Campbell's Psychology Site

David Campbell

444 BSS, 826-3721

Welcome to my web site. Below you will find general info (on careers, graduation, getting into grad school, APA style), course-related info (syllabi & related links), and a set of miscellaneous links (news, music, whatever). The curious will also find a list of my publications.

General Information

APA Writing Style Working on a term paper or thesis? If so, you probably have to prepare it according to APA style guidelines. You can either work through your copy of the APA Publication Manual, or you can check out one of the web-based versions such as Degelman’s Style Essentials, the APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet, Plonsky’s Style Guide, or other guides listed on PsychWeb. Recent changes in APA style (use of italics, citing electronic resources) can be found at Wuensch’s Style Page, or APAStyle.org.If the quality of your writing suffers, spend some serious time with Strunk's Elements of Style.

Large Psychology Sites For general information on academic psychology, two of my favorites are MegaPsych from John Nichols at Oklahoma and Russ Dewey's Psych Web. Another great site, specific to Social Psychology, has been provided by Scott Plous at Wesleyan. You might enjoy browsing our own HSU Library Psychology Sources prepared by Corryn Crosby-Mullenburg. Other psychology sites include AlleyDog, AmoebaWeb, and Psych-Central.

Professional Organizations There are two main organizations in Psychology. The oldest is the American Psychological Association. The APA Monitor has current news on the profession. In 1988, psychologists who were fed up with the applied, health care emphasis of the APA began a competing organization, the American Psychological Society, with a clearer focus on Psychology as an area of scientific research. You should consider getting a student membership in one of these organizations.

CAREER Info -- What can you do with a major in psychology?

Value of a psych major or minor, double majors, preparation for graduate school, specialty in industrial/organizational psychology.

ADVISEES -- General issues about transfer of G.E. courses and the like are often best handled at the A.I.R. Center. But anything to do with your major is something to take up with your academic advisor (who also has the code you need to enroll in courses each semester). You'll find links to courses for the Psychology major and minor on the Psyc Dept main site and additional advising tips on the Faculty Advising site (intended for faculty advisors but useful for students).

JUNIORS & SENIORS -- Steps to graduation and (maybe) graduate study.

Preparation for graduation from HSU. In your Junior year, take note of the following tasks:

1. Each semester, you should check DARSWEB to monitor your progress towards your bachelor’s degree. (From Records & Reg, you logon to WebReg, then look for the DARSWeb link where you can request a “degree audit.”)

2. Print out a copy of the Baccalaureate Major Requirements Form (downloaded from the department's description of the major, list all courses you plan to take for the major, get your advisor’s signature and turn it in to the Psychology Dept office. (For the psychology minor, download the Minor Contract Form from the same site.)

3. Print out a copy of the Bachelor’s Degree Application for Graduation (degree check form), complete it and follow the directions for turning it in. Note that you can later update this form (e.g. change your graduation date) by completing the Degree Check Update Request.)

4. Sign up to take the Graduate Writing Proficiency Exam (GWPE) at the Testing Center.

5. While doing this, you should also be thinking about graduate school possibilities. A good source of information is the PsychGrad Portal. The APA Book, Graduate Study in Psychology, is useful for deciding where to apply (see copy in the Psychology Dept Office, or purchase your own copy from the apa.org site.) You will find excellent advice on what to avoid when preparing your application in this article. See also 1 and 2. Information on the Graduate Record Exam is at the ETS site. Are you undecided about which area of psychology to specialize in when applying to graduate school? Consider these possibilities (from the book Graduate Study in Psychology): Behavioral, Biological, Child & Adolescent Development, Clinical, Cognitive, Community, Comparative, Consulting, Counseling, Developmental, Educational, Environmental, Experimental (applied), Experimental (general), Family, Forensic, Gender, General (theory, history, philosophy), Geropsychology, Health, Industrial/Organizational, Multicultural, Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Social, Sport. That's a pretty good array of choices!