Department of Psychology
Requirements
Requirements of the Psychology Major
Major Requirements 38-40 CREDITS
Students majoring in psychology are expected to fulfill the following standards: (1) maintain a 2.0 (C) grade point average, and (2) attain grades no lower than a C- in all psychology courses.
A. Pre-requisites courses 10 credits
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General Psychology |
3 |
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Math 110 or 130 or other |
Contemporary Math or Statistics or other college level math |
3 |
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BIO 114 or BIO 120 |
Applied Anatomy and Physiology or Human Biology |
4 |
B. Major Requirement 38 credits
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Experimental Psychology I: Applied Statistics |
4 |
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Experimental Psychology II: Research Methods |
4 |
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Developmental Psychology |
3 |
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Social Psychology |
3 |
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History and Systems of Psychology |
3 |
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Theories of Personality or Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
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Physiological Psychology |
3 |
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Learning or Cognitive Psychology or Perception |
3 |
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Any PSY |
Three electives within Psychology |
9 |
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Seminar in Psychology |
3 |
MINOR REQUIREMENTS - 18 CREDITS
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General Psychology |
3 |
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Plus any five additional psychology courses by advisement |
15 |
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