Department of Psychological Science Links and Resources
General
Academic Calendar – The official academic calendar from the Office of Records and Registration.
Selecting a Minor – Students are encouraged to investigate requirements for different minors.
Sona Research Experience – Click here for more information about how to access Sona Systems.
Changes to foreign language requirement – These changes impact only students whose catalog year is 2024-2025 and onward.
Main and Online Campus
Online Campus and Online Classes – Not sure whether you are part of the Main Campus with access to online courses or part of the Online Campus? Click the link for clarification.
Forms
Declare Psychology Major – Submit this form to change your major to Psychology.
Declare a Minor – Only Psychology majors can use this form to declare or change their minor.
Psychology eLearning Transfer Request – You can only transfer to/from the online/eLearning campus once per year.
Courses
Course Prerequisites – Find out which classes require a prerequisite.
Courses Regularly Offered – See courses offered regularly each academic year.
What is Capstone? – Find out more about the final course in the psychology major.
Enrolling in Capstone – Trying to enroll in Capstone but receiving an error?
Advising and Registration
General
Advising versus Mentoring – Appointments for academic advising are different from career mentoring appointments.
Degree Plan – Use your degree plan to figure out what classes to take and when to take them. NEW: degree plans have changed their look. Click this link to find out more.
My degree plan is showing an error message
Why is 3441 showing up as unsatisfied in Degree Works, but I took 3441?
Class Search – Use the class search tool to plan your schedule.
Canceling an Appointment to be Advised – A guide on how to cancel/reschedule an advising appointment.
Regular Advising
Flow of Regular Advising – A guide for the advising process during the official advising period.
When is the advising form due?
Scheduling an Appointment during Regular Advising
Late Advising
Flow of Late Advising – A guide for the advising process after the official advising period has passed.
Registration
“Easy Breezy” Class Registration – Learn about registering for courses using CRNs.
Registration Errors – Click on the grey “Troubleshooting Common BOSS Registration Errors” tab.
Register for Waitlist – If a class is full, you can still get on the waitlist. Click on the grey “Waitlisting a Course” tab for more information.
Add/Drop/Withdrawal Information – Need help adding, dropping, or withdrawing from a class? How to drop a course at different times in the semester?
All About Graduation
Apply to Graduate – Students should apply to graduate as soon as they register for their last semester of classes!
Do I have enough hours to graduate? – What is the difference between fulfilling all program requirements and having enough hours to graduate?
Graduation and/or Participation in Commencement – What is the difference between graduating and walking in graduation?
Frequently Used Links
University email – Students should use their @ualr.edu email address for all campus communication.
What to do if my personal gmail is interfering with my university email?
FERPA Waiver – Parents must submit this form to receive information about their child’s academic progress.