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PSYC 205 · Psychology

Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences

Experimental and correlational research designs, internal and external validity, control procedures, ethical standards in human research, statistical analysis, and APA research report writing. Includes laboratory.

How to enroll Where it fits Catalog Entry

Catalog overview

Course Essentials

Credits
4
semester credit hours
Level
200
Lower division
Typically offered
Fall & Spring
every semester
Subject
Psychology
7 courses in the catalog

Prerequisites

PSYC 101 and STAT 205 with grades of C- or higher.

200-level courses: intermediate, lower-division courses suitable for sophomores and above. Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.11.

Generative AI in this course

Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.

Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.

Offered by

Department of Psychology

Questions: Academic Advising Center

Office
Lovell Hall 101
Phone
(555) 555-0158
Email
advising@university.alkimi.ai

Degree planning

Where PSYC 205 fits

What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.

This course

PSYC 205

Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences

4 credits · 200-level · Fall, Spring

Counts toward

Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.

AP credit

No AP exam awards credit for PSYC 205. See the full AP equivalency table (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).

2026–27 Instructors

Who teaches PSYC 205

Portrait of Dr. Paula Castillo

Dr. Paula Castillo

Associate Professor of Psychology

Instructor for PSYC 205, Fall 2026

Office
Lovell Hall 154
Email
pcastillo@university.alkimi.ai
Portrait of Dr. Rachel Keller

Dr. Rachel Keller

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Instructor for PSYC 205, Spring 2027

Office
Meridian Science Center 236
Email
rkeller@university.alkimi.ai

Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens.

Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).

Registration

How to enroll in PSYC 205

  1. Check the prerequisites

    PSYC 101 and STAT 205 with grades of C- or higher.

  2. Add it in AlkimiHub

    PSYC 205 is typically offered in both the fall and spring semesters. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.

  3. If the section is full, join the waitlist

    When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.

Spring 2027 registration opens

By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.

Spring 2027 add deadline

Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).

Fall 2026 add deadline

Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).

Fall 2027 registration opens

By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.

All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.

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