NYU STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM CHECKSHEET – APUG TRANSFER STUDENTS 2014-2015
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS (60 POINTS)
I. MORSE ACADEMIC PLAN (24 points)
Requirement
Expository Writing
EXPOS-UA.1 Writing the Essay
ACE-UE.110 The Advanced College Essay**
Course # & Title
Points
Foreign Language
Foundations of Contemporary Culture (choose one)
MAP-UA.4xx Texts & Ideas or
MAP-UA.5xx Cultures & Contexts or
MAP-UA.7xx Expressive Cultures
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry (choose one)
MAP-UA.1xx Quantitative Reasoning (or other math) or
MAP-UA.2xx Natural Science (or other science)
Choose One Additional Course from FCC or FSI above
Subtotal: _____
II. SOCIAL SCIENCE OR HUMANITIES ELECTIVE SEQUENCE (12 points)
Choose one discipline in the social sciences or humanities and take one introductory course and two advanced courses
in the same discipline.
Requirement
Introduction Social Science or Humanities
Advanced Social Science or Humanities
Advanced Social Science or Humanities
Course # & Title
Points
Subtotal: _____
III. LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVES (24 points, with point differential _____)
Generally, students choose Liberal Art Electives from the College of Arts and Sciences, or from Steinhardt’s Liberal Arts
Core (LIBAR-UE.xxx). A list of acceptable Liberal Arts Electives can be found under the Advisement section of the APUG
website. If a point differential exists from any of the above courses (i.e., took a 3 point course for a 4 point
requirement), you need to fulfill the additional points with Liberal Arts Electives.
Requirement
Course # & Title
Points
Subtotal: _____
**depending on your situation, this requirement may be waived. See advisor for details.
SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS (68 POINTS)
I. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (24 points)
Requirement
Required Psychology Core
APSY-UE.2 Intro to Psychology and Its Applications
APSY-UE.10 Survey of Developmental Psychology
APSY-UE.1050 Cultures of Psychology
Course # & Title
Points
Restricted Psychology Elective (12 points)
Social/Community
Choose 1 from the following courses:
APSY-UE.05 Community Psychology
APSY-UE.13 Social Psychology
APSY-UE.1270 Social Intervention in schools & Comm
APSY-UE.1278 Families, Schools, and child Development
APSY-UE.1279 Child Dev/Social Policy in global society
Course # & Title
Clinical/Counseling
Choose 1 from the following courses:
APSY-UE.0019 Theories of Personality
APSY-UE.1012 The Counseling Interview
APSY-UE.1031 Mental Health: Historical, Social and
Political Perspective
APSYE-UE.1038 Abnormal Psychology
APSYE-UE.1041 Women and Mental Health
APSYE-UE.1081 Psychological Aspects of Sexual Behavior
APSYE-UE.1110 Sexual Identities across the life space
APSY-UE.1620 Introduction to Group Dynamics
Course # & Title
Developmental/learning
Choose 1 from the following course:
APSYE-UE.1014 Educational Psychology
APSYE-UE.1110 Sexual Identities across the life span
APSYE-UE.1214 Psychology of Human Learning
APSYE-UE.1272 Adolescent Development
APSYE-UE.1278 Families, schools, and child development
APSYE-UE.1279 Child develop/social policy global society
Course # & Title
Subtotal: _____
II. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH & FIELD REQUIREMENTS (24 points)
Requirement
Research Skills
RESCH-UE.1085 Basic Statistics
APSY-UE.25 Research Methods I
APSY-UE.1137 Research Methods II
Course # & Title
Points
Field Experiences
APSY-UE.1123 Fieldwork I
APSY-UE.1124 Fieldwork II
APSY-UE.1125 Fieldwork III
Subtotal: _____
III. SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVES (8 points)
Typically, students choose additional Applied Psychology courses they have not yet taken for their Specialization
Electives. A list of acceptable Specialization Electives can be found on the APUG Website.
Requirement
Course # & Title
Points
Subtotal: _____
IV. UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (12 points, with point differential _____)
Unrestricted courses can be from any school at the University, excluding the School of Continuing and Professional
Studies. If point differentials exist from specialization coursework, you need to fulfill the additional points with
Unrestricted Electives.
Requirement
Course # & Title
Points
Subtotal: _____