(1) * # PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology (Required; minimum prerequisite for all other PSY courses)
(2) * # Students must take at least one course from each group listed below. One course (from either Group) must be completed prior to enrolling in PSY 302. The course from the remaining group must be completed prior to enrolling in any course beyond PSY 303. PSY 285 (Special Topics) may be substituted only with prior permission of the department chair (though Drugs & Beh will count in Group 1).
Select at least one course from this list.
PSY 210: Biopsychology
PSY 215: Cognitive Psychology
PSY 221: Health Psychology
PSY 225: Sensation and Perception
PSY 285: Drugs and Behavior
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Select at least one course from this list.
PSY 230: Social Psychology
PSY 235: Industrial Psychology
PSY 240: Theories of Personality
PSY 245: Developmental Psychology
PSY 260: Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY 270: Psychology of Gender (cross-listed as WGS 270)
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(3) * # PSY 302: Behavioral Statistics (Additional prerequisite is completion of the Gen Ed Math requirement)
(4) * # PSY
303: Research Methods (Prerequisite for this course is PSY 302. PSY 303 serves as the prerequisite for all advanced LAB and some SEMINAR courses as well as PSY 490/ 496)
(5) * # All majors
must complete one Advanced LAB course from those listed
below.
(6) * # Students
completing a B.A. must take any SEMINAR from
those listed below; students completing a B.S.
must take PSY 401.
ADVANCED LABS |
SEMINARS |
Select at least one course from this list.
PSY 305: Psychology of Learning
PSY 310: Biological Bases of Behavior
PSY 325: Tests and Measurement
PSY 344: Investigations into Developmental Psych
PSY 326: Behavior Modification
PSY 385: Special Topics Laboratory Courses
(Students should not take both PSY 305 and PSY 326)
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Select at least one course from this list.
#PSY 401: History & Systems of Psychology
PSY 410: Social & Ethical Implications of Psychology
PSY 412: Animal Behavior
PSY 420: Alternative Perspectives in Psychology
PSY 430: Group Dynamics
PSY 485: Special Topics Seminar Courses
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* # Additional RESEARCH:
* B.A. students may satisfy this with either (a) a second Advanced LAB (listed above), or (b) the following Empirical Project:
# PSY 490: Empirical Project in Psychology: This is a 4-hour course that covers two semesters in which the student proposes and implements an individual research project in Psychology.
* B.S. students must complete an Empirical Project (PSY 490 above) or an Honors Project (PSY 496 below).
Students who wish to earn Honors in
Psychology must complete PSY 496 (Honors Project in Psychology) instead of PSY
490.
ELECTIVES: PSY 390: Field Placement (variable credit, maximum of 15
semester credit hours)
PSY 460: Abnormal Psychology (which has either PSY 240 or PSY 260 as prerequisite)
PSY 495: Directed Independent Research
* The minimum requirements for a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Psychology (28 semester hours).
# The minimum requirements for a Bachelor of
Science degree in Psychology, plus:
- 6 additional credit hours in
Psychology, at least 3 of which must be 300-level or higher.
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Courses outside the psychology department:
MATH 131, 141, or 191
CHEMISTRY 111 and 112 or (CHM115)
BIOLOGY 210 or 211
- NOTES:
- Not more than 3 credit hours of PSY 390 and 3 credit hours of PSY 495 can count toward the B.S.
- B.S. consists of a total of 34 semester hours
A Minor in Psychology consists of five courses: (1) PSY 101, (2) one course Group 1 above, (3) one course from Group 2 above, (4) PSY 302, and (5) either PSY 303 or PSY 460 (note that PSY 460 has prerequisite of either PSY 240 or PSY 260).
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