Advising
Psychology Advising
Students majoring in psychology have the option to see professional advisors in the Department of Psychological Sciences (Kent Hall 144) or in the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Advising Office (Bowman 105).
Advising in the Department of Psychological Sciences is generally by appointment, either online or in-person. However, psychology students may stop by Kent 144 to see if an advisor is available for a quick question.
The advisors in Kent Hall 144 include Debra Penberthy, Academic Program Coordinator, and Dr. Mary Himmelstein, social-health psychology faculty and Undergraduate Coordinator and are available to meet with psychology students to explore career and graduate school options.
In addition, psychology students may meet with Debra Penberthy for the following purposes:
- Finding research and internship opportunities
- Resolving questions regarding the psychology major or minor
- Planning classes for next semester
- Understanding and planning your path to graduation
- Interpreting general University policies and procedures (e.g., Kent Core requirements)
- Considering changing your major to psychology
- Acquiring information about campus and academic resources
In addition, students may meet with the Academic Program Coordinator, Debra Penberthy or Dr. Mary Himmelstein to begin to explore graduate school and career options.
Pre-Medicine Psychology Majors
Students in the BS Psychology, Pre-med/Pre-Podiatry concentration are encouraged to book with Erin Lawson (elawson1@kent.edu), Pre-Health Academic Program Director in the College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Jill Folk (jfolk@kent.edu), Cognitive Psychology Faculty; or Dr. Mary Himmelstein (mhimmels@kent.edu), Social-Health Faculty.
Scheduling an Advising Appointment
To schedule career or academic advising with Debra Penberthy, you may use Navigate (see below). If you need advising for course planning, remember that the advisors in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office (Bowman 105) are available to psychology majors as well and can be scheduled through Navigate. To schedule career or graduate school advising with Dr. Mary Himmelstein, .
You have two options to schedule through Navigate:
- You can use the desktop version by visiting
or
- Use the mobile app by scanning the QR code
Department of Psychological Sciences Academic Advising
Debra Penberthy is the Academic Program Coordinator for the Department of Psychological Sciences. She designs and provides academic advising and programming aimed at integrating academic progress and career exploration. Debra is an experienced advising leader with a particular focus on helping students take ownership over their academic and career exploration.
dpenbert@kent.edu
(330)672-0665; Kent Hall 144H
Dr. Mary Himmelstein is the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Psychology Program. Contact Dr. Himmelstein 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 323
mhimmels@kent.edu
(330) 672-3361