Thursday, March 3 Drop-In Advising is cancelled
FALL 2024 Advising Hours
Regular Fall Drop-ins:
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO drop-ins during the week of Fall break (week of November 25, 2024)
Tuesdays REMOTE ONLY 1:30-3:30pm, you can log in here: https://tinyurl.com/psychkiosk
Wednesdays HYBRID (in person – 125 Moore Building 1:30-3:30pm. Just scan QR code outside the office) OR (remote – you can log in here: https://tinyurl.com/psychkiosk).
All other hours by appointment only
How to Schedule Appointments
Do you already have a psychology adviser?
If you said YES, please visit our Meet the Advisers page where you can find a direct link to your adviser’s calendar.
If you said NO?
Are you a psychology minor? If you are a psychology minor or are interested in a psychology minor, please visit us during drop-in hours listed above. We regret that with our high volume of majors we cannot hold appointments for minors but would be glad to see you during drop ins and would suggest referring to our minors section on the website for more information.
Are you exploring our major for a change or possible concurrent major? Then you will need to request access to schedule an appointment in Starfish. Please follow these steps:
Step One: Log into Starfish
From your Dashboard choose “Raise Your Hand”
Step Two: Choose Request for Psych Change or Add Major Appointment from the drop-down menu
Step Three: Once your request has been reviewed, you will receive an email within a few business days from our staff. It will provide directions on the next steps to schedule your appointment, using our Starfish service for those considering a change to or addition of a psychology major.
E-mails
There has been a significant increase in e-mail interactions with students. Below are a few guidelines to follow when you write an e-mail to one of us, and to decide when you should:
- 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.
- Include your name, a greeting (ex. Hi Melissa), and your 9 digit 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.
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.
Thursday, March 3 Drop-In Advising is cancelled
Regular Semester Drop In Advising
Every Thursday 1:00pm to 4:30pm | 125 Moore-In Person and until Spring Break, also virtual https://tinyurl.com/psychkiosk
All other hours by appointment only using Starfish
To make an appointment if you are not currently a psychology student, log into the scheduling system (Starfish) click on “services” go to the search bar and type in the name of one of the psychology advisers, Melissa McBrayer, Jennifer Plummer, Camille Selden, Megan Schrock or Rachel Zimmerman. When the adviser’s info comes up click on “make an appointment” find an available appointment time that works for you.
Appointments can be scheduled up until 5:00 pm the day prior to the appointment and no longer than 30 days out. With the exception of the drop/add period.
A minimum of 36 hours notice is requested for all appointment cancellations to allow another student a chance to take your spot.
Please be considerate of advisers’ time and cancel as soon as you are aware that you cannot make it to your scheduled appointment. Should something critical arise in less than 36 hours, please still cancel the appointment and also send an email to the adviser letting him/her know why you are unable to attend.
E-mails
There has been a significant increase in e-mail interactions with students. Below are a few guidelines to follow when you write an e-mail to one of us, and to decide when you should:
- 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.
- Include your name, a greeting (ex. Hi Melissa), and your 9 digit 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.
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.