Bachelor of Science Psychology
College of Letters and
Sciences
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements,
see the College of
Letters and Sciences and
the General
Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours:
5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS
2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/
LEAD 1705/
LIBR 1105/
POLS 2401/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or
2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours:
6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/
ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/
ITDS 1145*/
MUSC 1100/
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts,
may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours:
10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be
lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab);
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305 (lab optional);
BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab
included);
CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM
1212/1212L ;
ENVS 1105 (no lab);
GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL
1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included);
PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS
2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from
above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC1301/1301L;
MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH
2125;
PHIL 2500;
STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following
courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/
PHIL 2030/
PSYC 1101/
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following
courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/
ENGL 2136/
GEOG 1101/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/
ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS
course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours:
18
BIOL 1215 Principles of Biology* (A grade of "C" or better is
required)
STAT 1127 Introductory Statistics** (A grade of "C" or better
is required)
PSYC 1101 Intro to General Psychology*** (A grade of "C" or
better is required)
At least 8 hours from the following:
SOCI 1101,
PHIL 2106, PHIL 2500, any 1000- or 2000-level ANTH course, any
1000- or 2000-level BIOL course. Additional hours may be applied to
Area I.
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours:
19
A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses.
PSYC 3211 Research Design/Methodology 1
PSYC 3212 Research Design/Methodology 2
PSYC 3215 Tests and Measurement
PSYC 4115 History and Systems
PSYC 4205 Biological Psychology
PSYC 4000 Baccalaureate Examination in Psychology
Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 26
Select at least two psychology lab courses below.
Remaining hours may be either lab or non-lab psychology elective
courses. A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses.
Lab Psychology Electives: (Must select two; 4 hours each)
PSYC 3195 Adolescent Development
PSYC 3205 Pseudopsychologies/Paranormal
PSYC 3235 Learning and Behavior Analysis
PSYC 3255 Social Psychology
PSYC 3555 Selected Topics in Psychology with Lab
PSYC 4275 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 4285 Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4215 Comparative Animal Behavior
Non-lab Psychology Electives:
PSYC 3125 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3145 Clinical Psychology
PSYC 3185 Child Development
PSYC 3265 Evolutionary Psychology
PSYC 3565 Selected Topics in Psychology
PSYC 4125 Theories of Personality
PSYC 4165 Motivation
PSYC 4698 Internship
PSYC 4899 Independent Study
PSYC 4105 Psychology of Aging
Area I General Electives Required Hours: 15
Total Hours Required: 123
