SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Psychology Degrees
The Psychology Program offers both the B.A. and B.S. Degrees. Both degrees require a total of 124 credits including the standard 46 credit General Education Requirement.
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Requirements for the major (BA and BS)
* Psy 002 Introductory Psychology (3 cr)
* CmpBd 100 Introduction to Computers (3 cr)
Research Core (12 cr)
* Psy 015 Elementary Statistics in Psychology (4 cr)(usually offered only in the Fall semester)
* Psy 201W Basic Research Methods (4 cr) (prereq Psy 015)
* Psych 431W Advanced Research Methods (4 cr) (prereg Psy201W)
Basic Course Requirement (12 cr)
Choose 1 course from at least 4 of the following 5 categories. (For psychology courses that are not listed please see your advisor.)
* Foundations of Behavior:
Psy203: Neurological Bases of Human Behavior
Psy204: Intro to Learning
Psych440: History & Systems of Psych
Psych454: Conditioning & Learning
Psych466: Psychophysiology* Social/Developmental:
Psy213: Intro to Developmental Psych
Psy217: Social Psych
Psych427: Advanced Social Psych
Psych433: Cognitive Development
Psych434: Social & Personality Development
Psych446: Adolescence
Psych455: Development through Adulthood* Cognitive/Experimental:
Psy202: Intro to Perception
Psy221: Intro to Cognitive Psych
Psych 428: Advanced Cognitive Psych
Psych429: Learning & Memory
Psych433: Cognitive Development
Psych 442: Sensation & Perception* Clinical Counseling:
Psy238: Intro to Personality Psych
Psych130: Management of Interpersonal Relationships
Psych434: Social & Personality Development
Psych435: Psych of Adjustment & Social Relationships
Psych480: Intro to Personality
Psych486: Abnormal Psych
Psych487: Into to Clinical Psych* Diversity:
Psy170: Psych of Women
Psy120: Cross-cultural Psych
Psy237: Intro to Religions, Cultures, & Therapies
Psych 472: Psych of Gender
Advanced Course Requirement (9 cr)
In addition to 431W, take three additional 400-level psychology courses from any combination of categories.
Special Interest (6 cr)
Take at least 2 other psychology course of any level as interest dictates.
Available Opportunities:
* Internships: Psych 495
* Independent Studies: Psych 296/496
* Senior Thesis: Psy 494
BA Degree
The B. A. Degree also requires 24 credits in college degree requirements and 12 credits of electives. College degree requirements include 12 credits foreign language, 3 credits arts, 3 credits humanities, 3 credits other cultures, and 3 credits social/behavioral sciences.
BS Degree
The BS Degree requires either Math 110 or Math 140 and 12 credits of electives. Students choose either the Business Option or General Science Option.
* The Business Options requires 21 credits of business courses and allows one to graduate with a business minor.* The General Science Option requires 21 credits in science courses and allows one to graduate with a science minor.