Here are some helpful tips so that you can be as prepared as possible when you transfer to Lehman:

• We encourage students to have already completed General Psychology prior to transferring because it is a prerequisite for all psychology courses, except for PSY200 (Critical Thinking). However, if you have not completed the course, it is not a problem.
• Statistical Methods in Psychology (PSY226) is a required course. It would be beneficial to students to complete the prerequisite for taking PSY226 prior to transferring, more specifically, the equivalent of MATH 132, or MATH 172, or Math 174 or Math 175. However, if you have not completed the course, it is not a problem.
• Many of our classes are in-person so please be prepared to come to campus!
• Visit the Virtual Transfer Center for some additional resources.

If you haven’t applied to Lehman College yet, please go the Admissions Office website for more information on transfer requirements and the application process.

Once you have been accepted you will receive detailed information from the Admissions Office regarding the next steps toward becoming enrolled at Lehman. Please note that this process does take some time, so apply to transfer as early as possible! After your transfer credit evaluation (TCE) is complete and you have completed the onboarding process, please google Lehman College Department of Psychology Advisement for a list of advisors, their availability, and Zoom link. The advisors can answer your questions.
We hope to see you on campus or online soon!

PSY 485: Independent Study in Psychology: Course Description

Individual research project (e.g., research/lab, library, or community-based), under the direction of a member of the Psychology faculty. APA style written report is required for each semester of work. (maximum 6 credits; only 3 credits may be applied to requirements of the major).

Prerequisites

• Overall GPA: 2.75
• Psychology GPA: 3.0
• Minimum 9 credits in Psychology completed at Lehman
• Instructor’s permission (Faculty member who you are working with)

Types of Independent Study Projects

• Research: Develop either an outline of a research project that you wish to conduct or a brief description of your participation in an existing research project.
• Library: Meet with a faculty mentor to develop an approved reading list for your area of interests, including books, and at least 8-10 original research. A final paper is expected to be at least 25 double spaced typed pages with one inch margins, including text and references.
• Community-based: Find an agency and supervisor who agrees to act as your on-site supervisor in a community mental-health or social services setting. Average of 9 to 12 hours per week of on-site community service that involves direct contact with clients and must have relevance to clinical psychology or some area of applied psychology. Written log of your experiences at the placement site, or a paper tying your experiences into some related topic in psychology (e.g., a discussion of the relevance of a particular clinical paradigm to the population that you worked with) is required.

PSY 495: Honors Research in Psychology: Course Description

Research project under the direction of a member of the Psychology faculty that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to Psychology. Required for graduation with Honors in Psychology. Granting of credit will be contingent upon presentation of a report of the research at a Departmental seminar and the filing of a formal APA-style research paper in the Departmental office before the end of the senior year.

Prerequisites:

• Overall GPA: 3.2
• Psychology GPA: 3.5
• Minimum 12 credits in Psychology completed at Lehman
• Instructor’s permission (Faculty member who you are working with)
• PSY 305 either pre- or co-requisite.

*Note that PSY 495 students will have to complete 38 credits in the major, not just the standard 35.

Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology. In 2004, it will celebrate its 75th Anniversary. It also is one of the nation's largest honor societies and has become a major source of funding and support for research, especially by undergraduate students. Students pay a one-time membership fee.

At Lehman, our chapter has been recognized as one of the most outstanding chapters in the nation. In 2000, we received a Regional Chapter Award and a Regional Faculty Advisor Award. Chapter officers presented a well-attended workshop at the 2001 conference of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) on Keeping Your Psi Chi Chapter Alive and Kicking that included then-National President Peter Giordano as a discussant. In 2002, our officers presented a symposia at the conference of the American Psychological Society in New Orleans on Engaging Undergraduates in Research.

In 2001, we received the Ruth Hubbard Cousins National Chapter Award. This award is presented each year to one chapter "for outstanding programming of activities, effective membership practices, responsible participation in regional and national activities, and for best achieving the purpose of Psi Chi to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology." Also in 2001, Prof. Vincent Prohaska, our previous faculty adviser, received the Florence L. Denmark National Faculty Adviser Award. This award is presented each year to one faculty adviser "for outstanding contributions to Psi Chi and Psychology."

In more recent years, the Psi Chi chapter at Lehman has continued this strong tradition, earning several model capter awards and making number presentations at the annual Eastern Psychology Association conferences in Boston, Philadelphia and New York City.

For more information, contact us at: sandra.campeanu@lehman.cuny.edu

Psychology Club

The purpose of the Psychology Club is to provide opportunities for all students to learn about psychology and its varied sub-fields and to meet others with this interest. The club also provides opportunities for students who might be interested in psychology as a potential major to learn about the field and the program at Lehman.

To join or learn more visit:  https://clubs.lehman.edu/organization/prepsychology or contact us at Marjorine.Castillo@lehman.cuny.edu 

To view events: https://clubs.lehman.edu/events 

All continuing students register for courses in Schedule Builder during their assigned enrollment appointment times. Assigned enrollment (registration) appointments provide students access to enrollment via Schedule Builder. Students are not required to attend in-person registration. Registration information is communicated via email to students’ Lehman email addresses. To learn more about schedule builder: click here. 

What is DegreeWorks?

DegreeWorks 5.1.2 is a computerized advising and degree progress audit system that assesses coursework against degree requirements to track progress towards graduation. The application provides a degree audit, which is a comprehensive snapshot of your academic record evaluated against the requirement areas for a specific degree.

The purpose of DegreeWorks is to enrich advising by providing accurate and comprehensive information that can be used in consultation with an advisor to project a path to graduation. All students are encouraged to contact their advisor for academic advisement. Many academic plans (majors/minors) and subplans (concentrations, options or tracks) call for the selection of course work in consultation with an advisor. Furthermore, advisors can proactively anticipate challenges and adjust programs as needed. For more information on DegreeWorks: click here. 

Alternative Credit Options/Credit for Prior Learning

The Alternative Credit Option/CPL Progam aims to assist students in identifying alternative low-cost opportunities to earn credits towards the completion of their degrees. We recognize that many of our students have a considerable amount of learning, work, and life experience that might be applicable for college credit. For further information regarding the alternative options: click here. 

An online platform that places students at the heart of the school’s digital ecosystem—while giving students, faculty, and administrators the important information they need to work faster, smoother, and more efficiently. To learn more: click here.

To find information about graduation: click here.

To access your email account: 

• Access your Lehman student email (use the same credentials as Lehman 360, except there is an @lc.cuny.edu after your username)

https://globalsearch.cuny.edu/CFGlobalSearchTool/CFSearchToolController

Transfer your credits to Lehman: Contact Admissions

The Pipeline Program is a CUNY-wide initiative designed to provide educational and financial support to CUNY undergraduates from groups currently underrepresented in our nation's universities who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in preparation for college-level teaching and advanced research.

Research has shown that the transition from the undergraduate to graduate education worlds is particularly difficult for students from underrepresented groups. Some difficulties are related to socio-economic factors (inability to afford graduate school or the need to support family members) while others can be categorized as cultural factors (like an unfamiliarity with terms, rules, or expectations in the graduate education world).

The Pipeline Program attempts to break down these barriers (or at least minimize them) so students with intellectual potential have an equal shot at being amazing graduate students, inspirational professors, serious researchers, and life-changing mentors.

The program is a year-long program that includes several components including monthly colloquia, a summer institute, and a research project and conference. It accepts students in any discipline except law, business and medicine.

https://www.diversiphd.com/ 

Laptop/Device & WiFi Loan Program
Do you need a laptop or wifi to complete your studies this fall? Lehman College has available a limited supply of iPads, Chromebook laptops and WiFi hotspot devices for currently enrolled students who do not have a device for their studies.

https://libguides.lehman.edu/c.php?g=1036666&p=9288616

Statement of the Department of Psychology to its Students on the Importance of Academic Integrity

Integrity matters. It is the bedrock upon which research, academic, and personal accomplishments must be based. Without integrity, claims of discovery, achievement, or skills are empty and trust is not possible. The very value of a Lehman College degree is diminished every time a student advances their degree (or helps someone else advance theirs) by violating the academic integrity policy. Students who get ahead through dishonest means put honest students at an unfair disadvantage – making it harder for honest students to succeed and making the degree less worthwhile if employers or graduate schools have contact with students whose honest skill set does not match what their official record would imply. Therefore, as you begin on your path to earning your major or minor in Psychology, it is important that you understand what constitutes plagiarism and cheating when writing papers and taking exams. You certainly would not want to engage in any behaviors that could reflect badly on your reputation, and/or impede your academic and career goals. To help with this endeavor, the Psychology Department has put together this information on academic integrity. Below you will find a summary of the minimum required sanctions that will be brought to bear on anyone violating the policy as well as a list of safeguards you can expect faculty to take to help maintain proper behavior.

All psychology students should consult the Psychology Department’s statement on academic integrity (below) and/or Lehman College’s statement on academic integrity for a more detailed discussion. In keeping with the College’s policies, the Department of Psychology will not tolerate activities that constitute cheating, plagiarizing, obtaining an unfair advantage, or falsifying documents or official records. Please note: you are responsible for adhering to policies discussed even when you were not present in class.

Definitions and Examples of Academic Dishonesty

Cheating is the unauthorized use or attempted use of material, information, notes, study aids, devices or communication during an academic exercise. Some examples of cheating include:

• Copying from another student during an examination or allowing another to copy your work.
• Unauthorized collaboration on a take-home assignment or examination.
• Using notes during a closed book examination.
• Taking an examination for another student, or asking or allowing another student to take an examination for you.
• Changing a graded exam and returning it for more credit. Submitting substantial portions of the same paper to more than one course without consulting with each instructor.
• Preparing answers or writing notes in a blue book (exam booklet) before an examination.
• Allowing others to research and write assigned papers or do assigned projects, including using commercial term paper services. Giving assistance to acts of academic misconduct/dishonesty.
• Fabricating data (in whole or in part).
• Falsifying data (in whole or in part).
• Submitting someone else's work as your own.
• Unauthorized use during an examination of any electronic devices such as phones, computers or other technologies to retrieve or send information.

Sanctions

When a faculty member discovers an act which appears to have violated any aspect of the academic integrity policy, where feasible, s/he will inform the student of their suspicions and review the facts with the student. If a faculty member remains convinced that a breach of academic integrity has occurred, he/she will levy an academic penalty. The faculty member, at their discretion, may either assign a failing grade on the assignment in question, a reduced grade for the course as whole, or a failing grade on the course as a whole. It is important to note that violations of academic integrity on optional or extra credit work can also result in a reduced or failing grade for the course as a whole. Students should also be aware that violating the academic integrity policy will severely limit their chances of being able to obtain supportive letters of recommendation for internships, jobs, or graduate school.

The faculty member is also required to file a report of the event with the College’s Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. These reports become part of the student’s record. In addition to the faculty member’s academic penalty in the course, the college may levy additional disciplinary penalties including suspension or even expulsion in any of the following situations if: a second report is filed with the college (or was filed at previously attended CUNY campus); a student commits a very substantial violation of academic integrity; or a student attempts to drop a course to avoid academic penalties. The disciplinary penalties levied by the college are beyond the jurisdiction of the Psychology Department faculty.

Safeguards to Ensure Integrity and Fairness to All Students

Some Examples Include:

• In addition to studying the College Bulletin descriptions, students should consider attending one of the ACE Tutoring Center’s workshops on how to properly cite information and avoid inadvertent plagiarism and/or take an online tutorial, such as is provided by Indiana University to help students identify plagiarism. In addition to a set of tutorials, this website has a certification test you can take.
• Before exams begin, students are expected to completely turn off and remove from their view all phones, smart devices (such as watches), and other electronic devices not expressly permitted by the faculty member in charge.
• Students should talk to their professor ahead of time if they are concerned about an emergency call during a testing situation. It might be possible for the student to leave their phone on vibrate with the faculty member in charge, though this is at the faculty member’s discretion.
• Students should be sure to use rest rooms, if needed, before exams begin. Once a student leaves the room for any reason, the faculty member is within her or his rights to confiscate the exam and refuse to allow the student to finish.
• If you think you might need water, tissues, etc. during your exam, please bring them.
• During exams, all notes must be securely removed from view and desks should be cleared of everything except the exam booklets and answer sheets.
• In an effort to proctor exams properly, faculty may, from time to time, ask students to remove hats, and may inspect bottles, dictionaries, or other gear.
• Students who are permitted to make up a missed exam should expect to have to find a mutually agreed time that is at the faculty member’s convenience, but outside the class hour, so that they can be seated in an area where the faculty member can properly proctor them.
• Faculty, at any point before or during an exam, may ask one or more students to change their seats to a different location of the faculty member’s choosing, or may ask students to reorient how they are sitting.
  o It is important to understand that such a request is not an accusation of wrongdoing. Faculty will make these requests if they are having difficulty proctoring the exam properly. Cooperation with these requests is expected. A student who refuses to comply may have their exam confiscated and be prevented from completing the exam.
• Faculty have the right to deny entry to a student who arrives to an exam so late that other students have already left.
• When reviewing exams where faculty intend to collect and keep the question booklet, students may not make notes, take pictures, or record questions in any way. If a professor asks students to put away their notes, laptops, cell phones or other items before allowing students to review their exams, it is expected that students will do so.

Appeals

In keeping with College policy, students who admit to the charge of a violation of academic integrity may nevertheless challenge a faculty member’s academic sanction through the grade appeal process outlined in the College Bulletin. A student who denies a charge of having committed academic dishonesty altogether may, as described in the bulletin, appeal their case to a Student-Faculty Disciplinary Committee, which will also make final decisions about the application of any disciplinary sanctions, such as suspension or expulsion.