The Psychology Major

Students who major in Psychology may receive the bachelor of arts or the bachelor of science degree. The major in Psychology provides a broad base of understanding of psychology as a science--the methodology of the discipline, the principles and concepts in major areas, and selected areas of application. This provides a strong liberal arts focus for majors not going beyond the bachelor's degree as well as a strong foundation for graduate school in psychology.

Required Courses

• PSY 101: General Psychology I
• PSY 201: Statistical Methods
• PSY 202: Experimental Psychology
• PSY 401: Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY482: Senior Seminar in Psychology

Major Groups

Take one course from two groups and two courses from the other two groups. Courses followed by an "L" in parentheses are designated lab courses.

Group 1

• PSY 311: Motivation (L)
• PSY 312: Learning (L)
• PSY 411: Physiological Psychology (L)
• PSY 412: Sensory and Perceptual Processes (L)

Group II

• PSY 231: Child Psychology
• PSY 232: Adolescent Psychology
• PSY 331: Psychology of Exceptional Children
• PSY 333: Developmental Psychology
• PSY 334: Psychology of Adulthood and Aging

Group III

• PSY 322: Theories of Personality
• PSY 421: Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 422: Social Psychology

Group IV

• PSY 341: Psychological Test and Measurement
• PSY 342: Psychology in Organizations
• PSY 441: Human Factors Psychology (L)
• PSY 486: Counseling Psychology

Related Area Requirements

Computer Applications (3 units)
(CAP 100)

Biology (6 units)
(110, 111, 202, 210, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 312, 320, 325, 401, 402, 408, 409, 411, 412, 414, 416, 417, 424, 425)

Mathematics (3 units)
(111, 115, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, or any other undergraduate math course that has any of the above as a prerequisite)

Philosophy (3 units)
(100, 210, 261)

Sociology/Anthropology (6 units)
(SOC 150 and ANT 102 or ANT 300)

The above requirements must be fulfilled by B.A. candidates, who must also take up to 12 hours of a foreign language. B.S. candidates are not required to take a foreign language, but, in addition to the requirements above, these students must take an additional lab course as well as 6 additional hours of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. Acceptable related area courses for the B.S. requirement include:

Biology
(same as above)

Chemistry
(121, 122, 221 or any other undergraduate Chemistry course that has any of the above as a prerequisite)

Mathematics
(same as above or the MCS 186-287 sequences - both courses must be taken to fulfill this requirement)

Physics
(100, 105, 106, 150, 201 or any undergraduate course that has any of the above as a prerequisite)