Psychology (BA)

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 10 hours)
IA: Rhetoric		ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning		MATH 1300							Elementary Statistics	3
IC: Critical Thinking		PSYC 2290							Human Growth and Development	3
ID: Scientific Method									Choose course from approved list	0 to 1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition		ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking									Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences		PSYC 1101							General Psychology	3
IID: Humanities									Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language									Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures									Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts									Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science									Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics									Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-50

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Psychology Major

PSYC 2201	Psychological Inquiry and Writing	1
PSYC 2202	Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics	3
PSYC 3357	Special Topics in Psychology	3
PSYC 4401	History and Systems	3
PSYC 4495	Advanced Experimental Psychology (Senior Seminar)	3
Total Credit Hours:		13

General Electives

	General Electives	31-35
Total Credit Hours:		31-35

Concentrations

Students must select one of the following concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:

27

Counseling Concentration

PSYC 2204	Human Sexuality	3
PSYC 3380	Psychology of Learning	3
PSYC 3381	Theories of Personality	3
PSYC 3382	Introduction to Counseling	3
PSYC 3383	Tests and Measurements	3
PSYC 4410	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 4415	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC 4441	Internship in Human Services	1-3
	Psychology Elective	3

Developmental Psychology

PSYC 2240	Psychology of Childhood and Early Adolescence	3
PSYC 2260	Psychology of Women	3
PSYC 3311	Psychology of Adolescence	3
PSYC 3312	Psychology of Adulthood	3
PSYC 3380	Psychology of Learning	3
PSYC 3381	Theories of Personality	3
PSYC 4410	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 4415	Abnormal Psychology	3
	Psychology Elective	3

Experimental Psychology

PSYC 3303	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 3360	Sensation and Perception	3
PSYC 3380	Psychology of Learning	3
PSYC 3381	Theories of Personality	3
PSYC 4410	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 4490	Independent Research Project	3
	Psychology Electives	9

General Psychology

PSYC 3303	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 3360	Sensation and Perception	3
PSYC 3380	Psychology of Learning	3
PSYC 3381	Theories of Personality	3
PSYC 4410	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 4415	Abnormal Psychology	3
	Psychology Electives	9

Total Credit Hours: 121