Psychology - BS
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Students interested in studying human behavior, with a science-oriented supporting curriculum, would pursue a BS degree. The BS can successfully prepare students interested in further study in a science-oriented psychology graduate program (such as neuroscience) or medical school, or other health-related graduate and professional programs (e.g., pharmacy, physical therapy), as well as students interested in entry-level positions in business or applied psychology.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| PSYC 107 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| American history | 3 | |
| Mathematics 1 | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 203 or ENGL 210 | Writing about Literature or Technical and Business Writing | 3 |
| PSYC 301 | Elementary Statistics for Psychology | 4 |
| American history | 3 | |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSYC 302 | Research Methods and Design in Psychology | 4 |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Literature directed elective | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| History and Systems of Psychology | ||
| Personality | ||
| Personnel Psychology | ||
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Mathematics 1 | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| History and Systems of Psychology | ||
| Personality | ||
| Personnel Psychology | ||
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Literature directed elective | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Black Psychology | ||
| Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Minority Experience | ||
| Psychology of Culture and Diversity | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Psychology of Women of Color | ||
| Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Psychology of Animal Behavior | ||
| Sensation-Perception | ||
| Biology of Psychological Disorders | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Human Cognitive Processes | ||
| Language, philosophy and culture or creative arts | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Psychology of Animal Behavior | ||
| Sensation-Perception | ||
| Biology of Psychological Disorders | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Human Cognitive Processes | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences 2 | 3 | |
| Psychology elective 4 | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Psychology elective 4 | 3 | |
| Psychology elective 4 | 3 | |
| General elective 3 | 1 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Complete 6 hours of mathematics core courses. Note that MATH 167 is not an accepted course in this degree program. Select two from the following options: |
| 2 | Courses in psychology may not be used to satisfy this requirement. |
| 3 | Up to 6 hours in PSYC 100-499 are permitted. A minor field of study may fulfill this requirement, but a minor is not required. |
| 4 | Select from PSYC 100-499, No more than a combined maximum of 6 hours of PSYC 484, PSYC 485 are permitted. |
A grade of C or higher is required if a course is to be counted in the major field.
No course can be counted in more than one category.
Graduation requirements include 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. The required 6 hours may be met by courses satisfying other areas of a degree program. See your academic advisor for further information.