REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY--36 semester hours as follows:

Required Core Courses--18 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--9 hours selected from previous courses (Group A and B) not used to meet the major requirements or from the following (only one 200 level course can be used as an elective):

• PSYC 232 Psychology and Human Development
• PSYC 237 Introduction to Counseling
• PSYC 238 Psychology of Learning and Exceptionality
• PSYC 332 Adult Development
• PSYC 336 Psychology and Modern Life
• 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.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY--includes the requirements for the B.S. plus a foreign language through the intermediate level.

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR WITH TEACHER CERTIFICATION. The student must complete a major in Psychology along with a second major or certifiable area and satisfy the professional education requirements. The student will most likely do their student teaching in their second major or certifiable area, and will be certified in the major or certifiable area in which they did their student teaching.

TEACHING MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY: The student must complete a minor in Psychology along with a certifiable major and meet all professional education requirements.

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.