PSY 301 Required Assignments Schedule – Fall 2019

All emails, quizzes, surveys, and submissions to the BeachBoard Dropbox are due at
11:30 PM. All work designated for the Black Box in PSY 206D is due by 3 PM on due date.
Week Due Date Points per Running
Assignments – Special Instructions Assignment Total
(Thursdays)
1 – Professional Preparedness Quiz (Pre-Course Self-Assessment) 20
2 9/5 2 – About Your Psych Department and Your Degree Quiz 28 /94
3 – Succeeding as a Psychology Major Quiz 46
9/3 – 10-10-10 Future Design Planning AND Consultation Go to PRO
2-5 /139
9/26 (Black Box) or Interview Working Adult (Dropbox) 45
BEGIN 15 and 17 NOW – Transcript and Planning assignments
4 – Course Procedures Quiz – Score 30 or more to earn A or B 35
3 9/12 5 – Why Major in Psychology? Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox 20 /255
6 – Acknowledgment Email Email to csulbpsy301@gmail.com 10
7 – Career Possibilities I Quiz 51
8 – Psychology Resources Quiz 22
4 9/19 9 – Career Possibilities II Quiz 57 /360
10 – The World of Work (Life with a BA) Quiz 26
11 – Career Possibilities III Quiz 72
5 9/26 12 – Assessing Your Career Goals Quiz 15 /464
13 – Is Grad School Right for You? Quiz 17
PLAN AHEAD: Consider EC 4 – Project Consultation
14 – Using Your BA Degree Quiz 23
6 10/3 15 – Transcript Analysis Submit to Black Box in PSY 206D
/567
45
16 – Career Interest Analysis Submit to Black Box in PSY 206D 35
17 – Academic/Career Planning Submit to Black Box in PSY 206 D 100
7 10/10 /667
AND BeachBoard Dropbox Must be submitted to earn an A or B
BEGIN working on project, if you have not done so already
18 – Preparing for Grad School Quiz 26
8 10/17 19 – Applying for Grad School Quiz
/792
74
20 – Major Project Guidelines Quiz 25
21 – GRE Sample Quizzes (3 quizzes) Time-limited quizzes; only 40
9 10/24 /832
one attempt per quiz allowed
10 10/31 Continue to work on project. You should be more than halfway through.
Major Project (Job with BA or Grad School Project)
Submit to Black Box in PSY 206 D AND BeachBoard Dropbox 250
11 11/7 Complete project (including submissions to Black Box and Dropbox) /1082
required to earn A, B or C in 301 (NO Dropbox = NO A, B, or C!); 195
points required to earn A, 165 points for B, 135 points for C in course
22 – Future of Psychology Quiz 18
12 11/14 /1150
23 – Ethics in the Discipline Quiz 50
24 – Schedule Final Exam RSVP online to Doodle poll 10
13 11/21 25 – Professional Preparedness Quiz (Post-Course Self-Assessment) 20 /1200
26 – Course Impact Survey Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox 20
14 11/28 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (PRO IS CLOSED ALL WEEK)
15 12/5 You should be reviewing quizzes for final exam
12/11 Final Exam-(big quiz in computer lab)-Required to earn A, B, or C
16 to (must earn at least 210 points for A, 175 points for B, 300 /1500
12/13 140 points for C)
 PSY 301 Extra Credit Assignments
Things you need to know:
Extra Credit work MUST BE RECEIVED BY DUE DATE for that assignment (see LEFT column below).
Extra Credit assignments submitted to the Black Box must be submitted separately (i.e., do not staple
two different assignments together). Assignments with no name will not receive credit.
Instructions for Extra Credit Assignments can be found in Content – Extra Credit.
A Maximum of 160 points of Extra Credit can be added to your overall points in the course.
Due 160 points
Date maximum
ON-CAMPUS, IN-PERSON EXTRA CREDIT:
9/5 EC1 – Attend PSY 301 Orientation (Weeks 1 & 2) 20
EC2 – Visit a Course Assistant (Weeks 2 to 5) 30
9/26 Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox.
10/3 EC3 – PRO Tour (Week 3 through Week 6 only) 30
10/24 EC4 – Project Consultation with Course Assistant (Week 7 through Week 9 20
only)
10/24 EC5 – Attend “Grad School” Project Workshop 30
10/24 EC6 – Attend “Jobs with a BA” Project Workshop 30
10/31 EC7 –Consultation at Career Development Center 20
Submit to Black Box in PSY 206D.
10/31 EC8 – Attend Career Development Center Workshop (by Week 10) 20
12/5 EC9 –Attend up to 2 Colloquium Presentations 20 points each Up to 40
Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox.
12/5 EC10 – Attend 3 PSA/Psi Chi (or HFES or IOPSA) Meetings 30
(Ongoing through Week 14) Submit to Black Box.
12/5 EC11 – Attend up to 3 PALS Workshops offered by PRO Guides 30 points Up to 90
each
SPRING Psych Day Extra Credit – Date and Instructions TBA Up to 60
SEMESTER Submit to Black Box in PSY 206D.
ONLY
WRITTEN EXTRA CREDIT (Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox):
12/5 EC12 – Academic Makeover: Improving Your Success in College 20
Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox.
12/5 EC13 – Your Personal Qualities and Graduate School Success 20
Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox.
12/5 EC14 – The Vita: Your Academic Résumé 30
Submit to BeachBoard Dropbox.