2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| Introductory Requirements | ||
| PSYC 1004 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 1094 | Principles of Psychological Research 1 | 3 |
| Foundations of Psychology | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience of Behavior | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| 4000-Level Lecture Course with Co-Requisite One-Credit Laboratory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
Development Lecture/Lab | ||
| Special Topics in Developmental Psychology and Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
Cognition and Learning Lecture/Lab | ||
| Advanced Learning and Laboratory in Advanced Learning | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Psychology Laboratory | ||
Biological Lecture/Lab | ||
| Physiological Psychology and Laboratory in Physiological Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception and Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
Interpersonal Psychology Lecture/Lab | ||
| Advanced Social Psychology and Laboratory in Social Psychology | ||
Industrial/Organizational and Workplace Psychology Lecture Lab | ||
| Personality Research and Personality Research Laboratory | ||
| Theory of Psychological Measurement and Laboratory in Psychological Measurement | ||
| Psychology Special Topics Senior Seminar | ||
| PSYC 4354/4364 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Additional Course Requirements | ||
| Electives within Psychology 2, 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Select three of the following (9 credits, at least 3 credits must be at the 4000 level): | 9 | |
Developmental and Focus | ||
| Language and the Mind | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
PSYC/EDEP 3154 | ||
| Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Language Development | ||
| Bilingual Development and Cognition | ||
Cognition and Learning Focus | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Human Behaviors and Natural Environments | ||
| Advanced Learning | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
Biological Focus | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience of Behavior | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Neuroeconomics | ||
Interpersonal Focus | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Advanced Social Psychology | ||
| The Science of Giving | ||
| Predicting Social Behavior | ||
Industrial/Organizational and Workplace Psychology Focus | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ||
| Personality Research | ||
| Theory of Psychological Measurement | ||
Clinical Focus | ||
| Psychology of Social Interventions | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Psychological Disorders of Children | ||
Other Electives | ||
| Advanced Research Methods in Psychological Science | ||
| History and Systems in Psychology | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| First Year Experience | ||
| PSYC 1024 | Pathways Through and Beyond the Psychology Major 6 | 2 |
| Science Requirement for Psychology | ||
| Beyond Pathways General Education requirements. Select one year of an introductory science sequence with labs, from a sequence or cluster listed below; you must complete a sequence or cluster within the same department. | 8 | |
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory and Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| Human Anatomy & Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory and Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future and Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory and Earth Resources, Society, and Environment and Earth Resources, Society and Environment Laboratory | ||
| Chemistry in Context and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory and Chemistry in Context and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory and General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy and Astronomy Laboratory and Introduction to Astronomy and Astronomy Laboratory | ||
| General Physics and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics and General Physics Laboratory | ||
| Foundations of Physics and Foundations of Physics | ||
| Exploring Data 7 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence | ||
or BDS 2005 | Fundamentals of Behavioral Decision Science | |
or CS 1014 | Introduction to Computational Thinking | |
or ENGL 2034 | Analyzing the Sounds of Language | |
or HD 3024 | Community Analytics | |
or SOC 2104 | Quantitative Approaches to Community Research | |
or SOC 2604 | Introduction to Data in Social Context | |
or PHIL 1504 | Critical Thinking | |
or STAT 1014 | Data in Our Lives | |
or STAT 2004 | Introductory Statistics | |
or STAT 3616 | Biological Statistics | |
| Exploring Human Diversity | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
or AFST 1814 | Introduction to African Studies | |
or AFST 2454 | Race and Racism | |
or AFST 2734 | The Black Woman in the U.S. | |
or AINS 1104 | Introduction to American Indian Studies | |
or APS 1704 | Introduction to Appalachian Studies | |
or ECON 1104 | Economics of Gender | |
or EDCI 3024 | Issues of Schooling in the United States | |
or EDCI 3144 | Education of Exceptional Learners | |
or HD 2314 | Human Sexuality | |
or HD 1134 | Introduction to Disabilities Studies | |
or PSVP 2044 | Peace and Violence | |
or RLCL 2204 | Race and Gender in Religion and Culture | |
or SOC 2004 | Social Problems | |
or SOC 2024 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | |
or SOC 2034 | Diversity and Community Engagement | |
or SOC 2514 | Asian American Experience | |
or SOC 3614 | Gender and Work in the U.S. | |
or WGS 1824 | Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies | |
| Subtotal | 25 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| See relevant pages in Psychology Student Handbook for further information | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 8 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select 6 credits from the courses listed below: | 6 | |
| Precalculus with Transcendental Functions and Elementary Calculus (5F) | ||
| Elementary Calculus and Elementary Calculus (5F) | ||
| Precalculus with Transcendental Functions and Business Calculus (5F) | ||
| Calculus of a Single Variable and Elementary Calculus (5F) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for Social Science 9 | ||
or STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Complete sufficient semester hours of Free Electives to total 120 hours 31 credits of free electives | 31 | |
| Subtotal | 31 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
PSYC 1094 Principles of Psychological Research: HD 3014 or SOC 3204
No course is repeatable, except PSYC 4034, PSYC 2974, PSYC 2994, PSYC 4974, and PSYC 4994.
The categorization scheme, placing courses within different foci, is designed simply to help students identify courses of interest; a number of courses could easily fit within 2 or more categories.
Some of these courses have prerequisites. Please consult the Course Timetable and Course Catalog.
Any courses counting towards the Psychology major requirements must be taken for a letter grade (A-F).
PSYC 1024 Pathways Through and Beyond the Psychology Major: Any of the university-approved First Year Experience courses can substitute for PSYC 1024
STAT 2004 Introductory Statistics will not count for credit if taken after any Statistics course with a higher number.
Only BIOL, CHEM, GEOS, ISC, NEUR, PHYS, and PSYC courses approved for Pathways Concept 4 may be selected to fulfill this requirement.
PATHWAYS GENERAL EDUCATION CONCEPT 5 advanced/applied: STAT 3005
Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
Students must maintain a minimum in-major GPA of 2.0. All courses taken within the Department of Psychology count toward the in-major GPA.
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
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