2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Requirements for a Major in Psychology
Requirements include a minimum of 12 courses in psychology totaling 36 hours of credit, including:
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 400 - Advanced Research in Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 492 - Advanced General: The Capstone (3 credits)
Category Requirements
In addition, one course must be taken from each of the six following categories:
I. Biological
- PSY 330 - Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credits)
- PSY 375 - Comparative Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 431 - Introduction to Neuropsychology (3 credits)
- PSY 432 - Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
II. Developmental
- PSY 301 - Child Development (3 credits)
- PSY 305 - Infant and Early Childhood Development (3 credits)
- PSY 331 - Adolescent Development (3 credits)
- PSY 364 - Life Span Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
III. Personality/Clinical
- PSY 303 - Psychopathology (3 credits)
- PSY 324 - Developmental Psychopathology (3 credits)
- PSY 420 - Theories of Personality (3 credits)
- PSY 452 - Counseling: Theories and Applications (3 credits)
IV. Social Context
- PSY 355 - Psychology and Culture (3 credits)
- PSY 360 - Social Psychology: Psychology's View (3 credits)
- PSY 381 - Group Dynamics (3 credits)
- PSY 445 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
V. Cognitive
- PSY 357 - Psychology of Language (3 credits)
- PSY 361 - Perception (3 credits)
- PSY 365 - Cognition (3 credits)
VI. General
- PSY 311 - Controversial Issues in Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 362 - Environmental Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 366 - Perspectives on Aging (3 credits)
- PSY 370 - Cognitive Neuroscience (3 credits)
- PSY 405 - History and Systems (3 credits)
- PSY 410 - Tests and Measurements (3 credits)
Electives
Students choose two additional psychology courses, totaling six credit hours, as electives.
Course Restrictions in Major
For students who choose to take PSY 399 and/or PSY 499, no more than six credit hours in these courses may be counted toward the major. Psychology majors must take at least one third of the psychology credits constituting their major from the psychology department. Students may earn either a B.A. or B.S. degree.
Requirements to Earn Either a B.A. or B.S. Degree
B.A.
The B.A. requires third-semester proficiency in a foreign language.
B.S.
The B.S. requirement degree requires the following:
- PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 400 - Advanced Research in Psychology (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)