2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 21, 2024

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology (BS)

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Overall Requirements and Minimums

See Degree Policies for information regarding earned hour, residency, and minimum GPA requirements.

General Education Requirements (37-40 hrs)

Integrative and Experiential Core

First Year (FYS) or Transition Year Seminar (TYS)
Integrative Studies (INST)
Senior Year Experience (SYE)

Discipline-Based Skills Development

Mathematics
Lifestyle Fitness and Wellness Series (LFW)
Skills Development
- Oral/Written Communication
- Language Proficiency
- Laboratory and Experimental Design

Writing Intensive

See Writing Intensive Requirements for specifics.

Psychology Major Requirements (48-49 hrs)

Psychology Core Courses (24-25 hrs)

PSYC 1050 - General Psychology
PSYC 1051 - General Psychology - Writing Intensive
PSYC 1060 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 2051 - Professional Development for First Year Psychology Majors (taken twice for 0.5 hrs total)*
PSYC 2052 - Professional Development for Second Year Psychology Majors (taken twice for 0.5 hrs total)*
PSYC 2053 - Professional Development for Third Year Psychology Majors (taken twice for 0.5 hrs total)*
PSYC 2054 - Professional Development for Fourth Year Psychology Majors (taken twice for 0.5 hrs total)*
PSYC 2500 - Research Methods I - Writing Intensive
PSYC 3710 - Seminar
PSYC 4000 - History and Systems in Psychology
PSYC 4510 - Research Practicum OR
PSYC 3710 - Seminar
(2nd Seminar)
*Students are only required to take PSYC 2051-2054 from the time they declare the major, thus may have fewer than 2 total hrs in this sequence.

Cognitive and Biological Bases (6 hrs)

Choose two courses from the following:

Clinical and Applied Psychology (3 hrs)

Choose one course from the following:

Social and Developmental Processes (6 hrs)

Choose two courses from the following:

Diversity (3 hrs)

Choose one course from the following:

Methods (3 hrs)

Choose one course from the following:

Application for Degree

Prospective graduates must submit a Graduation Application to the Office of the Registrar during the term prior to the intended final semester.