The APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major 3.0 capture a set of optimal expectations for performance by undergraduates engaged in the study of psychological science.
The guidelines specify five broad educational goals and corresponding student learning outcomes that outline reasonable program expectations for the undergraduate psychology major across educational contexts. Indicators of progress on student learning outcomes represent two levels of development. The progression describes expectations for how a student would undertake the journey of a novice in the discipline to the status of a reasonably informed and skilled undergraduate student on the completion of a four-year program.
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