Psychology (BS Degree)

Required Courses (19 hours)

• PSYC 110 - General Psychology (3 hours) *

• (meets 3 hours of Social Science LAC requirement)

• * A grade of “C” or better is required to graduate.

• PSYC 275 - Introduction to Psychopathology (Abnormal) (3 hours)
• PSYC 301 - Introduction to Behavioral Statistics (4 hours)
• PSYC 302 - Research Methods in Psychology (4 hours)
• PSYC 303 - Research Methods II (2 hours)
• PSYC 475 - History and Systems of Psychology (3 hours)

Developmental (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

• PSYC 221 - Child Psychology (3 hours)
• PSYC 222 - Adolescent Psychology (3 hours)
• PSYC 223 - Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3 hours)

Social/Personality (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

• PSYC 250 - Social Psychology (3 hours)
• PSYC 340 - Psychology of Religious Experience (3 hours)
• PSYC 380 - Theories of Personality (3 hours)

Clinical (6 hours)

Select two of the following:

• PSYC 230 - Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions (3 hours)
• PSYC 312 - Introduction to Psychological Testing (3 hours)
• PSYC 324 - Behavior Disorders of Childhood (3 hours)
• PSYC 375 - Introduction to Human Services (3 hours)
• PSYC 400 - Introduction to Counseling (3 hours)
• PSYC 469 - Internship in Psychology (3 hours)

Experimental/Physiological (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

• PSYC 410 - Physiological Psychology (3 hours)
• PSYC 420 - Principles of Learning (3 hours)
• PSYC 425 - Sensation and Perception (3 hours)
• PSYC 430 - Cognitive Psychology (3 hours)

Elective hours in Psychology (6 hours)

Students must take an additional 6 credit hours in Psychology. These courses may be chosen from the developmental, social/personality, clinical or experimental/physiology groupings above, any special topics course offered for credit in the major or any other course offered for credit in the major.