SENATE DOCUMENT #29

		       APC Document #21


The Academic Policies Committee recommends to the Faculty Senate the
adoption of the following catalog changrs for the Department of
Psychology:

DELETE:

Current titles and course descriptions for Psychology 303 and 304.


ADD:

303  RESEARCH METHODS I  (3)

     An introduction to the basic methodology used in Psychology.
Emphasis is placed on the origins of the scientific method and its
appropriateness in the field of Psychology.  Students are presented
with the rationale and are taught the procedures for systematically
observing psychological phenomena.  Techniques are also introduced
to aid the student in describing and interpreting these phenomena.


304  RESEARCH METHODS II  (3)

     A consideration of the more advanced procedures and methods of
examining psychological concepts with special consideration on 
controlled experimental procedures and appropriate interpretive
techniques.  Students will design, conduct and analyze their own
experiment on psychological phenomena of interest.  Prerequisite:
Psychology 303.  (Students may not earn credit for both Psychology
304 and Mathematics 125.)


(Passed Faculty Senate February 26, 1979)