Curriculum
A. General Education Core (35 hours)
General education requirements for Major or Minor in Psychology include 35 hours of general education core courses. The students can select courses from various general education sections as per general education core curriculum instructions except the listed courses that are required for Major or Minor in Psychology.
B. Major Core Requirements (45 hours)
1. Core Courses (24 hours)
| PSY 221 | Professional Perspectives in Psychology | 1 |
| PSY 250 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 301 | Statistics and Research Design | 4 |
| PSY 311 | Psychological Tests and Measurement | 3 |
| PSY 351 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 360 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 450 | Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| PSY 490 | Senior Seminar in Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
2. Core Electives: (Select seven** courses) 21 hours
Select two courses from Group 1, two from Group 2, and three from Group 3 for Psychology Major requirements. For Minor in Psychology, select any two courses from the offered Psychology core electives.
Group 1: Experimental/Physiological (choose 2)
Select two courses from the following:
Group 2: Personality/Social (choose 2)
Select any two courses from the following:
| PSY 260 | Psychology of Adjustment | 3 |
| PSY 320 | Psychology of Social Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 330 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PSY 380 | Psychology of Group Behavior and Inter-group Conflict | 3 |
Group 3: Applications & Specialties (choose 3)
Select three courses from the following:
| PSY 296 | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 340 | Psychology of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| PSY 407 | Community Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 410 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 420 | Counseling Principles and Practices | 3 |
| PSY 480 | Practicum in Psychology | 3 |
C. Related Area Course Requirements (15-16 hours)
Select 3-4 credits from BIOL 102/L, PHS 110, PHS 210 and CHEM 101/L; two consecutive courses (6 credits) from foreign languages; and 6 credits from the listed related area courses if those courses are not used to satisfy GE or Core Elective requirements.
Select 3-4 credit hours from the following:
Take labs with BIOL 102 and CHEM 101
Select two (2) consecutive courses in a foreign language (6 credit hours):
The selected language courses cannot satisfy general education requirement
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
Selected courses should not satisfy general education, Psychology core elective, or related area requirements
D. Free Electives (25 hours)
Total Credit Hours: 120
Curriculum Guide for Majors in Psychology
Freshman Year
First Semester
| ENGL 102 | Composition I | 3 |
| UNIV 110 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics - A | 3 |
| BIOL 101 | General Biology for Majors I | 4 |
| Social & Behavior Sciences A | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts A | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Second Semester
| ENGL 103 | Composition II | 3 |
| UNIV 120 | Freshman Seminar II | 1 |
| PSY 212 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 201 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Related Area Elective 3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
| Humanities and Fine Arts A | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 3 |
| HLTH 185 | Health Concepts | 2 |
| PSY 221 | Professional Perspectives in Psychology | 1 |
| PSY 360 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Major Core Elective II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| PSY 250 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 3 |
| PSY 301 | Statistics and Research Design | 4 |
| Related Area Course (4 hours) | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Junior Year
First Semester
| PSY 311 | Psychological Tests and Measurement | 3 |
| Major Core Elective II | 3 |
| Related Area Elective 1 | 3 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Major Core Elective (3 hours) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| PSY 351 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| Major Core Elective I | 3 |
| Major Core Elective (3 hours) | 3 |
| Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Senior Year
First Semester
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Major Core Elective (3 hours) | 3 |
| Major Core Elective (3 hours) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| PSY 450 | Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| PSY 490 | Senior Seminar in Psychology | 3 |
| Related Area Elective 3 | 3 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Minor/Electives | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |