Category Archives: Did You Know…?

Did you Know… About our Departmental Want Ads?

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Did you Know… About our Departmental Want Ads?

If you’re interested in research or teaching assistantships, internships, or even volunteer work, you should check out the Human Development and Psychology Want Ads, a website where faculty post these opportunities. This is a particularly good time to look because most faculty members are looking for their fall semester assistants right now! Keep in mind that not all professors will post openings on the website, so if you don’t see someone listed, you may want to visit the faculty links on the Human Development and Psychology websites, see if that person indicates whether or not he or she usually works with RAs or TAs, and then e-mail the individual to express your interest.

Visit the Want Ads today! http://blog.uwgb.edu/hudpsychwantads/

Don’t forget, though, that these are just internal positions, and that the Phoenix Recruitment Online (PRO) System through Career Services http://www.uwgb.edu/careers/connections/pro.asp is where your job search should start. We also have very few internal internship positions. Your internship search might also involve PRO and the list of some of our past internships, but it should begin by making sure you meet pre-requisites and by talking with a faculty member and reviewing the internship policy.

Did you know…about January interim (Winterim) courses?

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In this feature, we address Winterim courses.  Did you know…that you can take a course over the Winterim session to speed up your graduation date?  We are not offering any psychology or human development courses this winterim, but there are several courses that would count toward your gen ed requirements.  Winterim courses are not a part of tuition plateau and all are Internet-based courses.  To see a complete list of which courses are being offered, go to the Schedule of Classes, change the term to Fall 2012, and change class type to January interim.

Did You Know…About Courses Outside your Major or Minor?

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In this feature, we address courses outside your major or minor.  Did you know…that you can take courses outside your major or minor to make yourself more marketable for jobs and/or grad school?  You can also take courses that are personally relevant.  Many students find that they need to take classes beyond their Gen. Ed. and major/minor requirements to fulfill the 120 credits needed to graduate.  Why not take some classes in business, English, political science, etc.?  These outside courses may allow you to stand out from other job and grad school applicants, develop expertise in other areas, and maybe even spark new interests.

Did you know…? You Need to Apply for Graduation More Than a Semester in Advance

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Did you know…there is an application process for graduation? Even if you do not plan to participate in the ceremony, you need to complete the on-line application to graduate within SIS. Doing so triggers the Registrar’s Office to conduct a degree audit to see if you have met/will meet by your graduation date all the requirements for graduation. It’s important to do this early enough that you could actually be notified if you were missing a requirement before you begin your final semester (and while you can still make changes to your schedule). That means December graduates should apply after they register for classes but before May 1. May graduates are to apply after they register for spring classes but before December 1, and August graduates apply after registering for summer classes but before February 1.   Find out more here. 

Did you know…About the Methods Requirement?

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In this feature, we address the methods requirement for majors and minors. Did you know…that Human Development and Psychology double majors need to take both Developmental Research Methods and Experimental Psychology? Those with a Psychology minor only (i.e., not also a Human Development major) can take either one of these courses, and Human Development minors only (i.e., not also a Psychology major) are not required to take either one. For single majors, you will need to take the course specific to your major (Experimental Psychology for Psychology majors and Developmental Research Methods for Human Development majors).

Did You Know… About Double Counting?

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In this feature, we address the issue of “double counting”. Did you know…that you can “double count” across different majors/minors/programs, but not within the same major/minor/program? For example, HUM DEV 331 Infancy and Early Childhood could double count by applying both to your Human Development AND Psychology major or minor since they are separate programs. However, HUM DEV 350 Developmental Psychobiology would only count as either the Biological Course for the Human Development major OR the Advanced Specialization course for the Human Development major (not both) since these two requirements are within the same major. These double counting rules hold true for Gen Eds as well. You can count a course toward both Gen Ed AND your major, but you can’t use 1 course to double count for 2 Gen Ed requirements.

Did You Know…About the Human Development Diversity Requirement?

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In this recurring feature, we address common questions we hear and important facts we want to share. This month we highlight the Diversity Requirement for the Human Development major.

Did you know…that the diversity course (required only for Human Development majors under catalog years 2007-08, 2008-09, & 2009-10) shows up your SIS as “unmet” for every student until their advisor asks the Registrar’s Office to slot a course in for it (even if you have already fulfilled the requirement)? Unfortunately, the computer system just can’t handle the automatic programming for this one. To meet the requirement, you need to take an ADDITIONAL ethnic studies, world culture, or travel course (above and beyond what you took for your Gen Ed requirements and beyond those classes you will count as upper-level Human Development electives). If you are a foreign language major or minor, an upper-level foreign language class (not a grammar class) that is not counting for Gen Ed can also work. If you have taken a course that you believe meets this requirement, but it is still showing up as unmet (check your SIS report to confirm that FIRST), then contact your Human Development adviser so he/she can work with the Registrar’s Office to fix the issue.

Did You Know…?

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In our last issue, we mentioned that the GRE (a common graduate school admission test) is coming out with a major revision in August. Did you know…that some test-preparation companies are now also weighing in with analysis of this new test? Find out more by clicking here and here.

PLEASE NOTE: We are NOT endorsing their products OR suggesting you have to enroll in expensive preparation courses. We just wanted to provide some additional resources for information about the test changes. You can also find information (and FREE prep materials) on the GRE website.

Did You Know…?

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In our latest installment of this wildly popular feature, we’ll help you become a competitive applicant for jobs and/or grad schools. Did you know…that employers and grad schools are interested in your volunteer experiences (e.g., Golden House, Sexual Assault Center, etc.), even if you didn’t get paid or receive internship credit? Not only are you serving the community, but you’re also building your resume and helping to decide on future career paths. 

Did You Know…?

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Spring Graduates Should Apply for Graduation this Semester
Welcome to the second installment of our new feature designed to make you one of the best-informed students at UWGB. Did you know…there is an application process for graduation? A little more than a semester before you intend to graduate, you need to complete the on-line application to graduate within SIS. Doing so triggers the Registrar’s Office to conduct a degree audit to see if you have met/will meet by your graduation date all the requirements for graduation. It also probably gets you on the email distribution list that will receive important commencement information, including announcements about cap and gown, the senior resource fair, and so on. It’s important to do this early enough that you could actually be notified if you were missing a requirement before the Spring semester begins. If you are planning to graduate in May, you should apply for graduation after you register for Spring classes and by December 1st.  

Did You Know…?

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Welcome to our new feature where we share with you a small piece of information designed to help you in some area of your academic career.  It won’t always be pleasant, and you won’t always like it, but we promise that our little facts are designed to help. 

So, without further ado, Did you know… that most students applying to graduate school or doing a thorough job search report that the time commitment is equivalent to taking a 3-credit class?  That means that you need to plan on having some significant extra time for that sort of thing during your last couple of semesters.