Major Completion Timeline
A clear path from your first year to graduation
The psychology major at UB is flexible, but it is also structured to help you build skills over time. This timeline shows how requirements and experiences typically unfold year by year, so you can plan with confidence, alongside advising and the official course catalog.
Take leadership roles and deepen your experience.
By junior year, students usually:
- Complete most required psychology coursework
- Take upper-level psychology electives
- Meet residency and progression requirements
Degree paths and timelines vary, so planning with advising is essential.
- Continue research (PSY 498)
- Explore internships (PSY 496) in Bullseye powered by Handshake
- Serve as a teaching assistant (PSY 495)
- Join Psi Chi (or run for an officer role)
- Take leadership in student orgs
- Talk with faculty about the Psychology Honors Program advising
- Look into research conferences:
- Departmental: WNY Undergraduate Psychology Conference
- University: UB’s Celebration of Academic Excellence
- State: SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference
- Regional: Eastern Psychological Association or Midwestern Psychological Association
- National: Association for Psychological Science or American Psychological Association
- Build your online profile, resume or CV and visit the Career Design Center for feedback
- Keep exploring post-graduation opportunities
- Refine your list of grad programs or job interests
