Psychology, B.A.
Requirements for a Major in Psychology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty-four semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| PSY 1305 | Psychological Science: Understanding Human Behavior | 3 |
| NSC 1306 & NSC 1106 | Introduction to Neuroscience and Introduction to Neuroscience Laboratory | 4 |
| PSY 2402 | Statistics | 4 |
| PSY 2405 | Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| Mental Health | ||
| PSY 3308 | Theories of Psychotherapy and Counseling | 3 |
| or PSY 3309 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | |
| or PSY 3330 | Psychopathology | |
| Experimental Psychology with Laboratory | ||
| Select one of the following pairs: | 4 | |
| Cognition and Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Learning and Behavior and Laboratory in Learning and Behavior | ||
| Sensation and Perception and Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Social and Developmental Psychology | ||
| PSY 3310 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| or PSY 3350 | Developmental Psychology | |
| or PSY 4327 | Theories of Personality | |
| Advanced Psychology Electives | ||
| Nine additional semester hours of 3000-4000 level PSY courses 1 | 9 | |
| A grade of “C” or better is required in all PSY and/or NSC courses used for the major. | ||
| Subtotal | 34 | |
| Required Courses in Other Fields | ||
| A grade of “C” or better is required in each course. | ||
| MTH 1320 | Precalculus Mathematics | 3 |
| or MTH 1321 | Calculus I | |
| or STA 1380 | Elementary Statistics | |
| Four additional hours of Laboratory Science (not from PSY/NSC) | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 41 | |