Proposed Guidelines for University Academic Levels

When starting a new academic program, it’s important for the curriculum design to ensure that classes are divided into appropriate levels and use materials and assignments that best match the focus of each level. For the beginning student, for example, textbooks will be the primary source of information, while at higher levels original sources from journals will be most useful. The following guidelines are intended to help structure an academic discipline from the beginning of the undergraduate level through the end of graduate studies.

By dividing classes by level and matching the materials and assignments to the level, we can ensure that the classes work together to give our students the knowledge and skills they need when they finish our programs.

Author

John Connors

PhD, R Psych is Chair and Professor of Psychology at Burman University, Canada, where he has taught for over 25 years. Academic training was at Rutgers University and Western Michigan University. He teaches a wide range of courses from Intro to Psych for 1st-year students to History & Systems of Psychology as a capstone course for majors. He is a member of both CPA and APA and a Registered Psychologist in Alberta.