Psychology Major (B.S.)

In addition to meeting the standards and requirements of the University Core and of the College of Arts and Sciences B.S. Core, B.S. degree candidates must complete a minimum of 44 credits in psychology of which 27 are required. MATH 1401 Calculus I is also required. Students must earn at least a C- in PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology and PSYC 1201 Orientation to the Psychology Major. The core sequence courses PSYC 1201 Orientation to the Psychology Major, PSYC 2311 Elementary Psychological Statistics, PSYC 3311 Research Methods, and PSYC 5111 Seminar in Psychology, may each be taken a maximum of two times. Students also must earn at least a C- in each of these courses.

Link to College Core requirement.

Through the advising process, individual programs are tailored to the student's needs and objectives. The psychology B.S. major includes the following: 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
PSYC 1101	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 1201	Orientation to the Psychology Major	1
PSYC 2311	Elementary Psychological Statistics *	4
PSYC 3217	Biological Psychology	3
PSYC 3311	Research Methods	4
PSYC 5113	Advanced Seminar in Psychology **	3
Social/Developmental Course
Select one of the following:		3
PSYC 1212	Child Psychology
PSYC 1213	Adolescent Psychology
PSYC 1214	Adult Development
PSYC/WMST 1215	Psychology of Gender
PSYC 2212	Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2216	Social Psychology
Fieldwork/Applied Course
Select one of the following:		3
PSYC 1216	Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSYC 1219	Sport Psychology
PSYC 1222	International Psychology
PSYC 1223	Psychology of Religion
PSYC 2222	Cultural Psychology
PSYC 2315	Laboratory Research Experience
PSYC 3408	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3409	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3410	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3411	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3412	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3413	Internship in Psychology
Clinical/Professional Course
Select one of the following:		3
PSYC 1218	Drug and Alcohol Abuse
PSYC 1221	Exceptional Child Psychology
PSYC 2211	Personality Concepts
PSYC 2214	Mental Health
PSYC 2215	Psychological Testing
PSYC 2220	Behavior Modification
PSYC 3112	Theories and Techniques of Clinical Work
Learning and Cognition Course
Select one of the following:		3
PSYC 3114	Cognition and Data Visualizati
PSYC 3214	Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 3216	Motivation and Emotion
PSYC 3220	Learning
Experiential Learning Requirement
Select one of the following: ***
PSYC 2315	Laboratory Research Experience
PSYC 3408	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3409	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3410	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3411	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3412	Internship in Psychology
PSYC 3413	Internship in Psychology
PSYC course with an explicit service-learning component
Laboratory Requirement
Select two of the following: ****		2
PSYC 3224	Cognitive Psychology Lab
PSYC 3225	Learning Laboratory
PSYC 3226	Behavioral Modification Lab
PSYC 3227	Biological Psychology Lab
PSYC 3228	Social Psychology Laboratory
PSYC 3710	Personality Lab
Psychology Electives
Select 12 additional PSYC credits *****		12
Total Hours		44

*

Students may elect to substitute MATH 2111 Statistics for Science Majors, which also fulfills the BS Core for Math.

**

Cross-listed with PSYC 5111 Seminar in Psychology.

***

All students are required to take one experiential course as part of their B.S. degree requirements. This class does not constitute additional credits.

****

Students are required to take two Psychology laboratory credits with the co-requisite of the related 3-credit course as part of their B.S. degree requirement.

*****

With at least 6 credits at the 2000-level or higher. No more than 6 PSYC elective credits can come from experiential learning courses (Internship, Laboratory Research Experience, or Independent Study). PSYC 1224 Decision-Making and Careers does not count toward psychology major.