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:
Code | Title | Hours |
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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 | |
Child Psychology | ||
Adolescent Psychology | ||
Adult Development | ||
Psychology of Gender | ||
Developmental Psychology | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Fieldwork/Applied Course | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
Sport Psychology | ||
International Psychology | ||
Psychology of Religion | ||
Cultural Psychology | ||
Laboratory Research Experience | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Clinical/Professional Course | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Drug and Alcohol Abuse | ||
Exceptional Child Psychology | ||
Personality Concepts | ||
Mental Health | ||
Psychological Testing | ||
Behavior Modification | ||
Theories and Techniques of Clinical Work | ||
Learning and Cognition Course | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Cognition and Data Visualizati | ||
Cognitive Psychology | ||
Motivation and Emotion | ||
Learning | ||
Experiential Learning Requirement | ||
Select one of the following: *** | ||
Laboratory Research Experience | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
Internship in Psychology | ||
PSYC course with an explicit service-learning component | ||
Laboratory Requirement | ||
Select two of the following: **** | 2 | |
Cognitive Psychology Lab | ||
Learning Laboratory | ||
Behavioral Modification Lab | ||
Biological Psychology Lab | ||
Social Psychology Laboratory | ||
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.
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