Students interested in earning a psychology degree through Eastern's distance education program are encouraged to review the following requirements that often get overlooked by students not seeing an advisor on a regular basis.
1. DDE students must be admitted to the Psychology Program. Program admission requires the completion of: Psy 201, Psy 202, Psy 222, Psy 327, and any other 300 level psychology course offered by Eastern. Transfer courses from another college or university must be approved by a member of Eastern's psychology faculty. This approval must be documented on your program admission form. Program admission forms are available from the DDE office.
2. All psychology students are required to take Psy/Stat 327, statistics. This course has a pre requisite of Math 111, college algebra, or its equivalent. If you are not sure if you have met this math pre requisite, contact an Eastern faculty member and ask. Upper division (300 or 400 level) statistics courses taken at another college or university may substitute for Psy/Stat 327. If you want a course to be considered a substitute, contact Dr. Ettinger at Eastern. This substitution must be documented on your program admission form.
3. All 400 level psychology courses have 300 level pre requisites. These pre requisites must be completed before enrolling in a 400 level course. Pre requisite courses cannot be waived and they must be completed before enrollment in a 400 level course, not concurrently. If you have taken an upper division (300 level) course at another university that you believe meets the pre requisite for a 400 level course at Eastern you must receive this approval in writing (or email) from the 400 level course instructor before registration.
4. All of Eastern's programs require the completion of University Writing Requirments (UWRs). UWRs are writing intensive courses. For psychology these are: Psy 222 (writing for psychology), Psy 441 (capstone course), and either Psy 335 (cognitive psychology), Psy 370 (personality), or Psy 470 (philosophical psychology). The list of program UWRs changes, so ask in advance if other options are available.
5. The degree capstone course (Psy 441) has a pre requisite of Psy 440. Plan to take your capstone sequence during your final year of attendance during winter and spring terms. The capstone courses cannot be taken until you have been admitted to program and have completed the core (300) level requirements for the psychology degree. Plan your degree program early and communicate your intentions with a faculty member you have selected to oversee your capstone project.