Degree Requirements
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS –- 37 semester hours as follows:
Required Core Courses—16 hours:
- PSYC 111 Careers in Psychology
- PSYC 131 Basic Psychology
- PSYC 234 Research Design and Statistics I
- PSYC 244 Research Design and Statistics II
- PSYC 438 History and Systems in Psychology
- PSYC 499 Senior Seminar
Group A — One course (3 hours) selected from the following:
- *PSYC 331 Physiological Psychology
- *PSYC 436 Learning and Cognition
Group B --- Two courses (6 hours) selected from the following:
- PSYC 333 Psychology of Personality
- PSYC 334 Social Psychology
- PSYC 431 Psychological Testing
- PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology
Electives—12 hours selected from previous courses (Group A and B) not used to meet the major requirements or from the following (only two- 200 level courses can be used as electives):
- PSYC 232 Psychology and Human Development
- PSYC 237 Introduction to Counseling
- PSYC 238 Psychology of Learning and Exceptionality
- PSYC 332 Adult Development
- PSYC 338 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSYC 430 Psychology of Religion
- PSYC 433 Counseling Psychology
- PSYC 490 Directed Study-Special Topics
- *PSYC 491 Directed Study-Research or Readings
*Recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS-- Completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree plus a foreign language through the intermediate level.
MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS-- -– 21 semester hours as follows:
Required Core Courses—6 hours:
- PSYC 131 Basic Psychology
- PSYC 232 Psychology of Human Development
Three courses selected from the following: 9 hours
- PSYC 237 Introduction to Counseling
- PSYC 331 Physiological Psychology
- PSYC 332 Adult Development
- PSYC 333 Psychology of Personality
- PSYC 334 Social Psychology
- PSYC 336 Psychology and Modern Life
- PSYC 338 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSYC 431 Psychological Testing
- PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 436 Learning and Cognition
- PSYC 490 Directed Study-Special Topics
Electives-6 hours selected from previous courses not used to meet core requirements or from the following (only one 200 level course can be used as an elective):
- PSYC 238 Psychology of Learning and Exceptionality
- PSYC 430 Psychology of Religion
- PSYC 433 Counseling Psychology
DIRECTED STUDIES:
Majors may include a maximum of 6 hours in directed studies courses up to 3 hours of PSYC 490 and 3 hours of PSYC 491, or 6 hours of PSYC 491. Minors may enroll in PSYC 490 only, and are limited to 3 hours of PSYC 490 credit. The PSYC 491 course is reserved for students who display self-direction and academic excellence. Students enrolling in PSYC 491 must have completed PSYC 131, 232, 234, and 244, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in Psychology and permission of the Department Chair.
Psychology majors must achieve a grade of C or higher in prerequisite courses. Transfer students may have the pattern of prerequisites altered at the discretion of the Department Chair.
