Undergraduate Advisers
Several members of the psychology department faculty serve as undergraduate advisers. Students can talk with advisers about requirements, course selections, career choices, and planning an undergraduate program that will best prepare them for whatever they might do next. Undergraduate advisers are also good resources for learning about research in our department and about graduate school options. In addition, advisers can review and sign your Petition to Graduate (Application for a Bachelor's Degree) or Minor Application, which you should complete one year prior to your expected graduation.
To make an appointment with an adviser, contact the Undergraduate Program Assistant in the psychology department office (Swift 102, phone 847-491-5190).
Special situations
For some special situations, the advisers to see are Joan Linsenmeier, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies (j-linsenmeier@northwestern.edu) and Sara Broaders, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies (s-broaders@northwestern.edu). To make an appointment with either of them, contact the Undergraduate Program Assistant in the main psychology department office (Swift 102, phone 847-491-5190). You should see Dr. Linsenmeier or Dr. Broaders if:
- You are a psychology major or minor applying to study abroad.
- You want to fulfill a major or minor requirement in an atypical way (e.g., with a course taken abroad or at another U.S. institution). NOTE: Some substitutions for the Psych 201 requirement are automatically entered into students’ CAESAR records.
Other department faculty
Students are also welcome to approach other members of the faculty for informal advice, and the departmental staff in Swift Hall 102 can answer many routine questions. A list of psychology faculty members, including their research interests and contact information, is available on our website. Students interested in graduate study in psychology should be sure to meet with faculty members whose areas of interest are similar to their own.
