The Clarkson family crest in stained glass occupies the window of the second floor staircase landing in Holcroft House.
Founded in 1896, Clarkson’s 640-acre wooded campus is located in Potsdam, N.Y., at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

Students taking classes outside on the Clarkson campus

Curriculum

Students have considerable flexibility in selecting courses that emphasize their own interests. This flexibility also makes it possible to double major in other disciplines of interest to the student, such as business, social sciences, humanities, communication, biology, etc. Students can also pursue a minor in Cognitive Neuroscience. Talented students may wish to pursue their own research projects through the senior thesis option.

 Psychology Major Requirements
In addition to the Foundation Curriculum Requirements (courses all Clarkson students must take), psychology majors need 10 psychology courses to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Of these 10 courses students must take:

All of the Required Group:
PY151 Introduction to Psychology (Dr. Norton, Dr. Lozito, Dr. Fodor)
PY456 Experimental Psychology
Directed Research/Internship

At least one course from the Physiological Group:
PY454 Physiological Psychology
PY458 Cognitive Neuroscience

At least one course from the Personality and Social Psychology Group:
PY253 Social Psychology
PY361 Human Motivation

At least two courses from the Cognitive Group:
PY255 Cognitive Psychology
PY359 Perception
PY360 Learning and Memory
PY358 Animal Learning and Cognition

The remaining courses can be made up with any of the following:
PY101 Freshman Seminar
PY286 Organizational Behavior I
PY305 Creativity
PY310 Human Sexuality
PY317 The Psychology of Psychoactive Drugs
PY321 Consumer Behavior
PY325 Group Dynamics
PY335 Theories of Personality
PY340 Behavioral Ecology (MS Word 56K)
PY370 Developmental Psychology
PY450 Computer Modeling of Neural Networks and Psychological Processes
PY460 Neurobiology
PY462 Abnormal Psychology
PY463 Health Psychology
PY401 Internship - Counseling
PY402 Internship - Industrial
PY404 Internship - Health Care Systems
PY480 Directed Study in Psychology
PY481 Directed Study in Social Psychology
PY482 Directed Study in Physiological Psychology
PY483 Directed Study in Cognitive Psychology
PY491 Directed Research in Health Psychology
PY492 Directed Research in Psychophysiology
PY493 Directed Research in Pain
PY494 Directed Research in Neuropsychology
PY495 Directed Research in Violence and Conflict
PY496 Directed Research in Psychology
PY497 Directed Research in Psychology
PY498 Senior Thesis
PY499 Senior Thesis