First-year students work closely with faculty advisors to plan and conduct research, as well as begin their coursework. First-year students take:

• PSY 500: Proseminar in Basic Problems in Psychology: Social Psychology
• PSY 501: Proseminar in Basic Problems in Psychology: Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 503: Foundations of Statistical Methods for Psychological Science
• PSY 504: Advanced Statistical Methods for Psychological Science

Every semester throughout graduate school, all students are required to enroll in either:

• PSY 543: Research Seminar in Cognitive Psychology, or
• PSY 551: Design and Interpretation of Social Psychological Research

Every now and then throughout graduate school, all students are encouraged to enroll in:

• PSY 505: Current Issues in Statistical Methods and Research Practices for Psychological Science