Major Requirements
The requirements for a major in psychology are 32 credits:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | |
| Introductory Psychology | ||
| Educational Psychology (for Education students, or equivalent) | ||
| Methods Core 2 | ||
| PSYC 230 | Statistics and Psychology Measurement | 4 |
| PSYC 301 | Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 477 | Senior Seminar in Psychology | 1 |
| Behavior and Cognition | ||
| Select a minimum of 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
| Behavior Modification | ||
| Learning and Behavior 3 | ||
| Cognitive Psychology 3 | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Select a minimum of 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Perception | ||
| Drugs and Behavior | ||
| Human Neuropsychology | ||
| Development and Social Psychology | ||
| Select a minimum of 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology and Culture | ||
| Advanced Developmental Psychology: Aging | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Individual Differences and Applied Psychology | ||
| Select a minimum of 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
| Personality Dynamics | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Sport | ||
| Psychology and Religion | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Psychotherapy | ||
| Psychological Assessment | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Students will choose additional electives to complete at least 32 credits in psychology from the areas above or other psychology offerings, such as: | 3 | |
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Academic Internship | ||
| May Seminar | ||
| One PEAK in psychology is required for the major. Options are course-based PEAKs (see course descriptions), PSYC Research PEAK, and PSYC Internship PEAK. | ||
| Total Hours | 32 | |
- 1
Note: AP scores of 3 = elective credit and students still need to take PSYC 111 Introductory Psychology; scores of 4 or 5 = PSYC 111 Introductory Psychology credit.
- 2
Note: These courses must be taken in order – PSYC 230 Statistics and Psychology Measurement is a prerequisite for PSYC 301 Research Methods in Psychology, and PSYC 301 Research Methods in Psychology is a prerequisite for PSYC 477 Senior Seminar in Psychology.
- 3
Note: PSYC 361 Cognitive Psychology is offered each semester; PSYC 218 Behavior Modification ,PSYC 318 Learning and Behavior, are only offered occasionally.
Degree and Graduation Requirements
In addition to the program-specific requirements listed above, all students must complete the graduation requirements specified for their degree. See the Degree and Graduation Requirements section for more information.