Psychology Major Requirements

General Education Requirements: (Taken by all majors): 6 total credits

___ General Psychology (101) - 3 credits
Satisfies 3 credits of the 6 credit General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement

___ Behavioral Statistics (201) - 3 credits
Satisfies the General Education Mathematics requirement

Required Courses: (Taken by all majors): 18 total credits

___ Research Methods (205) - 3 credits

___ Social Psychology (265) - 3 credits

___ Learning and Motivation (305) - 3 credits

___ Psychological Measurement and Evaluation (315) - 3 credits

___ Physiological Psychology (355) - 3 credits

___ History and Systems (401) (course for majors only) - 3 credits

Required Areas: (Taken by all majors - choose one of the two options in each area): 9 credits

___ Memory and Thinking (310) - 3 credits or Sensation and Perception (350) - 3 credits

___ Personality Psychology (320) - 3 credits or Abnormal Psychology (325) - 3 credits

In addition to completing the courses listed above, student must take additional courses to reach the required 36 credit hours required for a Psychology Major. These courses can be taken from any area in psychology (e.g., courses in the required area section or courses in the additional course offerings section seen below).

Finally, all psychology majors are required to participate in the departmental assessment of the psychology major. This usually involves keeping a portfolio, taking surveys, and a general psychology achievement test in their first and last year in the program.

Additional Course Offerings

___ Psychology Colloquium I (110) - 1 credit (strongly recommended for all incoming majors)

___ Psychology of Adjustment (160) - 3 credits

___ Sex Differences, Gender Roles, and Sexual Orientation (225) - 3 credits

___ Industrial and Organizational Psychology (250) - 3 credits

___ Behavior Modification (260) - 3 credits

___ Psychology of Prejudice and Racism (285) *fulfills American Cultural Diversity requirement - 3 credits

___ Special Topics in Psychology (289) - 3 credits

___ Exceptional Child (330) - 3 credits

___ Integration of the Exceptional Child (333) - 3 credits

___ Animal Behavior (340) - 3 credits

___ Psychological Foundations of Employee Selection (361) - 3 credits

___ Psychological Foundations of Employee Training (362) - 3 credits

___ Individual and Group Processes (365) - 3 credits

___ The Psychology of Human Sexuality (375) - 3 credits

___ Psychology Semester Abroad (378) - 3 credits

___ Internship in Psychology (379) - 1 to 3 credits

___ Introduction to Counseling (410) - 3 credits

___ Introduction to Learning Disabilities (420) - 3 credits

___ Mental Retardation (421) - 3 credits

___ The Gifted Child (423) - 3 credits

___ Introduction to Clinical Psychology (425) - 3 credits

___ Field Experience (470) - 1-3 credits

___ Seminar in Psychology (480) - 3 credits

___ Independent Study in Psychology (490) - 1 to 3 credits