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Psychology Academic Advising Center

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Change of Major Information Student Resources

Welcome to the Psychology Academic Advising Center! We are an academic advising center located in Edwards Hall and Sirrinne Hall designed specifically for psychology majors. Our commitment is to help psychology undergraduate students meet their academic goals and explore various career and educational opportunities while here at Clemson.

To better enable us to assist you during advising, there are a few things we suggest that you:

Become knowledgeable about Clemson’s academic policies, procedures and requirements. Review the Student Responsibility statement under the “General Information” heading in your Undergraduate Announcements on student responsibility toward degree completion.
Regularly visit the departmental website to keep up-to-date on announcements and changes.
Make an appointment with your advisor during preregistration advising or whenever you are needing assistance. Your advisor is the only one who can clear you for registration!
Come prepared for your advising appointments by having the resources and materials needed and follow through on the actions discussed during those meetings.
Pay attention to the approaching deadlines on the academic calendar such as drop/add and withdraw dates.
Are aware of your academic standing and if you start to struggle, you seek help and utilize campus resources when needed.

Your Advisors

The center is staffed with five professional advisors. The five advisors will directly advise all freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. The advising center will serve as a resource center for all psychology students providing information on services available on campus, graduate programs and career opportunities. We recommend that you make your advising appointments as soon as the advising schedule opens. Walk-ins are welcome, and we will do our best to accommodate you, but please keep in mind that students with scheduled appointments will have priority.

Mary Emma Montgomery

Advises: Psychology
Office: 245 Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-8610
Email: mdayhuf@clemson.edu

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Emily Walker

Emily Walker, Lead Advisor

Advises: Psychology
Office: 422 Edwards Hall
Phone: 864-656-2571
Email: eewalke@clemson.edu

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Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson

Advises: Psychology
Office: 247 Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-2570
Email: ect7@clemson.edu

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Jalen Levisy

Jalen Levisy

Advises: Psychology
Office: 427 Edwards Hall
Phone: 864-656-8609
Email: jlevisy@clemson.edu

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Julianne Hendricks

Julianne Hendricks

Advises: Psychology
Office: 432 Edwards Hall
Phone: 864-656-8628
Email: jjh3@clemson.edu

Schedule An Appointment

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Faculty Career Advisors

The following faculty members are available to meet with any psychology major seeking career advice, including exploration of career options and advice on applications for graduate and professional schools. Please feel free to reach out to these individuals via email to set up an appointment.

Dr. Jo Jorgensen - Willing to talk about anything with any student (emphasis on providing advice on alternative routes to becoming a therapist)

Dr. Rich Pak - Most comfortable discussing issues related to graduate school (specifically within the domains of human factors and engineering psychology)

Dr. June Pilcher - Willing to discuss any of a variety of career options

Dr. Dawn Sarno - Willing to discuss both graduate school and other career paths, most comfortable discussing Human Factors and Cognitive Psychology

Dr. Bob Sinclair - Willing to discuss graduate school and other career paths, most comfortable discussing non-clinical topics

Additional suggestions relating to professional development for Psychology undergraduates:

consider joining a creative inquiry team in the Psychology Department to gain research experience and to develop a meaningful relationship with a faculty advisor
go to our departmental website at clemson.edu/psych to review the Psychology Undergraduate Handbook, which provides information about psychology faculty, the psychology curriculum, available opportunities, and post graduate work.
go to the website for the American Psychological Association at apa.org, which provides information on careers in psychology.
for more applied career paths, make an appointment with a career counselor at the Michelin Career Center (located in the Hendrix Student Center).
if interested in Health Professional Graduate Programs,make an appointment through CU Navigate with a Health Professions Advisor.
Clemson University maintains a pre-law advising office and offers counseling from a professional pre-law advisor. The office provides the resources and support to prepare you for a career in the law. Tim Garrison is the university’s pre-law advisor.

Psychology Change of Major

The Department of Psychology accepts change-of-major students in fall, spring, summer semesters. Current Clemson students interested in changing their major to Psychology must meet specific criteria to be eligible.

Students must have a 2.4 Clemson GPA
Students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at Clemson or in the Bridge Program. No other transfer credits will count for this process
Students must have completed the following courses below:
- PSYC 2010 (Introductory Psychology)
- PSYC 2030 (Fundamentals of Psychological Science) - with a C or higher

If you are interested in learning more about Psychology and the process of changing your major, we encourage you to attend one of our group Explore Appointments held throughout the semester.

The Spring 2025 Explore Psychology meeting dates are February 12th, March 4th, March 27th, April 9th, and April 15th. These are available for scheduling in CU Navigate.

Change of Major Guidelines:

Non-majors and minors may take 3000 level Psychology courses that meet major requirements (some courses are restricted to majors and minors only). Please refer to course descriptions and iRoar restrictions for requirements before registering.
Psychology does not have constraints on our minor. Students may add the Psychology minor at any time with their current assigned advisor.
Student must complete and have a earn a C or higher in PSYC 2030 to change their major.
PSYC coursework may be taken at another institution for credit. Note that if a similar course is not already on the approved list of courses within TCEL, such transfer credits will need to be evaluated and approved prior to taking the class at the other institution.
Please note that if you plan to use transfer credit for PSYC 2010 and/or PSYC 2030, your credits must be received and processed in your Degreeworks prior to being approved into the major and registering for future PSYC courses.
Please refer to this document for specifics about creating your multi-semester plan with your desired graduation date.
Both the Psychology BS and BA require a minimum of 4 semesters to complete.
Becoming a Psychology major may impact the fees that you pay. Please refer to Clemson tuition and fee calculator as well as additional major course fees.

PSYC 2030 will be available to all Clemson students. If you need to request an override for PSYC 2030, please use this form.

Ready to Change to Psychology or Add Psychology as Second Major?

Change of Major meetings will take place on campus during the last week of each semester in December, May, and August. This is the only time that we will approve requests.
If you meet the criteria or currently have all requirements in progress, please fill out this form for an advisor to confirm your eligibility.
- The Spring 2025 change of major meeting will be April 21^st. Eligible students who have completed the above form will be contacted with more information.
Students who do not meet with us before the last day to add a class will not be able to change their major until the first day to register for courses.

For questions about changing into Psychology, please contact Claire Thompson.

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