Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
- The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Psychology major is met by completing one of the following courses: Psychology 401, 409, 410, 411, 413, 424, 444, 455, or 493. Those courses are referenced in item 3. below.
- The requirements of the College of Social Science for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
- The following required major courses with a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 (31 or 32 credits):
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All of the following courses: |
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PSY |
101 |
Introductory Psychology |
4 |
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PSY |
295 |
Data Analysis in Psychological Research |
3 |
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PSY |
395 |
Research Design and Measurement in Psychological Research |
3 |
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One of the following courses: |
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PSY |
200 |
Cognitive Psychology |
3 |
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PSY |
209 |
Brain and Behavior |
3 |
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Two of the following courses: |
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PSY |
235 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
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PSY |
236 |
Personality |
3 |
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PSY |
238 |
Developmental Psychology: Lifespan |
3 |
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PSY |
244 |
Developmental Psychology: Infancy Through Childhood |
3 |
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PSY |
255 |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
3 |
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PSY |
270 |
Community Psychology |
3 |
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PSY |
280 |
Psychological Disorders |
3 |
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One of the following courses: |
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PSY |
401 |
Expertise and Skill (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
409 |
Psychobiology of Behavioral Development (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
410 |
Neuroscience of Learning and Memory (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
411 |
Hormones and Behavior (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
413 |
Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience (W) |
4 |
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PSY |
424 |
Child and Family Psychopathology (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
444 |
Developmental Psychology: Adolescence through Youth (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
455 |
Advanced Topics in Organizational Psychology (W) |
3 |
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PSY |
493 |
Issues in Psychology (W) |
3 |
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Electives in Psychology |
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9 |
- Complete the following mathematics requirement, which will satisfy the university mathematics requirement and departmental requirement:
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One of the following courses or placement waiver: |
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MTH |
103 |
College Algebra |
3 |
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MTH |
103B |
College Algebra II |
3 |
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MTH |
116 |
College Algebra and Trigonometry |
5 |
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One of the following courses: |
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LB |
118 |
Calculus I |
4 |
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MTH |
101 |
Quantitative Literacy I |
3 |
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MTH |
102 |
Quantitative Literacy II |
3 |
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MTH |
114 |
Trigonometry |
3 |
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MTH |
116 |
College Algebra and Trigonometry |
5 |
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MTH |
124 |
Survey of Calculus I |
3 |
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MTH |
132 |
Calculus I |
3 |
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MTH |
152H |
Honors Calculus I |
3 |
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STT |
200 |
Statistical Methods |
3 |
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STT |
201 |
Statistical Methods |
4 |