What is the difference between the psychology major in SSHS and TAS?
The psychology major is the same regardless of the school in which the student is housed. Usually, students who are more interested in the scientific, theoretical, experimental, or research areas of psychology choose to affiliate with TAS, while students who lean towards the more clinical, applied areas of psychology opt to take their psychology major through SSHS. As of fall 2000, students graduating from Ramapo College with a major in psychology will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) whether they complete their major through SSHS or TAS. The only difference between psychology majors in the two schools involves the school core that the student must complete: SSHS students complete a variety of courses in the social sciences; all of these courses may be “double counted” (see the section below entitled “Is fieldwork or independent research required of all psychology majors?”) so that the student can use them to fulfill other requirements for the psychology major or for the general
