Department of Psychology
Bachelor's Degree + Master's Degree in Psychology (3+2)
Westminster College and Chatham University
Currently enrolled Westminster students in the Psychology major program will be guaranteed acceptance into Chatham University's Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP) or the Master of Arts in Psychology (MAP) upon completion of the following criteria. Upon the successful completion of all requirements, students in the program will attain a bachelor's degree from Westminster and a master's degree from Chatham.
Students in this 3+2 program must complete their major and general education requirements (including Capstone/Senior Psychology Scholarship Experience) by the end of their junior year at Westminster College before transitioning to the MSCP or MAP program at Chatham. See suggested schedule of Westminster courses for the 3+2 program.
Each student who declares intent to complete a 3+2 program shall be advised by an assigned member of the faculty at Westminster. The student will also be assigned a Chatham faculty advisor in the appropriate program. It is highly recommended that the students in the program meet with their Chatham faculty advisor (either in person, by phone or by e-mail) during their sophomore or junior year.
Admission Requirements for Chatham's MSCP and MAP Programs
Students must satisfactorily complete the following criteria at Westminster, prior to enrollment at Chatham University:
- Completion of Introduction to Psychology (PSY 101)
- A minimum of a grade of C in each psychology course taken (C- not accepted).
- A cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a scale of 4.0.
- A minimum of 108 undergraduate credits
- Application to the program via Chatham’s Office of Admissions.
Suggested Westminster Curriculum for the Westminster + MSCP or MPA (Chatham 3+2)
Suggested three-year curriculum taken at Westminster College. The sequence of courses may be altered with consent of academic advisor. Intellectual Perspectives (IP) courses are indicated by their two-letter code in parentheses. Students must successfully earn 64 or more semester hours at Westminster prior to matriculating in Chatham University’s Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP) or Master of Arts in Psychology (MPA) program..
An Intellectual Perspectives elective (HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP; 4)
INQ 111: Introduction to the Liberal Arts (4)
WRI 111: Writing (4)
WST 101: Westminster 101 (1)
SPE 111: Introduction to Public Communication (4)
SOC 102: Deviance OR CJS 201: Juvenile Delinquency and Justice (4)
An Intellectual Perspectives elective (HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP; 4)
PSY 100: Research Experience in Psychology (1)
An Intellectual Perspectives elective (HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP; 4)
PSY elective (suggest PSY210 Social Psychology or PSY 212 Personality Psychology; 4)
General elective (4)
PSY 100: Research Experience in Psychology (1)
PSY 291: Adulthood and Aging OR PSY 431: Abnormal Child Development (4)
Cluster course (should contain HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP elective; 8)
General elective (4)
An Intellectual Perspectives elective (HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP; 4)
Cluster course (should contain HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP elective; 8)
PSY 600: Senior Psychology Scholarship Experience (4)
PSY 301: Assessment with lab (4)
An Intellectual Perspectives elective (HC, SD, RP, QR, FL, or VP; 4)
PSY 590: Internship (summer; 4)
For More Information
Please contact the Chair of the Department of Psychology, Dr. Deanne Buffalari.
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