PSY&CD Department Phone/Email 

Phone: (805) 756-2033
Email: psycd@calpoly.edu

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STAY CONNECTED. STAY INFORMED. STAY ENGAGED.

1. Read Tuesday Newsday every week!
2. Follow the PSYCD Department on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
3. Get involved in the Poly Child Development Club, the Psychology Club, Psi Chi (the National Honors Society for Psychology), and or the Cognitive Neuroscience club (see below). 

PSY & CD Spotlight

Interested in being featured in our Tuesday Newsday? We are currently receiving submissions for our weekly PSY & CD Spotlight and we are excited to spotlight our students, faculty, and staff! Submissions can be entered HERE. 

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• Department News
• Course Offering Updates and Registration Information
• Campus Events and Resources
• Off-Campus Opportunities 
• Office Hours and Advising Opportunities

Added sections and open seats in Winter classes!

There are seats available (as of 1/6) in:

CD329, Research Methods, section 3 [If you are staying on the 22-26 catalog, please take CD329 this term or Spring term. If you are changing to the 26-28 catalog, please stay tuned for an email to CD majors with advice on how to meet the new requirements.]

PSY375, Forensic Psychology, section 3

PSY430, Sensation & Perception, section 1

PSY480, Cognitive Neuroscience, section 1

[PSY430 and 480 fulfill the cognitive psych area requirement]

**We hope to add a section of CD/PSY356 and will post an announcement here if we are approved to add it.**

Supervision Course Permission Numbers for Winter Quarter

If you are still waiting for a permission number to add a supervision course*, we are hoping to have all of those remaining additions done by end of week 1. If you do not have your permission number by Friday afternoon, please email Beatriz Peralta at: bperal01@calpoly.edu

*Fieldwork internship (453 & 454), Research internship (448 & 449, and the 2nd part of senior project (462)

Short-Term Study Abroad in Italy Summer 2026 Info Sessions

Mark your calendars for an upcoming info session covering our short-term study abroad program in Naples, Italy in the summer of 2026! Info sessions will run from November 2025 to February 2026. Applications are due March 1, 2026. See the flyer for more information. 

****CALLING ALL SENIORS*****

If you are now a senior based on completed coursework, make sure that your intended graduation date is updated with the Cal Poly “changing your graduation term” form at the registrar website.

Tentative Course Offerings (TCO)

The PSY&CD Tentative Course Offerings page has been updated for Academic Year 25-26. Plan ahead for our last year on quarters: https://psycd.calpoly.edu/undergraduate/tentative-course-offerings

We will soon post the TCO for Summer 26-Spring 27!

College-wide, you can check out Summer courses here: https://cla.calpoly.edu/summer-cla-tentative-course-offerings

UNDERSTANDING PSY&CD INTERNSHIPS

There are TWO types of internships that are usually completed in junior or senior year...

Fieldwork: Students gain experience working within local social service and governmental agencies, schools, businesses, and other organizations.

Research: Qualified students interested in research experience may find opportunities to work within faculty research labs. These positions are limited. 

See our internships page for more detail.

FIELDWORK INTERNSHIP PROCESS

INTERESTED IN A RESEARCH INTERNSHIP?

There are additional options beyond the 'research track' (applications due at beginning of Junior year). When faculty members are looking for research interns, we will post that info in the Tuesday Newsday. Another way to seek out research experience is to talk to your professors in office hours about your interest in research and whether they know of any projects or will keep you in mind for future projects. A few of our students have secured research internships with faculty in other departments at Cal Poly and in some cases it is possible to substitute internship units for the PSYCD internship requirements.

Interested in a Career in Teaching?

• A special CESAME booth on Dexter Lawn from 11:00am - 12:00pm
• An info session with our awesome credential analysts on Zoom from 12:00 - 1:00pm. Individuals who are interested in attending the Zoom session can register at https://calpoly.zoom.us/meeting/register/6tq50qqDShiuNLJkTI_1Ug

Grocery Store Shuttle

ASI Student Government is proud to share that we are collaborating with Campus Health and Wellbeing to bring a Grocery store shuttle to campus! The shuttle will run every Friday and Sunday from 10AM - 4PM during weeks 1-8 of winter and spring quarters. Shuttles depart from the Performing Arts Center, the University Union, and the Poly Canyon Village Vista Caballo B stop, traveling to Trader Joe's and Target. This service is free for all students with a valid Polycard. More information will be available soon! 

2026 CSU Student Research Competition

Cal Poly will select the 10 projects that represent the campus at the CSU Student Research Competition. Applications due end of day, Monday, January 12, 2026.Questions? Email studentresearch@calpoly.edu 

Apply Here

Info Session

1. Th 1/8/26, 11:10am-12pm (Zoom Meeting ID 883 6250 1116)

CLA Group Career Counseling

The Puente Program

Puente translates from Spanish to bridge because we like to say that we create the bridge to success. The Puente Program is a state funded program generally found in Northern California high schools and community colleges as a college preparatory program. At Cal Poly we are a club that advances the lineage of puente beyond their high school graduation or associate's degree.

This year is the first year that puente has expanded onto college campuses in order to have former puente students from high schools or community colleges come onto campus and feel an immediate community that they can identify with. Along with being a social club for Puentistas, we also host several campus tours for Puentistas who are thinking about applying to cal poly. Puente is important because it primarily serves low income, first generation students in order to restore equity and help them cross over the bridge. Puente is a family and it is open to anyone who wants to succeed, but especially those who want to see others succeed!

https://now.calpoly.edu/organization/cppuente

cppuente@calpoly.edu

Campus Health Resources 

-Health services

-Pharmacy 

-Mental health services through Health Center

-Mental health services via our department's clinic

-Food pantry

Kennedy Library Resources

On Campus Study Locations

Click here for a list of study locations on campus. This list includes real-time occupancy information for some of the temporary spaces.

Jobs and Grad Program Opportunities

CLA Hiring Student Photographers

The College of Liberal Arts Communications Team is hiring student photographers to visually represent our people, programs, and spaces. Learn more about this position HERE

Email application materials to Cara King cking29@calpoly.edu by December 31, 2025. 

• Resume
• Links/Electronic submissions of photography work (minimum 3-5)
• Sharing your complete portfolio is encouraged

UCSB Teacher Education Program

UC Santa Barbara’s Teacher Education Program (TEP) is a 12-month teaching credential and master’s degree program. It is uniquely structured to focus on developing constructive relationships, immersing candidates in a full year of supported student teaching, and integrating coursework with field works to put theory into practice.  

Learn more about UCSB TEP by checking out our website, attending one of our upcoming information meetings, or signing up for our newsletter. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions at tepapp@education.ucsb.edu.  

USC Master of Addiction Science

USC Master of Addiction Science program is now accepting applications for Fall 2026. It is a first-of-its-kind transdisciplinary graduate program that integrates psychology, medicine, public health, and counseling to prepare students for impactful careers in addiction research, prevention, treatment, and policy. 

• Learn more and apply: ias.usc.edu/mas 

• Early Deadline: February 1, 2026 

• Final Deadline: May 1, 2026 

Baylor College of Medicine Ph.D. Program 

Baylor College of Medicine is starting a new Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program and is now accepting applicants for the inaugural class starting Fall 2026. Application deadline for the 2025-2026 cycle is December 31st, 2025. Please see the flyer below for more information.  

Experimental Psychology Ph.D. at University of Mississippi 

The University of Mississippi is recruiting talented students who are interested in experimental training in Cognitive, Developmental, and Social Psychology. This program prepares students for both academic and non-academic positions. Please see the flyer below for more information.  

Biomedical Sciences Master of Science Program

Childcare Jobs

Looking for paid experiences working with children? Be sure to join the Poly Child Development Club Jobs Facebook group! 

The PSY&CD department does not advertise family care opportunities in the Tuesday Newsday; see the "Poly Child Development Club Jobs Page" at https://www.facebook.com/groups/371465039705611/. You will have to request to be added to the group and then, once approved, you will be able to post.

Graduate Program - Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

The Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences program at the University of Connecticut will be offering a Pre-Masters in Speech Language Pathology summer program for the Summer 2025 term. 

Graduate Program - Applied Psychology at NYU

The Psychology and Social Intervention (PSI) doctoral program in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University (NYU) Steinhardt has ten faculty members who study a wide range of settings (e.g., families, schools, neighborhoods, policy contexts, programs) and interventions pertaining to child and youth development, inclusive education, mental health, intergroup relations, racial socialization, critical consciousness, social movements, suicide prevention, and poverty reduction. Current projects span local, national, and international contexts. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about our current projects. 

We offer a wide variety of teaching, research, and practical opportunities for students throughout their doctoral training. We provide students with funding for all five years of the program, as well as multiple opportunities for scholarships, awards, and teaching or research assistantships.

We encourage students who are interested in careers in academia, policy, nonprofits, industry, and beyond. We are actively working to recruit students with a variety of lived experiences.

CAL Fresh: You may be eligible!

We are an on-campus organization known as CalFresh Outreach. We aim to raise awareness of student eligibility for CalFresh benefits, which can provide students with up to $291/month for groceries if they qualify. 

Because of expanded eligibility through “Local Programs that Increase Employability (LPIEs),” an estimated ~15,000 students at Cal Poly are now eligible, even based only on their major. Approved programs include:

• most undergraduate majors in CLA
• every undergraduate major in CENG
• every undergraduate major in CAFES
• every undergraduate major in COSAM
• every undergraduate major in CAED
• most undergraduate majors in OCOB
• many grad programs

Enrollment in one of these majors alone could make a student likely eligible for CalFresh benefits (they must also meet basic eligibility criteria). This short survey is a great resource to explore eligibility & share with students: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CALFRESHQUIZ.