Psychology, BS

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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 (39 credits).

All psychology majors are required to take the 23 credits of core requirements and 13 credits of area requirements and 6 credits of psychology electives.

Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)

Civitae Core

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

MATH 171 can satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning Pillar requirement
PSYC 101 can satisfy the Scientific Reasoning Pillar 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.)

Transfer Students go to Transfer Student General Education for requirements

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 (45 credits)

Core Requirements (26 credits)

PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits counted in Civitae Core)
PSYC 151 - Introduction to Biopsychology
MATH 171 - Statistical Decision Making (3 credits counted in Civitae Core)
PSYC 233 - Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 234 - Quantitative Methods in Psychology
PSYC 457 - History and Systems of Psychology
PSYC 460 - Advanced General Psychology
PSYC 461 - Seminar in Psychology
PSYC 492 - Internship in Psychology
or
PSYC 490 - Independent Research in Psychology
or
PSYC 498 - Honors Research in Psychology (additional credit applied toward PSYC electives)

Area Requirements (13 credits)

All students must successfully complete at least one class from each area below.

Developmental Area

Industrial/Organizational/Social Area

Pre-Clinical/Counseling Area

General/Experimental Area

PSYC 300 - Sensation and Perception (lab)
PSYC 321 - Behavioral Neuroscience (lab)
PSYC 322 - Cognitive Psychology (lab)
PSYC 324 - Learning (lab)
PSYC 333 - Individual Differences and Social Behavior (lab)
PSYC 345 - Psychological Tests and Measurements (lab)

Psychology Elective Requirements (6 credits)

Six credits of electives selected from any of the Psychology courses.

General electives

General Electives for BS in Psychology: 37-39 credits

Total credits required

BS in Psychology 120