Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Psychology

1. University Core Curriculum—49 hours
The Mathematics and Social Science electives are covered by program requirements.

2. Courses Specified by this Department—40 hours: PSY 1101 Orientation to Psychology
PSY 1013 Introductory Psychology
PSY 2383 Introductory Statistics
PSY 2393 Research Methods
PSY 3203 Psychological Testing
PSY 3383 History of Psychology
PSY 4453 Advanced Research Seminar
PSY 4493 Seminar in Psychology

Two of the following:; PSY 4333 Cognitive Psychology
PSY 4343 Theories of Learning
PSY 4353 Behavioral Neuroscience

Two of the following:; PSY 2203 Theories of Personality; PSY 2413 Developmental Psychology; PSY 3423 Social Psychology.

Two of the following:; PSY 2233 Theories of Counseling; PSY 2243 Introduction to Therapeutic Interviewing; PSY 4213 Abnormal Psychology

3. Minor Field

4. Electives sufficient to complete minimum semester hours.
Students who anticipate attending graduate school should consider taking some of the following courses:: BIO 3514 Human Anatomy
BIO 3524 Animal Physiology
EGL 2393 Advanced Composition
COM 2523 Public Speaking

All psychology majors are required to complete a standardized achievement test designated by the Department.

Minimum total semester hours: 124