Psychology, B.S. (CIP 42.0101)

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements of the academic major, students must comply with the General Academic Regulations for Graduation and Undergraduate Academic Policies . As part of these Policies, students must complete the General College Curriculum , which is based on the degree.

Major Requirements

Forty-three semester hours of courses in the major including:

PSYC 222 - General Psychology (3)
PSYC 260 - Developmental Psychology (3)
PSYC 267 - Statistics for the Social Sciences (3)
PSYC 330 - Research Methods in Behavioral and Social Sciences (4)
PSYC 364 - Psychology of Human Relations (3)
PSYC 368 - Psychology of Learning and Cognition (3)
PSYC 369 - Physiological Psychology (3)
PSYC 461 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSYC 463 - Educational and Psychological Testing (3)
PSYC 480 - History of Psychology (3)
four psychology electives chosen from additional psychology offerings
Other Required Courses:
MATH 160 - Elementary Statistics (3)
MATH 212 - Logic (3)
BIOL 111 - Basic Biology (4)
- Take one course from the following:
BIOL 201 - Cellular & Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 221 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
BIOL 285 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
BIOL 286 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
CHEM 101 - Elementary Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 113 - General Chemistry II (4)
- Take two courses from ENGL 200 level.

Note:

No more than nine hours may be earned through practicum courses. PSYC 222 is a prerequisite to all other psychology courses.

Students considering graduate study for work in clinical or counseling psychology should take additional work in biology or chemistry. Anyone planning work in experimental psychology should elect additional courses in mathematics, statistics, and chemistry. Those considering the personnel and industrial fields of psychology should elect BADM 331 - Principles of Management and ECON 454 - Labor Economics .