannotapplytowardsthedegree.ENGL1300,READ1300,andMATH1300willonlycountforestablishing“fulltimestatus”forhealthinsurance,financialaid,orhousingpurposes,butwillnotbecountedtowardsthedegree.RepeatCoursesArepeatcourseisanycoursetakenmorethanonce.CoursesmaybetakentwicetoraiseGPA,however,thecoursewillonlycountoncetowardsthetotalhoursneededforgraduation.Eventhoughthecoursewastaken3times,only3credithours(not9hrs)willbecountedtowardsthedegree.Studentsmayonlyreceivecreditforacourseonceregardlessofthenumberoftimestheyattemptit.BestAttemptWhenacourseisrepeated,onlythebestattemptwillcounttowardsatisfyingdegreerequirements.GradeReplacementUHdoesNOToffergradereplacement.Allattemptsatacoursewillremainonastudent’sofficialtranscripts.RetakingacoursewillNOTreplacetheoriginalgrade.Studentswhoenrollinanycoursemorethantwicewillbechargedahigherpremium.

Example:PSYC1300wastakenFall2009andcompletedwithaD.PSYC1300wasrepeatedSPR2010andcompletedwithaC‐.PSYC1300wasrepeatedSummer10andcompletedwithaB.

Example:Arepeatcourseisanycoursetakenmorethanonce.CoursesmaybetakentwicetoraiseGPA,however,thecoursewillonlycountoncetowardsthetotalhoursneededforgraduation.PSYC4321takenFall09–gradeC–credithoursawarded0.0PSYC4321takenSPR10–gradeB‐credithoursawarded3.0

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DuplicateCoursesDuplicatecoursesarecoursesthatteachthesamefundamentalmaterial/contentandmaynotbecombinedforcredit.Studentsareresponsibleforreadingthecoursedescription,pre‐requisites,andundergraduatecatalogbeforeenrollingincourses.Althoughthecourseshavedifferentnumbers,theyteachsimilarcontentandcreditwillonlybeawardedforone.Thecatalogwillclearlystate,“creditmaynotbereceivedforboth”Departmentsthatoftenhavesimilarcourserestrictionsincludeforeignlanguages,BIOL,CHEM,PHYS,MATH,andP.E.B.66hrtransfercreditlimitAmaximumof66lowerlevelcredithoursmaytransfertotheUniversityofHouston.Anythingabove66hrswillNOTbecountedtowardsthe120‐hourgraduationrequirement.AnycoursestakenatacommunitycollegewillALWAYSbeconsideredlowerlevelcredits.Additionally,therearenotlimitsonthenumberofupperlevelcourses(3000/4000classes)thatmaytransferfromotheruniversities.7YearcourseruleStudentscannotsatisfyanydegreerequirementsintheirmajorwithadvancedcoursesthatwerecompletedmorethansevenyearsbeforethesemesterinwhichthedegreeisawarded.

Example:SPAN1505(IntrotoSpanishforNativeSpeakers)andSPAN1501,1502(IntrotoSpanishforNon‐NativeSpeakers)‐or–BIOL1310–(GeneralBiology)andBIOL1361–(IntroductiontoBiologicalScience)

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CollegeofLiberalArts&SocialSciences(CLASS)CLASSElectivesStudentsmustcompleteaminimumof9CollegeofLiberalArts&SocialScienceElectivesoutsideoftheirmajorandfromatleast3differentfieldsofstudy.CLASSelectivesareseparatefromtheCoreRequirementsandPsychologyMajorrequirements.PsychologycoursesandothercoursesbeingusedtosatisfythecorerequirementsmaynotbeusedasCLASSelectives(i.e.PSYC1300orPOLS1336)Limitations&Restrictions Questions / concerns regarding grades received in CLASS courses should be addressed

within90calendardaysfromthepostingofthegrade.

“I”gradesmustberesolvedwithin12months.Studentswhoreceivean“I”shouldNOTre‐enrollinthatcoursethefollowingsemester.Failuretocompletethecourseworkwithinthetimeallottedwillresultinanautomatic“F.”

Coursesdesignatedasremedialcourses,suchasENGL1300,MATH1300,orREAD1300,shallnotapplytowardthe120hoursemesterrequirementforanydegreeinCLASS.

StudentsshallnotapplycreditforanyTMTH(TechnicalMath)coursestowardthecorecurriculumdegreerequirementsforanydegreeinCLASS,unlessthecoursewassuccessfullycompletedwhiletheyweremajorsintheCollegeofTechnology.

Nomorethanacombinedtotalof8semesterhoursfromDAN1106,1107,1110,1111,1112,1113,1115,1211,1213,and1215.

Nomorethanacombinedtotalof8semesterhoursfromMUSI1100,1101,1102,1103,1110,1120,1121,and1140.

Nomorethanacombinedtotalof8semesterhoursfromTHEA1111and1112.

NomorethanthreesemesterhoursinKINorPEB1credithourphysicalactivitycoursesandNospecialproblemscoursesinKINorPEB.

Coursesnumbered6000orhigherarenormallylimitedtograduateandpostbaccalaureatestudents.Studentsmayrequestpermissionfromtheirdepartmentorcollegetoenrollintheseclasses.

CLASSstudentsmayusenomorethan6credithoursofSpecialProblemsand/orInternshipcoursestosatisfyanymajorrequirementsinCLASS,andnomorethan6credithourstosatisfyanyminorrequirementsinCLASS.

StudentsshallnotreceivecoursecreditbyspecialexaminationinanyfieldofstudyinCLASSiftheyhaveeverenrolledincourseworkinthatfieldofstudyattheUniversityofHoustonoranyotherac‐creditedcollegeoruniversity.

Studentswhoareonprobation(GPAbelow2.0)arenotallowedtoenrollinmorethan12hoursduringthefall/springtermand6hoursinsummer.

RepeatedCoursesmaynotapplytowardsthehoursrequiredforthedegree.

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THEDEPTOFPSYCHOLOGY

Admissionand/orChangetoPSYCMajorAllnewstudentswhowishtomajorinpsychology,andallcurrentstudentswhowishtoswitchtotheDepartmentof Psychologywill need tomeetwith an advisor in theAcademicAffairsOffice of theDepartmentofPsychologytoreviewtheprogramrequirementsandeligibility.Anyincomingfreshman,collegetransferstudent, internationalstudent,orcurrentUHstudentwithanoverallGPAof2.0interestedinmajoringinpsychologymayapplyasapsychologypre‐major(akaPre‐PSYC)untilpre‐requisitesforthemajorsarecomplete.StudentswhosubmitpetitionstodeclareaPSYCmajorwithoutmeetingtheGPAorPSYCpre‐requisiteswillnotbeapproved.DegreeRequirementsTheundergraduatedegreeinPsychologyisatotalof120hours. 33ofthosehoursarePsychologycoursesrequiredforthemajor.Those33hoursarebrokendownasfollows:

PSYCHOLOGY Major   (33 hrs)     

PSYC 1300, 2301, 3301 (pre‐reqs) should be taken by end of SOPH year. Cannot declare major until pre‐requisites are complete.  

Courses with * must be completed with min grade of “C.” 2.00 PSYC GPA is required. Residency: Students must complete min 15 hrs of the 33 required 

PSYC (12 ADV + 3 any level) courses in residence (at UH). 

PSYC 1300   Intro to Psychology*     

PSYC 2301   Research Methods + Lab*    

PSYC 2380   Intro to Social Psychology*    

PSYC 3301   Psychological Statistics*    

PSYC 3341   Physiological Psychology*    

PSYC 3350   Cognitive Psychology*    

PSYC 3325   Psychology of Personality*    

PSYC elective   (any level)    

PSYC elective   (any level)    

PSYC elective   (3000 or 4000 level)    

PSYC elective   (3000 or 4000 level)    

GPARequirementStudentsmusthavea2.0PsychologymajorGPA toqualify for thedegree. ThemajorgradepointaverageincludesgradesofALLthepsychologycoursesattemptedatUHmaincampus.Gradesfrompsychology courses transferred from other institutions will not be considered towards UH GPAcalculation.Retakingapsychologycoursetoimproveagradewillnotreplacetheoriginalgrade.The21hoursofdepartmentrequiredcoursesarethepsychologycore(foundation)courses.Thosecoursesaredenotedwith*above.Allofthepsychologycoreclassesmustbecompletedwithalettergradeof“C”orbetter.Studentsreceive3attemptstoearna“C”orbetterinthosecourses;failuretodosowillresultinineligibilitytograduatewithapsychologymajor.

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PSYCMajorPre‐RequisitesStudentsMUSTcompletePSYC1300(IntrotoPsychology),PSYC2301(ResearchMethods),andPSYC3301 (Psychological Statistics)witha “C”orbetterbefore theycandeclareamajor inPsychology.Studentswhotransferoneormoreofthosepre‐requisitecoursesarerequiredtofileanypetitionsfor course equivalencies immediately upon transferring in order to be eligible to declare amajor.Thepsychologypre‐requisitesshouldbecompletedbytheendofthesophomoreyear.StudentsareNOT allowed to complete PSYC 1300, PSYC 2301, or PSYC 3301 and declare their major theirgraduatingsemester.Failuretocompetethosecoursesinatimelymannerwillresultingraduationdelay/disapprovalforgraduation.DegreeOptionsTheDepartmentofPsychologyofferstwoundergraduatedegrees:

Bachelor’sofArtinPsychology(B.A.) Bachelor’sofScienceinPsychology(B.S.)

The B.A. andB.S. are comparable; they call for the same undergraduate coursework in themajor,minor, andcore. Theonlydifferencebetweenthedegreeobjectives is that theB.A. requires6hoursofasophomorelevelforeignlanguage,whiletheB.S.requires6hoursofmath/mathreasoningand2hoursofnaturalscience. Thedegreeobjectiverequirements(themath,science,and foreignlanguagedetailedabove)areinadditiontothestatemandatedcorecurriculum.B.S.  Math & Science (8 hrs) 

These courses are in addition to the math & science core classes.Excludes Math 1300 & TMTH. Refer to list of approved math/reasoning courses. May take 2 labs or a 3 hr lecture to satisfy science credit below. 

3 hrs of MATH                              ___________ 

3 hrs of Math Reasoning            ___________ 

2 hrs of Natural Science              ___________ 

B.A. Foreign Language (6 hrs) Must be at 2000 level or higher (excludes 1000 level courses).  Contact 

UTS for placement test (for non‐native speakers) or credit by exam/department test (for native speakers). 

  

           

ThedecisiontopursueaB.A.versusaB.S. isbasedonstudents’ careergoalsand/orcomfort levelmath,science,orforeignlanguage.Additionally,degreeobjectivesarenotpermanent,andstudentshavetheoptionofswitchingplansiftheonetheyarepursuingisnotappropriateforthem.Formore informationregardingtheBachelorofArtsandBachelorofSciencerequirements,pleasevisittheUniversityofHoustonundergraduatecatalog.

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MinorRequirementThedepartmentrequiresallstudentsmajoringinPsychologytocompleteaminor,adoublemajor,oraSeniorHonor’sThesis.Studentswhocompleteadoublemajororadoubledegreearenotrequiredtohaveaminor.Aminorisasecondaryareaofinterestthatusuallycomplimentsthemajorand/orcareergoal.Theaverageminorrequires18hours,however,everyminorisdifferent.Detailsabouttheminorrequirementsmaybeviewedonline.Note: Studentsmaynot double count anypsychologymajor courses in theminor (i.e., PSYC2344cannotconcurrentlysatisfy3hoursofaPSYCelective,aswellas3hrsofaminorelective)SeniorCapstoneCapstoneexperiencesareintendedasintegrative,intensiveexercisesincriticalthinkingandanalysisofcontent.Theseareopportunitiesforstudent‐focusedinitiative,creativityandproductivityundertheclosementorshipofDepartmentofPsychologyfaculty.

ThePsychologyMajorResidencyTheUniversity,aswellaseverydepartmentoncampushasaresidencyrequirement.Theresidencyreferstotheminimumnumberofcoursesrequiredforatransferstudenttocompleteinordertoqualifyforadegree.TheDepartmentofPsychologyrequiresthatalltransferstudentscompleteaminimumof15hoursofPSYCcoursesatUHmaincampustoqualifyforadegree.Ofthe15hours,atleast12hoursmustbeADV(3000/4000levelcourses).Allstudentsmustmeettheresidency,regardlessofhowmanyPSYCcoursesaretransferredin.Inotherwords,evenifastudentcompletesandtransfersinallthecourseslistedabove,he/sheisstillrequiredtocompleteaminimumof15PSYChoursatUHmaincampus.TransferringPSYCCoursesfromOtherInstitutionsStudentsareencouragedtospeak/visitadepartmentaladvisorbeforecompletingPSYCcourseselsewhere.WiththeexceptionsofPSYC1300,introductiontopsychology,mostpsychologycoursestakenatotherinstitutionswillnottransferinasequivalent.SomecoursesmayonlytransfertoUHmaincampusaselectives.Coursesthattransferinaselectivesmustbepetitionedforcourseequivalency,andcourseequivalencyisnotguaranteed.DonotassumeacourseyoucompletedatadifferentinstitutionwilltransferinasequivalentandsatisfythesamedegreerequirementatUH.

PSYCH4306 CommunityServicePractica(6credithourmaximum)PSYCH4307 ResearchPractica(6credithourmaximum)PSYCH4304 HistoryandSystemsinPsychology(3credithours):PSYCH3399,4399SeniorHonorsThesis(twosemesters,3hrspersemester):

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PSYCHOLOGYCOURSEDESCRIPTIONSPSYC1300:IntroductiontoPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:creditfororconcurrentenrollmentinENGL1303orequivalent.Principlesandtheoriesofpsychologyincludingmethodologyandbriefanalysisofmajorcontentareasrangingfromdevelopment,perception,andlearningtomotivation/emotion,personality,andsocialprocesses.PSYC2301:IntroductiontoMethodsinPsychologyCr.3.(2‐2).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Understandingtheevaluationofresearchinpsychology,includingtheconceptualbasisofdescriptiveandinferentialstatisticsanddesigntechniques.PSYC2335:IntroductiontoHealthPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Interactionofpsychosocialandphysicalfactorsinhealthandillnesswithemphasisonrelevantresearch,healthcaredeliveryandhealthpolicy.PSYC2344:CulturalPsychology(formerlyPSYC4344)Cr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Relationshipbetweenethnicity,socialization,personality,behaviorissuesrelatedtocurrentracerelations.PSYC2350:ChildDevelopment(formerlyPSYC3360)Cr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Intellectualandsocialdevelopmentinchildrenandthefactorsthataffectthisprocess.PSYC2351:PsychologyofAdolescence(formerlyPSYC3361)Cr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Theoryandresearchofnormaladolescentbehavior.PSYC2380:IntroductiontoSocialPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Issuesandfindingsinsocialbehavior,interpersonalinfluences,groupmembership,andtherelationsbetweenpersonsandsocialsystems.PSYC3301:IntroductiontoPsychologicalStatisticsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:MATH1310.Introductiontostatisticalprinciplesandstrategiesforresearchonbehavior.PSYC3310:Industrial‐OrganizationPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Applicationsofpsychologicaltheoryandmethodologytotheproblemsofrecruiting,selecting,training,andmotivatingindividualsinorganizationalsettings.PSYC3325:PsychologyofPersonality(formerlyPSYC4325)Cr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300and3additionalhoursinpsychology.Requiredforallpsychologymajors.Theoriesofpersonalityandtheirapplicationstocurrentindividualandsocietalpsychologicalproblems.PSYC3331:PsychologyofGender(formerlyPSYC2340)Cr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andthreeadditionalhoursinpsychology.Empiricallybasedgenderdifferencesastheyimpactindividualandsocialbehaviors,rolesandpublicpolicy.PSYC3334:PsychologyandLawCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andjuniorstanding.Presentationandcritiqueofresearchofhumanbehaviorin,orregulatedby,legalinstitutions.Includesasurveyofcriminalprocedureandananalysisofthelegaltechniquesforpredictingdangerousnessandinferringintent.PSYC3337:PsychologyofHumanSexualityCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300and3additionalhoursinpsychology.Empiricalstudiesregardingadultsexualbehaviors,thephysiologyofsexualbehaviorsandsexualdisorders.PSYC3338:PsychologyofOlderAdultsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300and3additionalhoursinpsychology.Lifespan,research‐basedperspectiveofthebiopsychosocialstagesofolderadulthood,age55andover.

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PSYC3339:IntroductiontoClinicalPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300and3additionalhoursinpsychology.Surveyofthescienceandpracticeofclinicalpsychologyanditsspecialtyareas,includingdiscussionsordiagnosesandevaluations,empirically‐validatedinterventionsandpreventionstrategiesforusewithclinicalpopulations.PSYC3341:PhysiologicalPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Structural,electrical,andchemicalpropertiesofthenervoussystemsastheyrelatetobehavior,includingconsiderationofcurrentresearchmethodsandtechniques.PSYC3347:ProblemsofNormalLifeCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:atleastjuniorstandingorconsentofinstructor.Examinespsychologicalissuesanddecisions,stressingcharacteristicsofmodernliving.Presentsanddiscussescopingstrategiesusedtomanagetheseproblems.PSYC3350:IntroductiontoCognitivePsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Aninformation‐processingapproachtohumanfunctioningintroducingtopicsinmemory,language,thought,judgment,andskilledperformance.PSYC3351:HealthPsychologyResearchCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300orconsentofinstructor.Assessmentoftheconnectionbetweensocialpsychologicaltheoryandresearchbasedapplicationsinhealthrelatedsettings;combinestraditionallecturesandreadingswithparticipationinactualfieldinterventionprojects.PSYC3352:PsychologyofKnowledgeAcquisitionCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andjuniorstandingorconsentofinstructor.Psychologicalprocessesofknowledgeacquisitionandtraininginorganizations.Thestudyofknowledgebycognitivetypeandthedesignofin‐servicetrainingforcognitivestrategies,intellectualskills,information,motorskillsandattitudes.PSYC3399‐4399:SeniorHonorsThesisCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:approvalofdepartmentchair.Opentostudentswithaminimum3.00gradepointaveragebasedonaminimumof90semesterhoursandapsychologygradepointaverageof3.20.Qualifiedstudentselectsfacultymembertosupervisethetopicchoiceandwritingofthethesis.PSYC4198;4298;4398;4498;4598:SpecialProblemsCr.1‐5persemester,uptosevenbyconcurrentenrollment.Prerequisites:PSYC1300,PSYC2301,andsixadditionalsemesterhoursinpsychology;consentofinstructor;andminimum3.00cumulativegradepointaverage.Independentstudentprojectssupervisedbyafacultymember.Forty‐fivehoursofworkontheprojectareexpectedforeachsemesterhourofcredit.Mayberepeated,butnomorethansixsemesterhoursmaycounttowardpsychologymajor30‐hourrequirement.PSYC4301:PsychologyandtheArtsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andsixadditionalsemesterhoursinPSYC.Explorestheartsassourcematerialforunderstandingthosepartsofthepsychewhichareunknown,andhowtheybecomeknown.ThiscourseisanopenHonorscourse.PSYC4302:ThePsychologyofHumorCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300.Analysisofhumorincludingwhatmakesjokesfunny,howtheyareconstructed,andtheirtypologies.Concentrationonhumorassocialcommentary,andthehistoricalbasesbehindthesocialcontent.PSYC4304:HistoryandSystemsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andnineadditionalsemesterhoursinpsychology.Approachesofmajorfiguresandschoolstotheabidingphilosophical,theoretical,andconceptualissuesinpsychology.PSYC4305PersuasionandBehaviorCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Socialpsychologicaltheoryanalysisandapplicationtosocialcommunication,selfconcept,attitudeandbehaviorchange,andinformationprocessing.

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PSYC4306:CommunityServicePracticaCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300,PSYC2301,minimumof3.0cumulativegradepointaverageandjuniororseniorstandinginpsychology.Directexperienceintheapplicationofpsychologicaltheorytoacommunityserviceprogram.Mayberepeatedonceforcredit.PSYC4307:ResearchPracticaCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300,PSYC2301,andaminimum3.0cumulativegradepointaverageandjuniororseniorstandinginpsychology.Intensiveexperienceonaresearchprojectwhichculminatesintheproductionofascholarlyeffortsuchasaprofessionalarticleorpresentation.Mayberepeatedonceforcredit.PSYC4320:TheoriesofInterventionsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300,PSYC2301and3additionalhourspsychology.Empirically‐validatedtreatmentstrategiesforclinicalpopulations,includingpsychopharmacologicalandpsychotherapeuticapproaches.PSYC4321:AbnormalPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andsixadditionalsemesterhoursinpsychology.Behaviorsconsidereddeviantorpathologicalandthevariousapproachestounderstandingandtreatingthem.PSYC4322:BehaviorModificationCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC4342.Appliedoperantbehaviortheory;operantandrespondentparadigms,casestudies,andcurrentissuesinbehaviortherapy.PSYC4343:PerceptionCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andatleastjuniorstandingorconsentofinstructor.Perceptioninvisionandrelatedsenses;includingsensoryprocessesandorganization,motionandspaceperception,patternrecognition,perceptuallearninganddevelopment,andsensory‐motorcoordination.PSYC4345:EmotionandMotivationCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300.Basicconceptsofemotionsandmotivationinboththeirnormalandabnormalmode,withemphasisontheirpsychologicalbases.PSYC4347:TestsandMeasurementsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andPSYC2301Assessmenttestsusedineducation,industry,psychology;determinationandinterpretationofreliabilityandvalidity;laboratoryexperiencewithseveraltests.PSYC4350:AppliedCognitivePsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC3350orconsentofinstructor.Applicationsofcognitivepsychologyandcognitivescience.Emphasisoncognitiveapproachtolearning,thinking,instructionaldesignandcommunication.PSYC4352:HumanMemoryCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andeitherPSYC2301,ECON2370,SOC2400,orPOLS3382;orPSYC3350,orconsentofinstructor.Analysisofempiricalevidenceandtheoreticalissuesregardinghumanmemory.Topicsincludeorganization,coding,andlevelsofprocessing.PSYC4354:BrainandBehaviorCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300andeitherPSYC3341orBiologyequivalent.Relationshipbetweenthestructureandfunctionofthehumancentralnervoussystemandthebehaviorofbothnormalandimpairedindividuals.PSYC4360:ChildAbuse:InterdisciplinaryPerspectivesCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300,sixadditionalsemesterhoursinpsychology,juniorstanding,andanoverallGPAof3.0.Dynamicsofchildmaltreatment,consequencesofabuseforvictimsandsociety,andtheimpactandlimitationsofcurrentinterventionsandpublicpolicy.

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PSYC4361:PsychologyofParent‐ChildRelationsCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC1300orconsentofinstructor.Theoryandresearchonparent‐childrelationsfrominfancythroughadolescencewithemphasisonparentalinfluenceonchildren'ssocial,emotional,andcognitivedevelopment.PSYC4363:AbnormalChildPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andthreeadditionalsemesterhoursinpsychology.Introductiontochildhoodpsychopathology,inthecontextofnormalchilddevelopment,withemphasisonpsychologicalfactorsresponsiblefordeviations.PSYC4371:OrganizationalPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC3310orconsentofinstructor.Theoryandresearchonworkmotivation,leadership,andrelatedaspectsofgroupbehaviorinorganizations.PSYC4372:Interviewing(formerlyPSYC4472)Cr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andjuniorstanding.Skilldevelopmentinpersonnelinterviewing;includestape‐recordedpracticeinterviewsanddiscussionoftheoreticalissuesandresearchfindings.PSYC4373:PersonnelPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite:PSYC3310.Psychologicalknowledgeandmethodsappliedtopersonnelproblemsofselectionandtraining,includingjobbehaviordescriptionandevaluation,assessmentstrategies,employeedevelopment,andfairemploymentconcerns.PSYC4375:AppliedOrganizationalDevelopmentCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andatleastjuniorstanding,orconsentofinstructor.Focusesontheconceptsandpracticeofchangingrealorganizations.Includesstudyofchangetechniquesandskillexercisesforinterventionandconsultation.PSYC4376:WorkMotivationCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisite.PSYC3310orconsentofinstructor.Theoriesandparadigmsofmotivationintheworkplace.Researchandapplicationsofmotivationaltheoriesusedtodescribeemployeebehaviors.PSYC4380:AppliedSocialPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andeitherPSYC2380orSOC3330.Applicationofsocialpsychologicaltheoryandresearchtosignificantsocialissues.PSYC4383:SocialPsychologyofCommunicationCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300andthreeadditionalsemesterhoursinpsychology.Theoryandresearchrelatedtoanalysisofpropagandavs.education,surveyresearchmethodology,massmedia,persuasivecommunicationstrategiesandmodels.PSYC4387:AfricanAmericanPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300.ThepsychologicalexperienceandcontributionofAfricanAmericansinamulti‐culturalworld.PSYC4396:SelectedTopicsinChildDevelopmentCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC2301and3360,orconsentofinstructor.Reviewandevaluationofliteratureinareasofspecialinterestindevelopmentpsychology.PSYC4397:SelectedTopicsinPsychologyCr.3.(3‐0).Prerequisites:PSYC1300,juniororseniorstanding,consentofinstructor,andaminimum2.50cumulativegradepointaverage.Mayberepeated,butnomorethansixsemesterhoursmaycounttoward30‐hourpsychologymajorrequirement.

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GeneralStudentRequirementsandInformationAcademicAdvisingStudentsareexpectedtomeetwithanadvisoronaregularbasis,preferably,priortoeachenrollment(registration)period.Thiswillhelptoensurethattheappropriatecourseshavebeentakeninthepropersequenceandthatallprerequisiteshavebeenmet.Advisorsareavailabletoprovideguidance,answerquestions,makerecommendations,andassiststudentswithacademicdecisionsandcareergoals.Itisthestudents’responsibility,however,toregisterforclasses,submit/fileanypaperworkbythedeadlines,andverifyalldegreerequirementshavebeenmet.InternationalStudentsInternationalstudentsareresponsibleformaintainingcontinuouscontactwiththeInternationalStudentsandScholarsServicesOffice(ISSSO).ThisofficeprovidesstudentswithcurrentinformationconcerningSEVISregulationsinordertomaintaintheirlegalstatus.F‐1andJ‐1studentsmustmaintaintheirfull‐timestudentstatusattheuniversityandareexpectedtocomplywiththeU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurityandtheU.S.DepartmentofStaterequirementsregardingtheirlawfulpresenceintheUnitedStates,aswellasalluniversitypolicies.Inaddition,UHstudentsstudyingabroadmustadheretothesamerulesandresponsibilitiesasthosestudentsattheuniversity'smaincampus.AcademicHonestyandDisciplinaryPoliciesSpecificpoliciesregardingacademichonestyareavailableintheDeanofStudentsOffice,locatedintheUniversityCenter.ThesepoliciesarealsopublishedintheStudentHandbook,availableonlineandthroughtheDeanofStudentsOffice.FERPAInordertoprotectstudentrightsandrecords,itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytoprovideoriginalwrittenconsentiftheywishtohavetheirrecordsreleasedaspertheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA)regulations.MaintenanceofIndividualRecordsStudentsareresponsibleforthesubmissionandverificationoftheirownofficialuniversitypaperwork,andareexpectedtoretaincopiesofalldocumentsofenrollment(registration)andcourseadjustments,aswellasanyotheruniversitytransactions.Thiswillensureasmoothresolutionifanyproblemsshouldarise.StudentsshouldmaintaintheircontactinformationcurrentinPeopleSoft.Thisincludesaddress,phonenumber,ande‐mailaddress.ThisinformationcanbeupdatedonlinebyloggingontomyUHPeopleSoftaccount.ItismandatorythatstudentsobtainandactivateaUniversityofHoustone‐mailaddress.AllstudentsmustchecktheirUniversityofHoustone‐mailaccountonaregularbasis.StudentsarealsoresponsibleforkeepingtheirUHe‐mailaliasupdatedandpointedtothee‐mailaddresstheyarecurrentlyusing.Studentswhodonothaveane‐mailaccountoraliasshouldrequestonefromtheuniversityeitheronline,orbygoingtotheInformationTechnologySupportCenterservicecounterislocatedinroom58oftheM.D.AndersonLibrary.Foradditionalquestionsabouttheuniversitye‐mailaccountoralias,pleasecontacttheITSupportCenterat713‐743‐1411,orsende‐mailtosupport@uh.edu.

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CatalogTerm(RequirementTerm)TheUndergraduate StudiesCatalogprovides informationon all undergraduatedegrees offeredbytheUniversityofHouston.Therequirementtermreferstothecatalogyear;studentsareplacedonthecatalogtermofthesemestertheydeclaretheirmajor.Thecatalogyeardetermineswhichdegreerequirements, academic policies, and courses a student must complete in order to graduate.Studentswhoareoutofschoolformorethan12monthsareautomaticallyplacedonthenewcatalogwhentheyreturn.CourseLoadsFull‐time status is important for insurance coverage, scholarship, and financial‐aid purposes.Although remedial courses, such asMATH1300 andENGL1300, do not count towards the hoursrequiredforthedegree,theydocounttowardsthesemester’scourseload.Allundergraduatestudentswhoenroll in12hoursduring the fallor springor7hoursduring thesummer 6 week session(s) are considered full‐time students. Maximum course loads vary perdepartment.TheDepartmentofPsychologymaximumcourseloadsforfall/springarelistedbelow: StudentswhowishtoenrollformorehoursthanthoselistedabovemustsubmitageneralpetitiontotheDepartmentofPsychologyrequestingacourseoverload.Petitionsmustnotethereasonfortherequestandlisttheproposedcourseschedule.Petitions for courseoverloadsmustbeprocessedBEFORE thebeginningof the intendedoverloadterm.Studentswhodonothaveapprovedpetitionswillbedroppedfromclasses.CourseNumbers

I. Allcoursesareidentifiedbyinstructionalareaprefixandafour‐digitnumber.Athreeora four letter prefix in all capitals identifies the department, instructional area, orprogramthatoffersthecourse.

Example: PSYCisthedeptprefixforPsychology ENGListhedeptprefixforEnglish

II. The first digit of the course number represents the course level, and the seconddigitidentifiesthenumberofcredithoursissuedforthatcourse.Example: 1xxxisafreshmanlevelcourse 2xxxisasophomorelevelcourse 3xxxisajuniorlevelcourse 4xxxisaseniorlevelcourseExample: PrefixXXXX–2ndnumberindicatesthenumberofhours BIOL1431– thisisa4credithourcourse GERM1803–thisisan8credithourcourse PSYC2301‐ thisisa3credithourcourse

Freshmen 12‐15hrmaxSoph,Junior,Senior 18hrmaxProbation 12hrs(ordean’sdiscretion)

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Alwayscheckthecoursepre‐requisitesbeforeenrollinginacourse.Studentswhodonothavethepre‐requisiteswillbedroppedwithoutnotificationorrefund. Alsocheckthecoursecatalogtoverify thecoursedoesnotconflictwithcoursespreviously taken; thereareseveralcoursesthatcannotbe taken for credit in thepresence of another course (i.e. studentsmay only receivecreditforMath1310orMath1311,butnotboth)ClassificationThenumberofcredithoursyouhavedeterminesyourclassification.Academicstandingistypicallyupdatedonceasemester(attheendofthetermaftergradesareposted).

TheGradingSystemA Excellent,superiorachievementA‐B+B Good,exceedingallrequirementsB‐C+C Average,satisfactorilymeetingallrequirementsC‐D+D Poor,passingD‐F FailingorwithdrawalwhiledoingfailingworkI IncompleteNR NotreportedS SatisfactoryU UnsatisfactoryW WithdrawalGradePointAverage(GPA)Gradepointsareawardedasfollowsforeachsemesterhourinwhichstudentsreceiveagrade.A 4.00 B‐ 2.67 D+ 1.33A‐ 3.67 C+ 2.33 D 1.00B+ 3.33 C 2.00 D‐ 0.67B 3.00 C‐ 1.67 F 0.00Thegradepointaverage(GPA)isthequotientobtainedbydividingthetotalnumberofgradepointsearnedbythenumberofsemesterhoursinwhichstudentsreceivealettergrade.GradesofS,U,I,andWarenotassignedgradepointvaluesandarenotusedinthecomputationofthegradepointaverage.

0‐29hoursfreshman 60‐89hours junior30‐59hrssophomore 90+hours senior

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Decimalsbeyondtwoplacesaretruncated,notrounded,incomputingthegradepointaverage.Thus,acumulativeGPAof1.99doesNOTroundupto2.0.ThecumulativeGPAisbaseduponallworktakenattheUniversityofHoustonandexcludesalltransfercredits(gradesearnedatotherinstitutionswillnotaffecttheUHGPA).TestcreditssuchasAPorCLEPdonotfactorintotheGPA.AcademicNoticeFreshmenwhoearnlessthana2.0semesterGPA(Belowa“C”average)theirfirstsemesterofenrollmentatUHwillbeplacedonAcademicNotice.AcademicNoticeappliesonlytothefirstsemester.AcademicProbationNon‐firstsemesterfreshmenwithacumulativeGPAbelowa2.0willbeplacedonacademicprobation.Thisisawarningtogetyouracttogether!StudentswillremainonprobationwhiletheGPAisbelow2.0andwillberequiredtoattendmandatoryadvisingsessionsandlimitenrollmentto12hours.AcademicSuspensionStudentswhofailtoraisetheirGPAthesemesterfollowingprobationwillbeplacedonacademicsuspension.Whileonsuspensionstudentsmaynotenrollinclassesasfollows:

Firstsuspension:studentmustsitoutthenextfullsemester,eithertheFallortheSpring. Secondsuspension:studentmustsitout1fullyear(12months). Thirdsuspension:studentwillnotbereadmittedtoUH.

ReadmissionfromSuspensionStudentswhoaresuspendedforacademicordisciplinaryreasonsareineligibletoreturnduringthedesignatedperiodof suspension.After thespecified timehaselapsed, thestudentmust reapply tothe University of Houston using the ApplyTexas website, www.applytexas.org. The Admissionsdepartmentwillreviewyourapplication.OnceyourapplicationisapprovedbyAdmissionsitwillbeforwarded to the CLASS Academic Affairs office. You will receive an email from CLASS statingwhetheryouhavebeenpre‐approvedordisapprovedforreadmission.Pre‐approvedstudentsmustscheduleanappointmenttomeetwithanacademicadvisoroftheirintendedmajor.StudentswhodonotwishtopursuepsychologyshouldNOTmeetwithapsychologyadvisor.StudentscannotusethePsychologyDepartmentasa“holdingmajor”untiltheycanbeacceptedbytheirintendedmajor.Dean’sListTheDean’sList isatabulationofnamesofundergraduatehonorstudentscompiledeachsemester.ToqualifyforthisrecognitionintheCollegeofLiberalArts&SocialSciences,studentsmustearnaminimumGPAof3.5ontwelveormoresemesterhourscompletedduring thesemester. Studentswhoearnagradeof“I”(exceptinaseniorhonorsthesiscourse),D,F,orUduringthesemesterareexcludedfromconsiderationforDean’sList. At leastnineof the12semesterhoursmustbe lettergrades;grade“S”isnotconsideredatlettergrade.

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UniversityDatesandDeadlinesStudentsareresponsibleforknowingandadheringtoalluniversityandcollegedatesanddeadlines.Theacademiccalendarincludesthedatesanddeadlinesforenrollment,paymentsandrefunds,andgraduationapplications.Theacademiccalendarisavailableonlineatww.uh.edu/academics/catalog/academic‐calendar.GeneralDeadlineReminders

General Petitions – all general petitions to declare a major or minor are effective thesemesterAFTERtheformissubmitted.

DegreePlanscanalsotakeuptoasemestertobeprocessedandshouldbefiledbytheendofjunioryearorbeginningofsenioryear..

Students are responsible for having all transferwork and test credits posted before theirsenioryear.

IfGeneralPetitionissubmitted: Itwillbeeffective:FallSemester(midAug–endDec) SpringSpringSemester(Jan–May) SummerSummer(June‐earlyAug) Fall _____________________________________________________________________________________________CourseEquivalencyEvaluationsStudentswhowishtorequesttheacceptanceofatransfercourseasequivalenttoaUHcoursemustfollowthesesteps:

PetitionsforCourseEquivalenciescantakeanywherefrom6weeksto6monthstoprocess.StudentsshouldcompleteALLpetitionsforcourseequivalencybeforetheirsenioryear.

1. Complete form http://www.uh.edu/academics/forms/transfer‐credit‐petition.pdf.

2. Attachacopyofthefollowingdocuments:a. TransferCreditSummary(fromyourPeopleSoftaccount)b. CourseSyllabus(frominstitutionyoutookthecourseat)c. Acoursedescription(fromthecoursecatalogofthe institution

youreceivedcreditforthetransfercourse).Notethatcopiesofotheruniversitycatalogsareavailableontheweborincases,attheUHLibrary,CurrentJournals,1stfloor.

d. Additionalsupplementaldocumentation,ifapplicable3. Submit the completed petition form with attachments directly to the

Department of Psychology (Room 124 Heyne Bldg) or primary majordepartment.

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GraduationApplicationDegrees are not awarded automatically upon completion of the program requirements. Studentsmust submit an application for graduation at the beginning of their last semester in order to beconsideredacandidateforthedegree.Studentsmustapplyforgraduationonline,throughPeopleSoft,bytheposteddeadline.Graduationapplication deadlines are posted in the class schedule each semester. Studentswhomiss theapplicationdeadlinewillhave towaitandapply forgraduation the followingsemester. Nolateapplicationswillbeaccepted!Students are not allowed to withdraw their application for graduation once submitted. Studentsshould verify all degree requirements are satisfied before applying for graduation. Graduationapplicationsmay not be retracted. Students who are disapproved for graduationwill need to re‐apply for graduation the following term. The university does not award degrees until allrequirementshavebeensatisfied.Studentsmay only participate in the graduation commencement the semester during which theyearntheirdegree.Studentsarenotallowedtowalkpriortocompletingtheirdegreerequirements.SpringgraduatesmayparticipateintheMayceremony,andSummer/FallgraduatesmayparticipateintheDecemberceremony.ImportantResourcesCollegeofLiberalArts&SocialScience’s(CLASS)AcademicAffairs315AgnesArnoldHall 713.743.4001www.class.uh.eduUniversityofHoustonUndergraduateCourseCatalogwww.uh.edu/academics/catalog/StudentHandbook(byDeanofStudents) 252UniversityCenter(UC) 713.743.5470http://www.uh.edu/dos/pdf/2009‐2010StudentHandbook.pdfDepartmentofPsychology126HeyneBldg 713.743.8500www.psychology.uh.eduPsychologyUndergraduateAcademicAdvisingOffice124HeyneBldg 713.743.8508Maphttp://www.uh.edu/maps/buildings/H CenterforStudentswithDisAbilities100CSDBldg 713.743.5400www.uh.edu/csd LearningSupportServices321SocialWorkBldg 713.743.5411www.las.uh.edu/lss UniversityCareerServices106StudentServiceCenter(SSC) 713.743.5100www.career.uh.edu