Courses

Hours

Grade

Degree Requirements   

(see also the back page for major suggestions)

33

Required Courses

 21

General Psychology  PSY 201

3

Elementary Behavioral Statistics PSY 223

3

Experimental Psychology PSY 323

3

Social/Personality Perspective

Choose at least one from PSY 302, PSY 360, PSY 408, PSY 418, PSY 420, PSY 426, PSY 433

3

Experimental/Biopsychology Perspective

Choose at least one from PSY 324, PSY 350, PSY 416, PSY 417, PSY 440, PSY 443

3

Developmental/Individual Perspective

Choose at least one from PSY 311, PSY 312, PSY 330,

PSY 406

3

Capstone Course

In consultation with your advisor, choose one of the capstone options: PSY 456, PSY 457, PSY 460,
PSY 470, PSY 471 or PSY 499. Not all of these courses will be available every semester.

3

TOTAL

21

Suggested Psychology Electives (students may vary from this list).

12

Majors intending to apply for graduate/professional schools (e.g., Psychology, Medical School, Law School): PSY 302, PSY 311/312, PSY 360, PSY 406, PSY 408, PSY 416, PSY 417, PSY 440, PSY 456, PSY 460.

Majors intending to work in business and industry after completing their B.A. Degree: PSY 302, PSY 406, PSY 416, PSY 418, PSY 427, PSY 470

Majors intending to work in mental health settings after completing their B.A. Degree: PSY 204, PSY 311/312,

PSY 330,  PSY 360, PSY 380, PSY 408, PSY 433, PSY 471

TOTAL

12

Remember, a minimum of 33 hours of Psychology is required for the major, but a student may take more hours than that.

College of Liberal Arts

General Education Requirements

English Composition Requirement (6 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

ENG 101 & 102 (Jr. & Sr. 302) or ENG 201H must be taken for the requirement. (ACT of 0-13=COM 094; 14-17=COM 095; 18-27=ENG 101; 28-33=ENG 201H; 34-36= Credit for ENG 101- 102. COM 094 & 095 do not count in the128 hrs.)  Juniors and seniors who have not completed ENG 102 must take ENG 302.  Students must earn at least a C in ENG 102, 302 or 201H to graduate.

ENG 101

ENG 102

ENG 201H

ENG 302

Foreign Language Requirement (12 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

Successful completion of 12 hour sequence ending with

ARB 204; FRN 204; GER 204; GRK 302;  JPN 204; LAT 204; MDL 204; PRT 204; or SPN 204. Students must complete the sequence beginning with the first course they take.  Students with at least 2 years of high school Spanish or French can begin with SPN 112 or FRN 112 for which they will receive 6 hours of credit (for FRN 101 or SPN 101) if they earn at least a C.  The next course in the sequence would then be Spanish 203 or French 203. Up to 3 semesters may be waived by the Modern Language Department for language taken in high school.  This requirement also may be waived through conclusive proof of native proficiency of a foreign language

Communication Studies Requirement (3Hrs)

Dept. #

Hrs.

CMM 103 or CMM 104H must be taken to fulfill this requirement.  This requirement may be waived by the Communication Studies Dept. if high school speech was taken and the student passes the proficiency examination.

Fine Arts Requirement (3 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

THE 112, or MUS 142 or ART 112 

Classics, Philosophy or Religious Studies Requirement (3 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

Any CL except 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, or 236;
Any PHL; or any RST except 304, 310, 320, 325, or 351.

Literature Requirement (6 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

Hours taken from: CL 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, or 236; Any ENG 300 or 400 level literature course; RST 304, 310, 320, 325, or 351; LAT any 300 or 400 level course; any 300 or 400 level literature in FRN, GER, or SPN.

Social Science Requirement (15 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs

Courses must be taken from at least three fields.
Any Criminal Justice; Economics; Geography: GEO 100, 203, 206, 302, 305, 309, 315, 317, 320, 401, 403, 405, 408, 410, 412, 420; History; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology/Anthropology (except SOC 108); Women’s Studies: WS 101.

Mathematics Requirement (3 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

MTH 121 or higher. (ACT 1-11=MAT 080; ACT of 12-15=MAT 085; 16-18=MAT 095; 19=MTH 121. MAT 080, 085, and 095 do not count toward the 128 hours needed for graduation.

Computer Requirement (3 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

Computer Literacy to be acquired in English composition classes. Computer competency from  IT 101

Natural Science Requirement (12 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

Integrated Science -- 4 Hrs (PR MTH 121 or Higher)

Choose 8 additional hours of Science from

Biology

Chemistry

Geology

Geography 101 and 101L (only)

Physics

Physical Science

Minor Requirement (12-18 Hours)

Dept. #

Hrs.

A minor subject may be chosen from certain departments in the university with the approval of your faculty advisor.  With the exception of college approved interdisciplinary minors, each academic department/division designates the specific courses or range of courses required for each minor it offers, if any.  Students should check the department descriptions of the minor in the Undergraduate Catalog. 

New Student Seminar

Dept. #

Hrs.

UNI 101 or HON 101

Marshall Plan Requirement

Dept. #

Hrs.

All students must meet these requirements, some of which will overlap with major and college requirements.

Multicultural Studies (3 Hours) Courses Designated Multicultural in the Schedule of Courses

International Studies (6 Hours) Courses Designated International in the Schedule of Courses

Writing Intensive Course (3 Hours) Courses Designated Writing Intensive in the Schedule of Courses

Capstone Course

(3 Hours In consultation with your advisor, choose one of the capstone options: PSY 456, PSY 457, PSY 460, PSY 470, PSY  471 or PSY 499) Not all of these courses will be available every semester.

MTH 121 or Higher (3 hours)

Integrated Science (4 hours)

Computer Competency (3 hours) IT 101