Avoid Being Blocked from the Courses You Need

Avoid Being Blocked From the Courses You Need

Dear Psychology major,

During registration, many Psychology majors get blocked from certain courses. Often this is because the Banner system does not understand that you a) have already completed a course prerequisite, or b) will have completed a course prerequisite by the end of the current semester. In these situations it is important for you to get courses “unblocked” before you begin the registration processes. If you need to get unblocked from a course, you should take care of it immediately.

If you need to be unblocked from any of the courses listed below, please send us an e-mail () and tell us 1) your name, 2) your Banner ID number, 3) which course you need to have unblocked, and 4) the reason you need the course unblocked. We’ll do our best to have the unblocking complete before registration begins in order to facilitate the registration process.

PSYC 2210

Although we strongly recommend that all Psychology majors take PSYC 2101 as a core course, there are three courses that are considered acceptable substitutes. If a student takes MATH 2228, MATH 2283 or BIOS 1500, (or earns AP credit for one of these courses) the course will satisfy the core statistics requirement for the major. It is important, however, for the student using this substitution option to be aware of two important facts.

First, these substitute courses earn only 3 credit hours, whereas PSYC 2101 includes a lab and earns 4 credit hours. This means that a student who takes one of the substitution courses will need to earn an extra hour of PSYC elective credit to reach the 35 hours required for the major.

Second, students should keep in mind that statistics is a prerequisite for another required core course, Research Methods (PSYC 2210). A student who has completed PSYC 2101 should have no trouble registering for PSYC 2210 because the Banner system will recognize that the prerequisite has been completed. This is not the case for students who have taken one of substitution statistics courses. If you have completed a substitution statistics course, you will need to get the prerequisite requirement unblocked before you try to register for PSYC 2210.

You will also need to get unblocked from PSYC 2210 if you are currently taking PSYC 2101 or one of the substitute courses described above.

PSYC 4000, 4250 and 4280 (Capstone Courses)

Research Methods (PSYC 2210) is the prerequisite for all PSYC Capstone courses. If you are currently taking PSYC 2210 and want to take a capstone course next semester, you’ll need to get the capstone course unblocked.

If you have any questions about this process, please let us know.

Regards,

Drs. Eppler and Reed

The correspondence above was emailed to all Psychology majors in October of 2014.

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