Major Requirements
The program consists of the common core plus eight additional courses in a concentration area. Bachelor of Arts students are required to take fourteen general electives which may be psychology and/or other department courses. Students may choose to complete a minor or double-major. Bachelor of Arts students must fulfill the Modern Language requirement.
Common Core
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSY 105 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY I | 4 |
PSY 106 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 |
PSY 240 | STATISTICS I | 4 |
PSY 241 | RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
PSY 242 | RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| 4 |
PSY 361 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY (Liberal Studies Program Capstone) 1 | |
PSY 389 | PSYCHOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR | |
Upon faculty approval psychology majors may register for the following psychology courses as psychology electives:
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSY 390 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSY 391 | DEPARTMENT HONORS THESIS 1 | |
PSY 396 | HONORS IN PSYCHOLOGY 1 | |
PSY 397 | EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING/PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH | |
PSY 398 | TUTORING AND MENTORING IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSY 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
PSY 105 and PSY 106 are not sequential, i.e., one is not a prerequisite for the other. They may be taken in either order.
For the research sequence, PSY 240 must be taken first; PSY 241 and PSY 242 may be taken in either order. A special note: PSY 340, an elective course, may be taken immediately after the completion of PSY 240.
Concentration Requirements
Students must complete the requirements from one of the following concentrations: Standard; Human Development; Human Services; Industrial/Organizational; Community; or Comprehensive Evening Program. Students are limited to only declaring one concentration.
Students are advised to talk with their advisor before double majoring, because some major combinations are prohibited. No more than 50% of the credits that apply to one major may be drawn from another major.
Students are advised to talk with their advisor before double majoring, because some major combinations are prohibited. No more than 50% of the credits that apply to one major may be drawn from another major.
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