Bachelor of Science
Psychology

Total Credits Required: 120

• Required Major Courses: 33
• Minor and Elective Courses: 46
• General Education Courses: 41

Required Major Courses

• Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits, PSYC 100)
• Research Methods in Psychology (3 Credits, PSYC 300)
• Biological Basis of Behavior (3 Credits, PSYC 301)
• Sensation and Perception (3 Credits, PSYC 310) or any upper-level PSYC course
• Social Psychology (3 Credits, PSYC 321)
• Theories of Personality (3 Credits, PSYC 335)
• Memory and Cognition (3 Credits, PSYC 341) or any upper-level PSYC course
• Lifespan Development (3 Credits, PSYC 351) or any upper-level PSYC course
• Abnormal Psychology (3 Credits, PSYC 353)
• Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3 Credits, PSYC 436)
• Senior Seminar in Psychology (3 Credits, PSYC 495)

Related Required Courses

The following may be applied to general education or elective requirements.

• Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits, STAT 200)

A degree with a major in psychology requires the successful completion of 120 credits of coursework, including 33 credits for the major; 41 credits in general education requirements; and 46 credits in the minor, electives, and other degree requirements. You must also complete all related required coursework, which may be applied to general education or elective requirements, as part of the 120 credits required for the degree. You must also complete all related required coursework, which may be applied to general education or elective requirements, as part of the 120 credits required for the degree. At least 17 credits in the major must be earned in upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above). See overall degree requirements.

Research and Computer Literacy Courses

• Program and Career Exploration in Multidisciplinary Studies
  (3 Credits, PACE 111M)
  or Program and Career Exploration in Communication/Humanities
  (3 Credits, PACE 111C)
  or other PACE 111 course (to be taken in first 6 credits)
• Introduction to Research
  (1 Credit, LIBS 150)
  or Career Planning Management
  (1 Credit, CAPL 398A)
  or other general education elective
• Concepts and Applications of Information Technology
  (3 Credits, IFSM 201)
  or Digital Media and Society
  (3 Credits, CMST 301)
  or another computing course appropriate to the academic major

Communications Courses

• Academic Writing I
  (3 Credits, WRTG 111)
  or Research Writing
  (3 Credits, WRTG 291) or other writing course
• Academic Writing II
  (3 Credits, WRTG 112)
• Foundations of Oral Communication
  (3 Credits, SPCH 100)
  or other communication, writing, or speech course
• Advanced Research Writing
  (3 Credits, WRTG 391)
  or other advanced upper-level writing course

Math Course

• Topics for Mathematical Literacy
  (3 Credits, MATH 105)
  or other approved math or statistics course

Arts and Humanities Courses

• History of the United States Since 1865
  (3 Credits, HIST 157)
  or other arts and humanities course
• Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
  (3 Credits, ENGL 240)
  or foreign language course or other arts and humanities course

Behavioral and Social Science Courses

• Principles of Macroeconomics
  (3 Credits, ECON 201)
  or Introduction to Psychology
  (3 Credits, PSYC 100)
  or other behavioral and social science course
• American Government
  (3 Credits, GVPT 170)
  or other behavioral and social science course

Biological and Physical Sciences Courses

• Concepts of Biology
  (3 Credits, BIOL 101)
  and Laboratory in Biology
  (1 Credit, BIOL 102)
  or other paired science lecture and laboratory courses
• Elements of Nutrition
  (3 Credits, NUTR 100)
  or Human Biology
  (3 Credits, BIOL 160)
  or other science lecture course