Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology

4-Year Degree Plan [Sample]

Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

Note | Psychology majors and minors are advised to take PSY-P 103 General Psychology or PSY-P 106 General Psychology–Honors as soon as possible since it is the prerequisite for all other psychology courses.

Select one of the following:

• PSY-P 103 General Psychology
• PSY-P 106 General Psychology–Honors

Other requirements |

• PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
• PSY-P 354 Statistical Analysis in Psychology
• PSY-P 403 Nonexperimental Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY-P 459 History and Systems of Psychology

Select one advanced laboratory:

• PSY-P 420 Advanced Laboratory in Community Psychology
• PSY-P 435 Laboratory: Human Learning and Cognition
• PSY-P 471 Laboratory in Developmental and Social Psychology
• PSY-P 481 Laboratory in Clinical Psychology

• Five additional courses; one from each of the four areas listed below, plus one additional PSY-P course other than PSY-P 205 Understanding Research in Psychology and PSY-P 495 Readings and Research in Psychology.

Developmental

• PSY-P 216 Life Span Developmental Psychology
• PSY-P 316 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
• PSY-P 331 Psychology of Aging

Social

• PSY-P 320 Social Psychology
• PSY-P 434 Community Psychology

Personality and Clinical

• PSY-P 319 The Psychology of Personality
• PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology

Cognition, Learning, Neuroscience

• PSY-P 325 The Psychology of Learning
• PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience
• PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception
• PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology

­­Recommended Courses

Psychology majors and minors are advised to take PSY-P 103 General Psychology or PSY-P 106 General Psychology–Honors as soon as possible since it is the prerequisite for all other psychology courses.

Coursework in the physical and biological sciences and a sound foundation in mathematics is advised for psychology majors. Students planning graduate work in psychology are encouraged to become involved in faculty and independent research projects and should discuss their plans for graduate school with a faculty advisor as soon as possible.

A minor in cognitive science is available for students interested in topics such as artificial intelligence, philosophy of the mind, computer science, and cognition.

Note | PSY-B 190 and PSY-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions do not count toward the psychology major or minor, nor do they substitute for PSY-P 103 General Psychology as a prerequisite for any other psychology courses. ­