Requirements for the Psychology Major:

The department offers the B.A. and B.S. degrees. The B.A. requires third-semester proficiency in a foreign language. The B.S. degree cognate sequence requirement is Statistics 215, Psychology 300 and 400.

For those who choose to take PSY 399 and/or PSY 499, no more than six credit hours in these courses may be counted towards the major. Psychology majors must take at least one third of the psychology credits constituting their major from the Psychology Department.

SS 300 does not count toward the major in psychology.

Requirements include a minimum of 12 courses in psychology totaling 36 hours of credit, including PSY 101, 300, 400, and 492. In addition, one course must be taken from each of the six following categories:

1. Biological: 375, 430, 431, 432.
2. Developmental: 301, 305, 331, 332, 364.
3. Personality/Clinical: 303, 324, 420, 452.
4. Social Context: 355, 360, 381, 445.
5. Cognitive: 357, 361, 363, 365.
6. General: 311, 362, 405, 410.

Students also choose any two psychology courses, totaling six credit hours, as electives. Students have the option of using one of the following as an elective: SS 351 or SS 381.