Psychology Majors RAP Fall 2013

Students entering UMass Amherst as Psychology Majors with AP psychology credit are welcome to join this fantastic RAP!

When you join this RAP you will...

  • Share your living-and-learning experience with a community of high-achieving Psychology Majors.
  • Work closely with a faculty member to explore a variety of academic opportunities offered by the department. 
  • Enroll in a 1-credit seminar created specifically for this RAP.
  • Learn about the resources of the Psychology Department from a variety of professors.
  • Discuss and identify ways to pursue your academic and career goals.

This program is a wonderful opportunity for 26 first-year students who are motivated to get to know other Psychology majors, make connections to faculty, and learn about the goals and opportunities within the Department of Psychology  at UMass Amherst . 

Psych Majors RAP students will enroll the one-credit RAP seminar as well as an upper level psychology major requirement (choose with your advisor at NSO).

 

In the seminar students will meet distinguished faculty, hear about research opportunities, engage in panel presentations given by current majors and graduate students, learn how to navigate their way through academia, discover the incredible resources of the department, and learn how to increase their involvement in Psychology.

 



 

Read comments from previous Psychology Major RAP students. 

 

Check out this invitation letter from faculty program sponsor, Carolyn Cave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classes

Students will enroll in the following classes:

Fall 2013

"RAP Seminar"- Psych 191S 1-Credit,
*Taught on on main campus

AND

"College Writing"-English Writing 112 (Gen Ed CW), 3 credits
*Taught in the residential area

 

Spring 2014

A psychology major requirement course chosen in consultation with your RAP seminar instructor.

Location

Students will live together in the Dickinson Hall in Orchard Hill.  This gives students in the RAP a chance to get to know each other and engage in special projects and opportunities with the department as they begin their academic careers at the university. 

Pamela R. Marsh-Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost & Dean

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