ABSTRACT
Psychology is a changing field, and students must be educated for change as well as for current knowledge; such education takes place both through curriculum and through faculty as models. One major argument favoring core versus individualized curricula is to ensure that students for whom it is appropriate qualify for admission to the licensure process and that their programs meet accreditation standards. Other reasons favoring a core are its anchoring function for the field and the increased freedom it gives psychologists who may wish to move from one area in psychology to another. A primary concern of a core curriculum is to ensure that students in psychology programs be exposed to necessary and relevant breadth. The most comprehensive survey ever taken of the nature and interrelationship of the concepts and theories of psychology was "Project A" undertaken by the Policy and Planning Board of the American Psychological Association in 1952.
