Psychology Undergraduate Office
133 Moore Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-1811
PLEASE NOTE: The Psychology Advising office has moved to Room 133 on the first floor of the new Moore Building addition, located directly behind the original Moore Building. The new wing can be accessed using the entrance directly across from the Nittany Parking Deck. All appointments and walk-ins should report to 133 Moore Building.
SPRING 2012 Drop/Add Period (January 9 - 18, 2012):
Walk-in Advising ONLY
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
During this time, advisers will not process Change of Major paperwork or discuss long-range planning, education abroad, resumes, etc., so please plan accordingly.
Please remember to bring a current degree audit with you (available through eLion).
Regular Walk-in Advising Hours will resume January 19, 2012.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 12:00PM and 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Regular Walk-in Advising Hours:
Monday 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Schedule an Advising Appointment
Advising Staff
Courtney Orr, Academic Adviser, cro3@psu.edu
Sarah Krupp, Academic Adviser, seg143@psu.edu
Sarah Derewitz, Academic Adviser, sbd123@psu.edu
Jamie Featherer, Undergraduate Administrative Support Assistant, jlm845@psu.edu
Professor, Associate Head, and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Psychology
Dr. Richard Carlson (cvy@psu.edu)
Professor and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies, Psychology
Dr. Karen Gasper (kxg20@psu.edu)
Scheduling Appointments
You can schedule half hour appointments by visiting the following website:
www.la.psu.edu/advising-appt/
Students who are more than 15 minutes late will forfeit their appointment. Always bring a current degree audit with you to each appointment.
Appointments are meant for issues that you know will take longer than 10 or 15 minutes. Examples of topics that could be covered in an appointment include:
- Change of major or concurrent major paperwork
- Long-range planning
- Transferring credits from other institutions
- Study abroad planning
- Major/career/postgraduate exploration
- Reviewing Act 48 forms
You should schedule your appointment with your assigned adviser. Students can check who their assigned adviser is by logging onto eLion and clicking “Adviser Information.” If you are not currently a Psychology major, you may schedule an appointment with an adviser of your choice.
Appointment Cancellation: If you are unable to make your scheduled appointment, you may cancel your appointment through the scheduling system up to 24 hours in advance. If you are unable to cancel the appointment yourself, please contact the adviser via e-mail as soon as you realize you are unable to meet at your designated time.
Walk-in Advising
If you have brief questions or concerns that can be addressed within 10-15 minutes, you may stop by during walk-in advising hours. Always bring a current degree audit along with you. Examples of walk-in items include:
- Review degree audits and/or courses scheduled
- Graduation checks
- Discuss Entrance to Major requirements
- Signature on minor applications
- Requests for course substitutions
- Discussion about late drop
If it becomes evident that you have more extensive questions or issues than you realized, you may be asked to schedule an appointment.
Drop-offs/Drop-by
Some items can be addressed by Jamie Featherer in 133 Moore during our regular office hours:
- PSYCH Minor
- Drop Off Signed Research Forms
- Drop Off Signed Independent Study Forms
- Admission to Controlled/Full PSYCH courses (Fill out a Course Request form and return to 133 Moore Building)
- Proctoring
- Drop Off Research Alternatives
E-mails
There has been a significant increase in e-mail interactions with students in the last year. Below are a few guidelines to follow when you write an e-mail to one of us, and to decide when you should:
- Include your name, a greeting (ex. Hi Courtney), and your ID number (if you e-mail from your PSU account, your ID number is not needed).
- Please do not use text message lingo—we can’t understand your emails if they include partial words. This is something you should get used to—your future employers will expect the same.
- We are happy to answer quick questions via e-mail. We will not, however, replace an advising meeting with e-mail correspondence. For example, discussing possible courses for the next semester is something that you should do in person, not through the computer. If we feel that something is too difficult to explain over the computer, or a reply would be too extensive, we’ll ask you to come in and speak to us personally.
- Please limit your e-mails. If you have several questions, e-mail them all at once. Avoid sending multiple e-mails on the same day.
- Only e-mail one adviser at a time and continue to work specifically with that adviser until your issue has been resolved (unless that adviser becomes unavailable). E-mailing multiple advisers with the same issue creates confusion and may delay our response to you.
We’ll do our best to answer your questions as quickly as possible, but we might not be able to answer them on the same day. We also do not answer e-mails during vacations, holidays, or weekends.
Parents
Parents of Psychology Students, continue to read more on our Parent Site.