Advising

Psychology Advising

IMPORTANT: Advising options for Psychology Majors on the Kent Campus have recently changed.  Read below to learn more about your advising options.

College of Arts & Sciences Advising Office 

Every student majoring in Psychology is assigned an Academic Advisor in the College of Arts & Sciences. You are able to meet with that person, or another Arts & Sciences advisor, for the following purposes: 

• General advising questions regarding the psychology major or minor 
• Planning classes for next semester 
• Review and update your GPS plan 
• Ensure you are on track to graduate 
• Interpret general University policies and procedures (e.g., Kent Core requirements) 
• Answer questions about a major change within the College of Arts & Sciences 
• Acquire information about campus and academic resources 

The College of Arts & Sciences is located in Bowman Hall room 105 and also offers remote same day advising and drop-in advising options. You can schedule an appointment using this link: https://www.kent.edu/cas/advising

Department of Psychological Sciences Academic Advising 

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Dr. Jocelyn (Jill) Folk, Ph.D. is the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Psychology Program. Contact Dr. Folk for specific questions about the major or minor such as:

• Transfer institution course equivalencies 
• Exception/substitution requests 
• Psychology course overrides 

Contact information: Office: Kent Hall Addition 205
jfolk@kent.edu
(330) 672-4095

Pre-Medicine Psychology Majors 

Psychology majors in the pre-medicine/pre-podiatry concentration have the option of contacting the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Dr. Jill Folk (jfolk@kent.edu) or scheduling with Pre-health programs advisor, Erin Lawson (elawson1@kent.edu). To schedule with Erin Lawson, follow this link.