2015-2016 Undergraduate General Catalog

Psychology Major

35 credit hours

Achievement of a grade of C- or higher is required for all major courses.

PSYC 115General Psychology

3

PSYC 270/ECON 270Statistics

4

PSYC 271Research Methods

4

PSYC 400Senior Seminar

3

Three courses chosen from the following options:

PSYC 210Life-Span Human Development

3

 

PSYC 232Abnormal Psychology

4

OR

PSYC 235Counseling and Psychotherapy

4

 

PSYC 240Cognitive Psychology

3

PSYC 250Social Psychology

3

PSYC 260Behavioral Neuroscience

4

 

Four Elective Courses

PSYC
Four PSYC Elective Courses

12-16

Only three credits from PSYC 393, PSYC 394 and PSYC 498 may count as electives toward the minimum requirements for the major.

Honors in Psychology:

A student may graduate with Honors in Psychology by: 1) earning a cumulative college grade point average of 3.0 or higher; 2) maintaining a department grade point average of 3.50 or higher; and 3) successfully completing a senior research project (PSYC 498).