Psychology Standard Major

Psychology Standard Major - Bachelor of Arts

All B.A. majors must complete the 39 credit Psychology Core and require a minor in a second discipline or a second major.

A minimum of 39 Psychology Core credits are required:
Psychology Core:
PSY 100General Psychology (GT-SS3)3
PSY 150Writing in Psychology1
PSY 200Statistics and Data Analysis3
PSY 215Psychology Seminar2
PSY 301Research Methods3
PSY 345Biological Psychology (with laboratory)4
One of the following:3
Human Sexuality
Development Psychology
Death and Dying
One of the following:3
Introduction to Personality
Psychopathology
Multicultural Psychology
Social Psychology
One of the following:3
Educational Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Industrial and Applied Psychology
One of the following:3
Health Psychology
Behavioral Pharmacology
Clinical Psychology
Psychology electives (PSY 101:497)8
One of the following capstone courses:3
Independent Study
Capstone Seminar in Psychology
Capstone Internship in Psychology
Total Credits39

Degree Plan

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area III) 3
MATH 140 College Algebra (GT-MA1) 3
PSY 100 General Psychology (GT-SS3) 3
 Credits15
Spring
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area II with lab) 4
PSY 150 Writing in Psychology 1
PSY 269 Human Sexuality 3
 Credits14
Year Two
Fall
Elective Elective or minor course 6
Gen Ed General Education (Area III) 3
PSY 200 Statistics and Data Analysis 3
PSY 369 Health Psychology 3
 Credits15
Spring
Elective Elective or minor course 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area II w/ lab) 4
PSY 215 Psychology Seminar 2
PSY 301 Research Methods 3
PSY 368 Psychopathology 3
 Credits15
Year Three
Fall
Elective Elective or minor course 3
Elective Elective or minor course (Upper division) 6
PSY 310 Educational Psychology 3
PSY 345 Biological Psychology (with laboratory) 4
 Credits16
Spring
PSY 338 Cognitive Psychology 3
PSY 437 Behavioral Pharmacology 3
Elective Elective or minor course
 Credits6
Year Four
Fall
Elective Elective or minor course (Upper division) 6
Elective Elective or minor course 3
PSY 380 Evolutionary Psychology 3
PSY 457 Social Psychology 3
 Credits15
Spring
PSY 410 Multicultural Psychology 3
PSY 498 Capstone Seminar in Psychology 3
Elective Elective or minor course 7
 Credits13
 Total Credits109