Psychology - Requirements for the Major

Psychology Program | Psychology Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions

Supporting Courses, 10 credits

  • PSYCH 102 Introduction to Psychology, 3 credits

One of these:

  • COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits
  • MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits

One of these:

  • BIOLOGY 202 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes, 4 credits
  • HUM BIOL 102 Introduction to Human Biology, 3 credits

Upper-Level Courses, 28 credits

Research Methodology, required:

  • PSYCH 300 Experimental Psychology, 4 credits

Core Courses, 12 credits

Physiological/Cognitive, one of these:

  • PSYCH 308 Physiological Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 417 Psychology of Cognitive Processes, 3 credits

Social/Personality, one of these:

  • PSYCH 330 Social Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 429 Theories of Personality, 3 credits

Developmental, one of these:

  • HUM DEV 331 Infancy and Early Childhood, 3 credits
  • HUM DEV 332 Middle Childhood and Adolescence, 3 credits
  • HUM DEV 343 Adulthood and Aging, 3 credits

Clinical, one of these:

  • PSYCH 435 Abnormal Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 438 Counseling Across the Lifespan, 3 credits

Elective Courses, 12 credits:

Choose from Physiological/Cognitive, Social/Personality or Clinical core courses (that were not taken to fulfill upper-level core requirement) OR choose from the following:

  • PSYCH 306 Psychology of Perception, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 310 Drugs and Behavior, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 390 Environmental Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 401 Psychology of Women, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 415 Organizational and Personnel Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 420 Tests and Measurements, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 425 Advanced Physiological Psychology, 4 credits
  • PSYCH 430 History and Systems of Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 440 Multicultural Counseling and Mental Health, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 450 Health Psychology, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 497 Internship, 1-12 credits

One of these is encouraged, but does not count toward major requirements:

  • PSYCH 478 Honors on the Major, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 495 Teaching Assistantship, 1-6 credits
  • PSYCH 496 Research Assistantship, 1-6 credits
  • PSYCH 498 Independent Study, 1-4 credits
Psychology Program
Psychology Minor Requirements
Course Descriptions