In addition to meeting the standards and requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, degree candidates must complete a minimum of 45 credits in psychology of which 30 are required. BIOL 1105-1106 and MATH 1202 also are required. Through the advising process, individual programs are tailored to the students’ needs and objectives.
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Major Program Requirements
| Required Courses (17 credits): | | Credits |
| PSYC 1101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 1311 | Using Computers in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2311 | Elementary Psychological Statistics | 4 |
| PSYC 3311 | Research Methods In Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 5111 | Seminar in Psychology | 3 |
| Two Social Science courses (6 credits): | | |
| PSYC 2211 | Personality Concepts | 3 |
| PSYC 2212 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2214 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2216 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Two Natural Science courses - one with laboratory (7 credits): | | |
| PSYC 3213 | Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 3215 | Learning (with laboratory) | 4 |
| PSYC 3216 | Motivation and Emotion | 3 |
| PSYC 3217/3227 | Physiological Psychology(lab optional) | 1/3 |
| PSYC 3234 | Cognitive Processes (with laboratory) | 4 |
| Psychology Electives | | |
| | (15 credits, not to exceed 9 credits at the 1000 level) | |
| | | Total: 45 |