NEW MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The major program in psychology (a B.S. degree) requires 37 hours in psychology, including PSYC 100, which is a prerequisite to all other psychology courses. These requirements were put in place Fall 2012.
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Psychology Course Requirements
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Hours
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I. All of the following:
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| 100 – General Psychology | 3 |
| 261 – Introductory Statistics for Psychology | 3 |
| 360 – Advanced Statistics for Psychology | 3 |
| 362 – Research Methods for Psychology | 4 |
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(Subtotal = 13 hours)
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II. One from the following: Abnormal, Personality, and Social Psychology
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3 |
| 201 – Social Psychology | |
| 211 – Abnormal Psychology | |
| 242 – Psychology of Personality | |
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III. One from the following: Biological Psychology
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3 |
| 274 – Biological Psychology | |
| *305 – Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| *372 – Sensation and Perception | |
| 394 – Psychopharmacology | |
| *If this course taken to fulfill III, then it cannot count toward IV | |
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IV. One from the following: Cognition and Learning
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3 |
| 253 – Fundamentals of Learning and Motivation | |
| 273 – Cognitive Psychology | |
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*305 – Cognitive Neuroscience
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| *372 – Sensation and Perception | |
| *If this course taken to fulfill IV, then it cannot count toward III | |
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V. One from the following: Developmental Psychology
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3 |
| 231 – Developmental Psychology: The Infant and Child | |
| 232 – Developmental Psychology: The Adolescent and Adult | |
| 233 – Psychology of Aging | |
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VI. One of the following: Research in Psychology
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3 |
| 411 – Research Seminar in Abnormal, Personality, or Social Psychology | |
| 412 – Research Seminar in Biological Psychology | |
| 413 – Research Seminar in Cognition or Learning | |
| 414 – Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology | |
| *492 – Individual Research | |
| *Completion of PSYC 492 satisfies both Category VI and Category VII | |
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(Subtotal = 28 hours)
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VII. One of the following Out-of-Class Experiences:
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Variable |
| 000 – 40 Hours of Community Service Learning | |
| 322 – Mentoring Children at Risk (3 credits) | |
| 491 and *492 (SI) – Individual Research (3 credits each for 2 successive semesters) | |
| 499 – Internship (1-6 credits) | |
| *Completion of PSYC 492 satisfies both Category VI and Category VII. | |
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VIII. Choose Additional Electives needed to total 37 credits in the major
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Variable |
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TOTAL HOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY:
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37 |
BLS Students:
BLS students have two options for completing a major program. One is to complete the requirements for the B.S. in Psychology as specified in the university catalog. The other option is to create a special major consisting of courses from at least two disciplines. The special major must represent a coherent field of concentration. For example, a student might create a major in “Social Development” that includes relevant courses in psychology along with courses in sociology and anthropology such as SOCG 351 – Juvenile Delinquency and ANTH 212 – Anthropology of Gender. The BLS student must construct this major with their mentor, and the special major must be approved by the BLS office. A proposal for a special major must be submitted to the BLS office before the student completes 15 credits toward this major.