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Why Choose
Scranton Psychology?
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Choose Scranton for
Individual Attention
➢ Small classes and seminars
➢ Award-winning professors
➢ Mentoring:
• Student research
• Teaching assistantships
• Internships/field experiences
➢ Personal advising:
• Individual advising with Psych faculty
• Career development seminar
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Mentoring in Research
• Faculty-Student Research Program
• Presidential Summer Research Awards
• Student conference presentations
• Student co-authors of publications
• PRIME (Psychology Research Immersion)
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Faculty and Students present at the
Eastern Psychological Association (EPA)
and Around the Nation
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Teaching Seminar & Student-Faculty
Teaching Mentorship Program
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Career Development Seminar (Fall semester of junior year)
Internships for CreditField Experience in Clinical Settings
Students placed for academic credit in child treatment
centers, psychiatric hospitals, mental health centers,
substance abuse clinics, partial hospitalization
programs, school districts, autism services, forensic
prisons, residential facilities, group homes, and more
Field Experience in Applied Settings
Student placements in personnel offices, speech and
language centers, aging agencies, wellness
programs, institutional research offices, sports
education, women’s resource and advocacy centers
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Award-Winning Professors
Two Carnegie Pennsylvania
Professors of the Year
Three Univ. of Scranton
Provost Teaching Awards
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Choose Scranton for Flexibility
Pursue what interests you
➢ Courses and opportunities in:
o Cognitive Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience
o Social, Developmental, Evolutionary, & Forensic Psychology
o Clinical, School, & Health Psychology
➢ Double majors, minors & concentrations
➢ Honors programs
➢ Study abroad
➢ Summer placements
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Cognitive Psychology &
Behavioral Neuroscience
Some of our courses in these subjects:
Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychology of Language
Cognitive Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Sensation & Perception
ST: Music Cognition
(The Psychology Department co-
manages the Neuroscience Major)
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Social, Developmental,
Evolutionary & Forensic Psychology
Some of our courses in these subjects:
Social Psychology
Lifespan Development
Evolutionary Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psych
Environmental Psychology
Psychology of Diversity
ST: Forensic Psychology
ST: Playful Learning Childhood
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Clinical, Health, & School
Psychology
Some of our courses:
Personality
Abnormal Psychology
Health Psychology
Psychological Testing
Clinical Psychology
Child Clinical Psychology
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Positive Psychology
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Minors & Concentrations Galore
The Department recommends that psychology majors have a
minor or concertation to organize their electives, enhance their
marketability, and match their career interests.
50+ possibilities, including Business, Counseling & Human Services,
Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Education, Biology, and so on
Psychology faculty coordinate
3 concentrations:
Lifespan Development,
Environmental Studies, &
Integrated Data Analysis
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Concentrations Directed by Psychology
•Lifespan Development Carole S. Slotterback, Ph.D.
•Environmental Studies Jessica M. Nolan, Ph.D.
•Integrated Data Analysis Patrick T. Orr, Ph.D.
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Choose Scranton for Leadership
Opportunities (and Fun!)
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Student Clubs
Psychology Club
Annual Senior Social
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“Why I chose Scranton Psych”
Our alumni speak…
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“One highlight of my experience as a psychology major was the
time I spent on research projects with my mentor.”
Karen HudzinskiM.S. in Consumer and Industrial Psychology,
Cleveland State University
“I fondly recall the interactions shared with Psych faculty members, who treated
the students with a respect and dignity not often found in higher education.”
Ryan PohligPh.D. in Research Methodology, University of Pittsburgh
“My time at Scranton continues to impact my everyday life in the critical thinking
skills and scientific methods taught to me.”
Laura RozelleEd.M. in School Psychology, Columbia University
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Choose Scranton for Impressive OutcomesU of S psych graduates immediately go to:
• full-time employment (50%)
• graduate school (50%)
Flexible curriculum & individual mentoring lead to impressive
career outcomes!
Learning & Success
♦ Our graduates’ knowledge of psychology = 75th
percentile nationally
♦ Half of psych majors serve as Teaching Assistants
♦ Our majors grade the overall psychology
program a 3.5
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Qualified psychology majors can start the
School Psychology Master’s or APA-
Accredited Psy.D. programs at Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
after their third year.
Like the University’s law school affiliations,
these agreements allow students to complete
a graduate degree one year earlier by
counting the first-year graduate credits toward completion of the Bachelor’s degree.
3+ Affiliations in School Psychology
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Full-time Psychology Faculty