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Psychology (B.A.)

Recommended Sequence of Courses in the major: For a current degree sequence, please visit the department's website.

49-59 semester hours in Psychology as follows:

1. 37 semester hours of required core courses:

PSYC 1301Introduction to Psychology

PSYC 2310Critical Thinking and Writing in Psychology

PSYC 2370Child and Adolescent Development

PSYC 2380Biology and Behavior

PSYC 3331Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 3351/SOCI 3351Social Psychology

PSYC 3353Personality

PSYC 3385Multicultural Issues

PSYC 3472Learning, Memory, and Cognition

PSYC 3381/CRJU 3381/SOCI 3381Statistics for Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 3384/CRJU 3384/SOCI 3384Research Methods

PSYC 4331History of Psychology

2. 12-22 hours selected from one of four options:

Option A: General Psychology (12 hours)

PSYC 4359Directed Practicum/Internship

PSYC
9 semester hours of Psychology electives

Option B: Child and Adolescent Psychology (12 hours)

SOCI 3343Sociology of the Family

PSYC 4330Developmental Psychopathology

PSYC 4359Directed Practicum/Internship

PSYC
3 semester hours of Psychology electives

Option C: Addiction Prevention Specialist/Community Psychology (21 hours)

This option leads to eligibility for certification as a "certified prevention specialist" in Texas. The option comprises 21 credit hours. No minor is required for this concentration. In addition to the Psychology core for the major, these courses are required:

PSYC 3325/CRJU 3325Drugs and Modern Society

PSYC 3340Drug Use Prevention and Community Psychology

PSYC 3465Drug Use Prevention and Interventions

PSYC 4490/CRJU 4490Drug Use Prevention and Criminal Justice Research and Internship

and

PSYC 4380Psychometrics

or

PSYC 4381Advanced Statistics

Option D: Experimental Psychology (22 hours)**

PSYC 4353Social Cognition

or

PSYC 4340Physiological Psychology

 

PSYC 4380Psychometrics

PSYC 4381Advanced Statistics

PSYC 4484Advanced Research Methods

PSYC
9 semester hours of Psychology electives

**NO MINOR REQUIRED with Option D; students will be directed toward the combination of courses that will best prepare them for their post-graduation goals

3. All Psychology majors

EXCEPT those choosing to follow Option C (Addiction Prevention Specialist-Community Psychology) or D (Experimental ) are required to have a minor another discipline. The semester hours of the minor will vary according to the discipline. A minor is not required for students who pursue a double-major in Psychology and another discipline on the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Students pursuing a B.A. in this main-campus academic program must take their courses from the main campus Department of Psychology course offerings, not Psychology courses offered through Extended Academic Programs (e.g., Virtual University).