B.A. in Psychology

Summary of Requirements

	2020-2021
General Studies	37
Pre-Major Courses	3
Major and Related Courses	46-47
Free Elective Courses	33-34
TOTAL	120

Students wishing to declare a Psychology major must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5 and completed PSY 101 or equivalent with a "C" or better. To continue in the Psychology major, a student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in major courses.

Required pre-major courses 3 credits

PSY 101

Introduction to Psychology

Required courses 31-32 credits

BIO 105	Introduction to Human Biology	4
PSY 210	Lifespan Development	3-4
PSY 270	Psychology and Deaf People	3
PSY 321	Abnormal Psychology	3

PSY 324	Cognition	3
	Or
PSY 358	Social Psychology	3

PSY 341	Research Design and Analysis I	3
PSY 342	Research Design and Analysis II	3
PSY 350	Internship Seminar	3
PSY 451	Internship I	3-6
PSY 486	Senior Capstone: Current Issues in Psychology	3

Any courses taken beyond the 31 credits required can be counted towards Elective Psychology courses:

Elective Psychology courses 15 credits

Choose five courses. At least 4 must be Psychology department courses:

PSY 311	Development I: Child Psychology	3
PSY 313	Development II: The Psychology of Adolescence	3
PSY 315	Development III: Adulthood and Aging	3
PSY 316	Bullying: Childhood to Adulthood	3
PSY 317	Health Psychology	3
PSY 319	The Psychology of Exceptional Children	3
PSY 325	Sports Psychology	3
PSY 370	Health Disparities in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community	3
PSY 411	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 424	Neuropsychology	3
PSY 434	Methods of Therapy	3

PSY 441	Learning Theories	3
	Or
EDU 323	Educational Psychology	3

PSY 447	Tests & Measurements	3
PSY 448	Psycholinguistics	3
PSY 452	Internship II	3-6
PSY 453	Internship III	3-6
PSY 456	Gender Psychology	3
PSY 457	Human Sexuality	3
PSY 460	Multicultural Psychology	3
PSY 495	Special Topics	1-5
PSY 499	Independent Study	1-3
COU 330	Introduction to the Counseling Profession	3-4
PHI 290	Ethics and Health Care	3
SOC 151	Introduction to the Criminal Justice System	3