Listed below are the course requirements for psychology majors.
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Listed below: 1) New Requirements (students graduating after May, 2012) and 2) Old Requirements (students graduating in May, 2012)
NEW MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The major program in psychology (a B.S. degree) requires 37 hours in psychology, including PSYC 100, which is a prerequisite to all other psychology courses. These requirements will be put in place as of Fall 2012.
Psychology Course Requirements |
Hours |
I. All of the following: |
|
| 100 - General Psychology | 3 |
| 261 - Introductory Statistics for Psychology | 3 |
| 360 - Advanced Statistics for Psychology | 3 |
| 362 - Research Methods for Psychology | 4 |
| 421 - History of Psychology | 3 |
(Subtotal = 16 hours) |
|
II. One from the following: Abnormal,
Personality and Social Psychology |
4 |
| 301 - Social Psychology | |
| 311 - Abnormal Psychology | |
| 342 - Psychology of Personality | |
III. One from the following: Biological Psychology |
3 |
| *305 - Cognitive Neuroscience (formerly Biocognition) | |
| *372 - Sensation and Perception | |
| 374 - Biological Psychology (formerly Physiological Psychology) | |
| 394 - Psychopharmacology | |
| *If this course taken to fulfill III, then it cannot count toward IV. | |
IV. One from the following: Cognition and Learning |
3 |
| *305 - Cognitive Neuroscience (formerly Biocognition) | |
| *372 - Sensation and Perception | |
| 373 - Cognitive Psychology | |
| 453 - Fundamentals of Learning and Motivation | |
| 394 - Psychopharmacology | |
| *If this course taken to fulfill IV, then it cannot count toward III. | |
V. One from the following: Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| 331 - Developmental Psychology: The Infant and Child | |
| 332 - Developmental Psychology: The Adolescent and Adult | |
| 333 - Psychology of Aging | |
VI. One of the Following: Research in Psychology |
3 |
| 411 - Research Seminar in Abnormal, Personality, or Social Psychology | |
| 412 - Research Seminar in Biological Psychology | |
| 413 - Research Seminar in Cognition or Learning | |
| 414 - Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology | |
| *492 - Individual Research | |
| *Completion of Psyc 492 satisfies both Category VI and Category VII. | |
VII. Six hours of other psychology courses including one of the following Out-of-Class Experiences: |
6 |
| 000 - 40 Hours of Community Service Learning | |
| 322 - Mentoring Children at Risk (3 credits) | |
| 491 and *492 (SI) - Individual Research (3 credits each in 2 successive semesters) | |
| 499 - Internship (1-6 credits) | |
| *Completion of Psyc 492 satisfies both Category VI and Category VII. | |
TOTAL HOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY: |
37 |
OLD MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Psychology Course Requirements |
Hours |
I. All of the following: |
|
| 100 - General Psychology | 3 |
| 261 - Statistics and Research Methods | 3 |
| 360 - Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| 362 - Applied Methods | 4 |
| 421 - History of Psychology | 3 |
(Subtotal = 16 hours) |
|
II. One from the following: |
4 |
| 372 - Sensation and Perception | |
| 373 - Cognitive Psychology | |
| 374 - Physiological Psychology | |
| 375 - Experimental Social Psychology | |
| 381 - Applied Behavioral Analysis | |
III. One from the following: |
3 |
| 301 - Social Psychology | |
| 311 - Abnormal Psychology | |
| 320 - Exceptional Children & Youth | |
| 331 - Infant-Child | |
| 332 - Adolescent-Adult | |
| 333 - Aging | |
| 342 - Personality | |
IV. One from the following: |
3 |
| 305 - Biocognition | |
| 353 - Learning and Motivation | |
| 385 - Industrial-Organizational | |
| 392 - Behavior Genetics | |
| 394 - Psychopharmacology | |
V. One from the following: |
Variable Credit |
| 40 Hours of Community Service Learning (requires 12 hours of psychology including general psychology) (Fulfills requirement with no credit hours) |
|
| 322 - Mentoring Children at Risk (3 credits) | |
| 491 - Individual Research (4 cr. over 2 successive semesters) |
|
| 499 - Internship | |
Total Required for Psychology Major: |
39 |
A BLS student has two options for completing a major program. One is to complete the requirements for the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology as specified in the university catalog. The other option is to create a special major consisting of courses from at least two disciplines. The special major must represent a coherent field of concentration. For example, a student might create a major in "Social Development" that includes relevent courses in psychology along with courses in sociology and anthropology such as Juvenille Delinquency and Anthropology of Gender. The BLS student must construct this major with their mentor and the special major must be approved by the BLS office. A proposal for a special major must be submitted to the BLS office before the student completes 15 credits toward the major.