Psychology Major Requirements

The Psychology Major

In total, psychology majors take at least 10 psychology courses. Many students take more than 10 by the time they graduate. A minor in psychology is not offered, but students from other majors across the college are welcome to take any psychology course for which they have the pre-requisites. Students are required to take:

PSY101 (Introductory Psychology)

PSY103 (Psychological Statistics; and its math pre-req)
PSY104 (Research Methods in Psychology)
Three core courses (one from each area-- see below)
Two Advances Courses and Seminars (EDU 201 may count as an Advanced course for Education students)
One Advanced Research & Design course
One additional psychology course chosen as an elective by the student (EDU 102/103 may be counted as an elective for the major for Education students.)
See the table below for a SUMMARY:

All students take:

PSY101: Introductory Psychology, PSY103: Psychological Statistics,

PSY104: Research Methods, one elective course

and...

CORE COURSES

(3 total: 1 FROM EACH AREA)

ADVANCED COURSES & SEMINARS

(AT LEAST 2)

Fundamental Processes

PSY201: Learning and Behavior
PSY207: Sensation and Perception

PSY208: Biological Psychology

Social and Personality Courses

PSY202: Social Psychology
PSY203: Personality Psychology

PSY211: Multicultural Psychology

Clinical and Developmental Courses

PSY204: Child Psychology
PSY205: Psychology of Adolescence

PSY213: Abnormal Psychology

PSY301: Cognitive Processes

PSY302: History of Psychology

PSY304: Psychotherapy & Counseling

PSY306: Psychology of Adulthood & Aging

PSY309: Psychological Assessment
PSY314: Psychology of Women
PSY316: Child Psychopathology

PSY318: Psychopharmacology

PSY4XX: Seminar on Special Topics

PSY420-429: Perspectives in Psychology

Also:

BUS360, 361: Organizational Behavior (for Psychology students, the business and finance pre-requisites are waived but PSY 101 is a pre-requisite)

EDU201: Exceptional Learner (for Education students only)

ADVANCED RESEARCH & DESIGN

(AT LEAST 1)

PSY401: Advanced Lab in Conditioning
PSY402: Advanced Lab in Social & Personality

PSY403: Advanced Lab in Perception and Cognition
PSY404: Advanced Lab in Clinical Research

Also consider:

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION

PSY270: Research Apprenticeship (credit does not count toward major)
PSY960: Psychology Internship (only 1 credit counts toward elective in major)

PSY970: Independent Study/Research (only 1 credit counts toward elective in major)

*For detailed course descriptions, click here .*