Psychology, B.S.

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 63+

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Required Introductory Coursework

PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychological Science (3)
PSYC 211 Psychological Statistics (3)
PSYC 220 Research Methods (3)
Students make take PSYC 250 in lieu of PSYC 211 and PSYC 220 .
PSYC 250 Psychological Statistics and Research Methods (6) *

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*PSYC 250 is strongly recommended for students in the BS program; however, students may take PSYC 211 and PSYC 220 in lieu of PSYC 250 . Students who have completed PSYC 250 may not receive credit for PSYC 211 and PSYC 220 . Similarly, students who complete PSYC 211 or PSYC 220 may not receive credit for PSYC 250 . **It is recommended that students take one or more mathematics courses prior to enrollment in PSYC 211 or PSYC 250 .

Required Advanced Experimental Coursework

PSYC 390 Advanced Psychological Statistics (3)

Laboratory Requirement:

Select one course from the following:

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Students may elect to enroll in more than the one required advance lab from this cluster. Students completing additional courses from this cluster can apply these credit hours toward the elective hours required for the major.

Select three courses totaling 9 credit hours from the following:

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Students may elect to enroll in more than the required three courses from this cluster. Students completing additional courses from this cluster can apply these credit hours toward the elective hours required for the major.

Select three courses totaling 9 credit hours from the following:

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Select five courses totaling 15 credit hours

9 of these credit hours must be at 351-level or above:

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Independent Study/Special Topic limitations: A maximum of 6 credit hours of PSYC 498 may apply to the major requirements; a maximum of 6 credit hours of PSYC 410 may apply to major requirements.

Math Requirement:

Complete 7 credit hours.

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Honors College mathematics courses will also fulfill the MATH 111 and MATH 120 requirements as long as they are either calculus or have calculus as a pre-requisite. Higher-level calculus courses in Math may also be used to fulfill the calculus portion of the Psychology Math requirement.

Science Requirement:

Select 8 credit hours of an introductory sequence or higher in biology, chemistry, or physics of which 2 credit hours must be earned in the accompanying laboratories:

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The above listed 8 credit hour natural science sequences are at the introductory level. Higher level sequences (e.g. BIOL 201 -BIOL 202 ) taken at the College or transferred from another school may also satisfy this requirement.