Community College and Transfer Student Information

Transfer students can apply to Tri-Campus locations through the admission offices listed below. Once accepted, the transfer office in Storrs reviews and authorizes transfer credits to the university. Transfer students coming to Tri-Campus will be assigned an advisor. Students should meet with their advisor to discuss how the credits apply to the psychology major and for advice on course selection.

For a UCONN Tri-Campus application or admissions information contact:

Hartford Campus: Dennis Seymour
(860) 570-9244
Dennis.seymour@uconn.edu

Waterbury Campus: Kristopher Henaire
(203) 236-9803
Kristopher.henaire@uconn.edu

Torrington Campus: Dana Forchette
(860) 626-6813
Dana.Forchette@uconn.edu

Storrs Office of Transfer Admissions

http://web.uconn.edu/transfer/

Transfer Advising Information

Students transferring to the UConn Psychology program may transfer in Psyc 132, General Psyc I and Psyc 133, General Psyc II along with a MAXIMUM of 7 upper level(200-level) psychology credits toward the Psychology major . Transfer students with one semester of psychology from another institution most often will receive credit for Psyc 133, but will not receive credit for Psyc 132. Even if you have already completed upper level courses, you still need to complete BOTH Psyc 132 and Psyc 133 courses prior to taking any 200-level Psychology courses at UConn.

In order to obtain transfer credit for a 200-level UConn Psychology course that can be used toward the Psychology major, the transferring course should match the description of a course that is offered in the UConn Psychology Department. In some cases, courses without a direct match to UConn Psychology courses may be used as transfer credit toward the Psychology major in meeting the “ Additional 200-level psychology courses ” section of the major requirements (see p. 64 in the UConn Undergraduate Catalog 05-06). Upper level (200-level) psychology transfer credits that have NOT transferred in as credits toward a specific UConn Psychology course must be evaluated and approved by Dr. John Rickards prior to being used on the Plan of Study toward the Psychology major. In such cases, you will need to provide Dr. Rickards by email ( john.rickards@uconn.edu ) with a complete course syllabus for each transfer course being considered as well as your Transfer Evaluation Form from the Transfer Admissions Office. Some upper level psychology courses from other institutions will not count as course credit toward the Psychology major as such, but they may count as general electives toward fulfilling the total credit requirement for the baccalaureate degree.

Taking Courses Out-of-Sequence

You will be unable to register for a course out of sequence unless you first obtain a Permission Number. PeopleSoft (UConn's student software) requires a permission number in order to override the prerequisite sequence. To obtain a permission number, you need to contact (email is usually best) the professor who will teach the course and request a permission number. Explain the situation as to why you are taking the course out of sequence. Professor contact information is available at http://web.uconn.edu/phonebook/

After you have successfully registered for an out of sequence course with a permission number, you must complete an OUT OF SEQUENCE FORM in order to obtain credit. For example, if you have completed psyc 133 but still need psyc 132, you will need to fill out two copies of the form. In order for you to receive credit for the lower level course submit the form to:

David B. Miller, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Unit 1020, 406 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT. 06269-1020

General Elective Credits

Not all courses taken at other institutions will fulfill the General Education (Gen Ed) or Psychology major requirements. Transfer students should be aware that most psychology B.A. majors need about 40 credits in the general elective category ; so therefore, these credits are not necessarily “lost.” ( B.S. majors need more credits in the sciences and in psyc lab courses, and thus, have very few general elective credits.) Upper level psychology courses that can not be applied to the major may be used toward the 120 credits needed to graduate.

To calculate the number of elective credits you will need, add the total number of credits needed for completing the gen ed requirements. This number varies by individual student. For example, students who do not have 3 years of a single foreign language in high school will need to take more courses than someone who has the requirement completed. Therefore, add the total number of credits YOU need to complete the General Education Requirements to 36 , the minimum number of credits needed for the B.A. in psychology major or to 42 for the B.S. . Subtract the sum of these credits from the 120 credits needed to graduate . The resulting credits will be a good guide as to the number of elective credits you will be able to use.

(Gen. Ed. credits + 36 B.A. psychology credits) – 120 = Number of Elective Credits

(Gen Ed. credits + 42 B.S. psychology credits) – 120 = Number of Elective Credits

200 (or upper) Level Credits

B. A. Psychology majors need 36 (or B.S. needs 42) credits at the 200 level in the Plan of Study. However, UConn requires students to have a minimum of 45, 200 level credits to graduate. Therefore, B.A, students generally need a minimum of 9 (or B.S., 3) additional credits at the 200 level. Students fulfill this requirement by taking some General Education requirement courses at the 200 level, by taking upper level General Elective courses, or preferably, by taking additional 200 level psychology or related area courses

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