2023-2024 Course 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 |
| Fundamentals 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: 2 | 4 | |
| Special Topics in Developmental Psychology and Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Advanced Learning and Laboratory in Advanced Learning | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Psychology Laboratory | ||
| Physiological Psychology and Laboratory in Physiological Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception and Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Advanced Social Psychology and Laboratory in Social Psychology | ||
| Personality Research and Personality Research Laboratory | ||
| Theory of Psychological Measurement and Laboratory in Psychological Measurement | ||
| Psychology Senior Seminar | ||
| PSYC 4354/4364 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Additional Course Requirements | ||
| 4000-Level Psychology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
| History and Systems in Psychology | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ||
| Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Advanced Learning | ||
| Personality Research | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Advanced Social Psychology | ||
| Theory of Psychological Measurement | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Language Development | ||
| Bilingual Development and Cognition | ||
| The Science of Giving | ||
| Predicting Social Behavior | ||
| Neuroeconomics | ||
| Electives within Psychology | ||
| Select two of the following: 2 | 6 | |
| Language and the Mind | ||
| Psychology of Social Interventions | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience of Behavior | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Human Behaviors and Natural Environments | ||
| Psychological Disorders of Children | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Advanced Research Methods in Psychological Science | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Education | ||
| History and Systems in Psychology | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ||
| Special Topics in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Advanced Learning | ||
| Personality Research | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Advanced Social Psychology | ||
| Theory of Psychological Measurement | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Language Development | ||
| Bilingual Development and Cognition | ||
| The Science of Giving | ||
| Predicting Social Behavior | ||
| Neuroeconomics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| First Year Experience | ||
| PSYC 1024 | Pathways Through and Beyond the Psychology Major 3 | 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 | |
| Sequence 1 | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 2 | ||
| Human Anatomy & Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 3 | ||
| Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future and Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory | ||
| Earth Resources, Society, and Environment and Earth Resources, Society and Environment Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 4 | ||
| Chemistry in Context and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Chemistry in Context and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 5 | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 6 | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy and Astronomy Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy and Astronomy Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 7 | ||
| General Physics and General Physics Laboratory | ||
| General Physics and General Physics Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 8 | ||
| Foundations of Physics and Foundations of Physics | ||
| Exploring Data | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence | ||
| Fundamentals of Behavioral Decision Science | ||
| Introduction to Computational Thinking | ||
| Community Analytics | ||
or SOC 2104 | Quantitative Approaches to Community Research | |
| Introduction to Data in Social Context | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Data in Our Lives | ||
| Introductory Statistics (no credit received it taken after any Statistics course with a higher number) | ||
| Biological Statistics | ||
| Exploring Human Diversity | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Introduction to African Studies | ||
| Race and Racism | ||
| The Black Woman in the U.S. | ||
| Introduction to American Indian Studies | ||
| Introduction to Appalachian Studies | ||
| Economics of Gender | ||
| Issues of Schooling in the United States | ||
| Education of Exceptional Learners | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Introduction to Disabilities Studies | ||
| Peace and Violence | ||
| Race and Gender in Religion and Culture | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Diversity and Community Engagement | ||
| Asian American Experience | ||
| Gender and Work in the U.S. | ||
| Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies | ||
| Subtotal | 25 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Complete sufficient semester hours of Free Electives to total 120 hours 31 credits of free electives | 31 | |
| Subtotal | 31 | |
| 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 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Precalculus with Transcendental Functions (5F) | ||
| Elementary Calculus (5F) | ||
| Precalculus with Transcendental Functions (5F) | ||
| Calculus of a Single Variable (5F) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for Social Science 4 | ||
| 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 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Acceptable Substitutions: HD 3014 Research Methods in Human Development or SOC 3204 Social Research Methods.
Some of these courses have prerequisites. Please consult the Course Timetable and Course Catalog.
Acceptable Substitutions: PSYC 1024 Pathways Through and Beyond the Psychology Major: any of the University-approved First Year Experience (FYE) courses.
Acceptable Substitutions: STAT 3005 Statistical Methods.
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.
In addition to satisfying all University and general education requirements, and all requirements for Psychology majors, students will complete sufficient semester hours of Free Electives to total 120 hours.
The following are to be used to assess satisfactory progress toward a B.S. degree in Psychology:
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.
Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
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