Psychology, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 47+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

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

Required Introductory Course

PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychological Science (3)

Note:

Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 163 in lieu of PSYC 103 .

Experimental Foundations

Note:

*It is recommended that students take one or more mathematics courses prior to enrollment in PSYC 211 or PSYC 250 .

**PSYC 250 is strongly recommended for students in the B.S. program; however, students may take PSYC 211 and PSYC 220 in lieu of PSYC 250 .

Core A. Complete two courses totaling 6 credit hours from the following:

Note:

Students may elect to enroll in more than the two required courses from Core A. Students completing additional courses from Core A can apply these credit hours towards the elective hours required for the major.

Core B. Complete two courses totaling 6 credit hours from the following:

Note:

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

Elective Requirement

Complete four courses totaling 12 credit hours with at least 6 of these credit hours at the 351-level or above:

Math Requirement:

Complete two courses from the following totaling at least 6 credit hours:

Note:

For higher-level MATH courses that can count for this requirement, please consult with the Psychology Department.
Declared students with approved math alternatives may satisfy this requirement by taking one of the above courses and an approved general education math alternative course.
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 115 in lieu of MATH 120 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 215 in lieu of MATH 220 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217 in lieu of MATH 250 .

Science Requirement:

Complete 8 credit hours of an introductory sequence or higher in biology, chemistry, or physics, including HONS variants (of which 2 credit hours must be earned in the accompanying laboratories). Alternatively, complete 5 credit hours from HONS 190 /HONS 190L :

Note:

The above listed natural science sequences are at the introductory level. Higher level sequences (e.g. BIOL 222 -BIOL 221 ) taken at the College or transferred from another school may also satisfy this requirement.
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 151 /HONS 151L in lieu of BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L .
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Notes:

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