Psychology, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements for a major in Psychology:

Foundation Courses (11 Hours)

PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 285	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	4
PSYC 286	Research Design	4

Core Courses (15 Hours)

 

Biological Foundation (3 Hours)

 

PSYC 305

Biological Psychology

3

 

Clinical Foundation (3 Hours)

 

PSYC 350

Abnormal Psychology

3

Cognitive Foundation (3 Hours)

Choose 1 of the following:

PSYC 310	Learning & Behavior Analysis	3
PSYC 311	Cognitive Psychology	3

Developmental Foundation (3 Hours)

Choose 1 of the following:

PSYC 206	Child Development	3
PSYC 207	Adolescence	3

Social Foundation (3 Hours)

 

PSYC 212

Social Psychology

3

Electives (9 Hours )

Choose 3 of the following not used above:

PSYC 150	Human Sexuality	3
PSYC 206	Child Development	3
PSYC 207	Adolescence	3
PSYC 225	Psychology of Gender	3
PSYC 275	Psychology of Sport	3
PSYC 277	Industrial-Organizational Psychology	3
PSYC 301	Topics in Psychology	3
PSYC 325	Personality & Principles of Measurement	3
PSYC 355	Child Psychopathology	3
PSYC 350	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC 365	Family Discord	3
PSYC 370	Introduction to Clinical Psychology	3
PSYC 375	Health Psychology	3

Notes:     

Psychology 365 and 370 can fulfill the requirement as both an Psychology elective and the first half of the Senior Year Experience requirement.

PSYC 301: With departmental chair approval.

Senior Year Experience (4-6 Hours)

Choose 1 of the following Applied Experience Options:

• Students interested in clinical or counseling psychology will enroll in Psychology 370 during the fall semester and then complete a supervised internship, PSYC 481, in a clinical setting during the spring semester.
• Students interested in developmental psychology will enroll in Psychology 365 in the fall semester and then complete a supervised internship, PSYC 482, in a developmental setting in the spring semester.
• Students interested in basic research will enroll in Psychology 490 in the fall and Psychology 492 in the spring. They will conduct an experiment of their own design. The results of the study will be summarized in a final written research report.

Clinical

PSYC 370	Introduction to Clinical Psychology	3
PSYC 481	Supervised Clinical Practicum	3

Developmental

PSYC 365	Family Discord	3
PSYC 482	Supervised Developmental Practicum	3

Research

PSYC 490	Advanced Research I	1
PSYC 492	Advanced Research II	3

 

Junior Core & Capstone (6 Hours)

PSYC 360	Experimental Psychology	3
PSYC 401	The History & Systems of Psychology	3

 

Total Credit Hours: 45-47