2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 14, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology, BS


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The Psychology major is a flexible program through which students acquire both breadth and depth of psychological knowledge. In addition to coursework in core psychology subfields, such as social and personality psychology, development, biopsychology, cognition, learning, psychopathology, and cross-cultural psychology, students develop skills in research design, data analysis, oral and written communication, and ethical reasoning. The major includes two professional development courses to help students investigate and apply for jobs and graduate school, and all students complete a research, teaching, or workplace internship. 

To satisfy requirements for graduation, students majoring or minoring in psychology must earn a grade of no less than C- in all psychology courses that are applied to the major or minor.

Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)


Civitae Core Curriculum  

Psychology majors are required to take the following Civitae Core courses satisfying major requirements as also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements:

MATH 171  or MATH 155  can satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning Pillar requirement

PSYC 101  can satisfy the Scientific Reasoning Pillar requirement

PSYC 335 , PSYC 337 , or PSYC 340  can satisfy the Human Behavior and Social Institutions Perspectives requirement

Courses satisfying major requirements that are designated as Civitae Core courses subsequent to the print deadline of this Catalog will not appear in the above listings but will be eligible to also satisfy Civitae Core requirements, subject to the same rules as the others.  (If doing so would otherwise decrease the total credits required for the degree below 120, General Elective credit must be substituted to restore the total.)  

Additional Degree Requirements (3-4 credits)


Psychology majors are required to take one additional course in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Natural Science to earn the Bachelor of Science degree.

Major Requirements (42-45 credits, with 6-9 credits counted in Civitae Core)


Introductory Topical Courses (9 credits)


All students must complete three of the courses listed below with a C- or better.

Advanced Topical Courses (6 -9 credits with 0-3 credits in Civitae Core)


All students must complete three of the courses listed below with a C- or better.

Advanced Research Lab (4 credits)


All students must complete one of the courses listed below with a C- or better

General electives


General Electives for BS in Psychology: 34-36 credits

Total credits required


BS in Psychology 120

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