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B.S. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY
Areas A-E (See Core section of the Catalog) |
42 semester hours |
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Area F |
18 semester hours |
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1. |
Foundations in Psychology: PSYC 1101 Intro to General Psychology - 3 hours |
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2. |
Foundations in Human Understanding & Skills (choose any; no lab courses) - 6 hours |
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Introduction to the Psychology of Adjustment (3 hours) |
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Psychology of Gender (3 hours) |
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Interpersonal Behavior (3 hours) |
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LING |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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PHIL |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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RHET |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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AFST |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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BLST |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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ANTH |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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CRJU |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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GEOG |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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HIST |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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POLS |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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RELI |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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SOCI |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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WMST |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
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3. |
Foundations in Science (choose any) - 9 hours |
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Principles of Biology I (+ lab) |
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Principles of Biology II (+ lab) |
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Genetics |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
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Cellular & Molecular Physiology I |
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Evolution |
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Ecology |
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CHEM |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
ENSC |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
MATH |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
PHYS |
(any 1000-2000 level) |
Science of the Mind |
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Major Requirements |
32 semester hours |
Required Classes (26 hours)
- PSYC 2700 Statistics applied to the Behavioral Sciences (4 hours)
- PSYC 2800 Research Methods (4 hours)
- PSYC 3100 Learning (3 hours)
- PSYC 3200 Abnormal Psychology (3 hours)
- PSYC 3300 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 hours)
- PSYC 3400 Cognitive Psychology (3 hours)
- PSYC 3500 Social Psychology (3 hours)
- PSYC 3600 Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
Capstone Experience (3 hours) |
Students must successfully complete one of the options described below during their senior year.
Senior Seminar in Psychology (3 hours) |
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Internship (6 hours) Prerequisite: 2.5 institutional GPA (permission of instructor required) |
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Senior Thesis (3 hours) (permission of instructor required) |
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Advanced Research Methodology (3 hours) (permission of Instructor required) |
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Additional Upper Division Course in Psychology (3 hours) |
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Selections from: (3 hours)
Psychology of Stress and Adaptive Functioning (3 hours) |
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PSYC 4060 |
Drugs and the Brain (3 hours) |
PSYC 4065 |
Clinical Neuroscience (3 hours) |
Advanced Learning: Special Topic (3 hours) |
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Advanced Abnormal: Special Topic (3 hours) |
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Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience: Special Topic (3 hours) |
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Advanced Cognitive: Special Topic (3 hours) |
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Advanced Social: Special Topic (3 hours) |
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Advanced Developmental: Special Topic (3 hours) |
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Advanced Topics Seminar (3 hours) |
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Electives |
16-25 semester credit hours (may include Foreign Language Requirement credits) |
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Total |
120 semester hours |
Other Major Requirements
- A grade of C or better must be earned in all PSYC and Area F courses counted toward the major.
- PSYC 1101, PSYC 2700, and PSYC 2800 are prerequisites to all PSYC 3000 level courses.
- Unless otherwise noted, courses may not be repeated for additional academic credit. Courses may be repeated to raise a grade, but the hours credited will only count once toward total hours earned.
- Students must take the Senior Exit Exam during the semester in which they graduate and pass it with a scaled score of 135 or higher. Students who do not earn at least a 135 on this exam must obtain a grade of C or higher in PSYC 4940 Senior Exit Exam Seminar.
- Students must successfully complete one of the Capstone options during their senior year. Students cannot use additional Capstone courses toward their Major Requirements.
- All Psychology majors must complete MATH 2600 Probability and Statistics. This course is a pre-requisite for PSYC 2700 and PSYC 2800 and may be used in either Area D or Area F.
Additional Requirements
- Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the second university course (i.e., 1002)
- A minimum of 39 hours overall (i.e., not necessarily in the major) must be at the 3000-4000 level.
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FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM OF STUDY
A suggested four-year sequence program of study is available at the GC website at /psychology