Psychology, B.A.

Credit Requirements*

• Foreign Language Requirement: 0 - 3 credits
• General Education: 45 credits
• Major Requirements: 42 credits
• Free Electives: 30 - 33 credits
• Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement:

All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP or CLEP testing.

Core Courses (21 crs.)

SELECT A PATHWAY

Graduate School/Technical Field Preparation:

• Students who choose this pathway will take two statistics courses (PSYC 105  and PSYC 205 ) with a minimum grade of C.  Additionally, they will take 12 elective credits, of which 6 credits must be from the Ethical & Social Responsibility in a Diverse World category and 6 credits must be from the Professional Development category.

Career Readiness:

• Students who choose this pathway will take 18 elective credits, of which 6 credits must be from the Ethical & Social Responsibility in a Diverse World category and 12 credits must be from the Professional Development category.

Electives

Capstone (3 crs.)

Choose 1 of the following:

• PSYC 374 - Advanced Research in Psychology I Credits: 3
• PSYC 375 - Advanced Research in Psychology II Credits: 3
• PSYC 379 - Capstone Seminar in Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYC 385 - Internship in Psychology Credits: 1-4
• PSYC 386 - Internship in Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYC 389 - Internship in Psychology III Credits: 3
• PSYC 440 - History and Systems of Psychology Credits: 3

Other Psychology Courses

As Free Electives; Some selected topics may count for core areas per departmental discretion

• PSYC 393 - Selected Topics in Psychology Credits: 1-3
• PSYC 395 - Seminar in Selected Topics Credits: 3
• PSYC 490 - Selected Topics in Psychology Credits: 1-3

Internship

• PSYC 385 - Internship in Psychology Credits: 1-4
• PSYC 386 - Internship in Psychology Credits: 3

• Note: Students can take PSYC 385 Internship in Psychology , or both PSYC 385  and PSYC 386 Internship in Psychology . Students must apply to earn internship credit. Successful applicants must have completed relevant courses that will prepare them for the internship for which they apply. Final approval is made by the Psychology Department Internship Committee and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

   

  The remaining credits toward your 120 total should be comprised of a minor (strongly recommended - Minors are 18-21 credits), other courses of interest outside the major to broaden your higher educational experiences, and additional psychology courses. 

General Education

General Education Requirements

• General Education Program (45 crs.)  

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

• Natural World (N): PSYC 101  

Advising Notes:

1. Year I: PSYC 101, PSYC 105,
2. Year II: PSYC 205, Begin Foundation Courses
3. Year III: PSYC 301
4. Psychology minor available - 18 cr

Honors in Psychology Program (48 crs.)

The Honors in Psychology Program is open to psychology majors who have and maintain a 3.0 overall QPA and 3.5 Psychology QPA.  Students in their second semester of their first year and beyond (up to and including first semester of year three) who meet this requirement will be invited to participate. Students who fall below a 3.0 and 3.5 will have a semester to increase their QPA before being removed from the program.

Honors students must earn an additional six credits through the following courses in addition to their Psychology major courses (42 credits): Two graduate courses from the Master of Science in Applied Psychology program in their last year of study.  Please note that the following courses will not be open to undergraduate enrollment: PSYC 500 Advanced Research and Statistics I, PSYC 502 Program Evaluation, PSYC 503 Survey Research, and PSYC 600 Capstone. Students must also take PSYC 374 or PSYC 375 Advanced Research in Psychology for their Capstone experience.  Upon graduation, the successful completion of this Honors program provides students the additional designation of Honors in Psychology on their transcripts.