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:

Only one of PSYC 224 or PSYC 225 can count toward this core requirement. 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 .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 152 /HONS 152L in lieu of BIOL 112 /BIOL 112L .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 190 /HONS 190L in lieu of CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L and CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 157 /HONS 157L in lieu of PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 158 /HONS 158L in lieu of PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .

Notes:

PSYC 198 is not applicable toward the major.
Credit cannot be applied for both PSYC 250 and PSYC 211 towards the program requirements.
Credit cannot be applied for both PSYC 250 and PSYC 220 towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PSYC 315 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PSYC 375 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PSYC 404 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PSYC 410 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PSYC 497 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PSYC 498 may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: BIOL 101 , BIOL 101L , BIOL 102 , BIOL 102L , BIOL 111 , BIOL 111L , BIOL 112 , BIOL 112L , BIOL 221 , BIOL 222 , CHEM 101 , CHEM 101L , CHEM 102 , CHEM 102L , CHEM 111 , CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 , CHEM 112L , CHEM 231 , CHEM 231L , CHEM 232 , CHEM 232L , HONS 115 , HONS 151 , HONS 151L , HONS 152 , HONS 152L , HONS 157 , HONS 157L , HONS 158 , HONS 158L , HONS 190 , HONS 190L , HONS 215 , HONS 216 , HONS 217 , MATH 104:499(or approved general education math alternative course), PHYS 101 , PHYS 101L , PHYS 102 , PHYS 102L , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 112 , PHYS 112L