Professional Psychology, Bachelor of Arts

Course Requirements (PPSY)

General Education Requirements

(# - Refer to General Education Course Requirements for Course Options)

English (9 credits)

Composition:
CENG 110Critical Reading and Writing

3

CENG 120Writing and Research

3

Literature and Writing for Professionals I # (3 credits)

Mathematics (3 credits)

MATH 104Introductory Applied Math

3

Must meet prerequisite of CALG 118, MATH 103, or pass Math Placement Exam

Statistics (3 credits)

PSYC 354Correlational Research Methods and Statistics

3

Philosophy/Moral Values # (3 credits)

 

Natural or Physical Science # (3 credits)

Social Science or History # (3 credits)

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3

PSYC 105General Psychology

3

A grade of "C' or higher is required for PSYC 105

Religious Studies # (6 credits)

Religious Studies (RS 200 Level)

3

Religious Studies (RS 300 Level)

3

Aesthetics

Fulfilled by Language Requirement

Total Credit Hours:30

Global Studies Core Requirements

SPCH 125Speech Communication

3

SPAN 101Elementary Spanish I

3

MIS 153Introduction to Computer Business Applications

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

(*One course from Social Sciences or Humanities Cluster must have a “global perspective”.)

Language (9 credits)

SPAN 102Elementary Spanish II

3

SPAN 201Intermediate Spanish I

3

SPAN 202Intermediate Spanish II

3

Fine Arts * (3 credits)

School Of Arts Electives * (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours:15

Professional Psychology Major Requirements

(Professional Psychology Concentration Required)(2.0 GPA in Major Required)

PSYC 218Human Development

3

PSYC 219Personality

3

CPSY 230Fundamentals of APA Writing Style

3

PSYC 235Fundamentals of APA Writing Style and Ethics

3

PSYC 317Psychopathology

3

PSYC 353Social Psychology

3

PSYC 440Cognitive Psychology

3

PSYC 460Practicum in Psychology

3

PSYC 497Psychology Comprehensives

0

Total Credit Hours:24

Criminal Justice,Organizational Psychology or Public Health Concentration Requirements

(2.0 GPA in Conc. Required)

Professional Psychology Concentration (27-30 credits)

Total Credit Hours:51

Free Electives

Free Electives

9-12

Total Credit Hours:9-12

Total Credit Hours: 120

2.0 Cumulative GPA Required

Concentration Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Professional Psychology

(All. Applied Psychology majors are required to select one of the following concentrations; 2.0 GPA required in concentration.)

Criminal Justice Requirements (CJ)

CJ 150Public Administration

3

CJ 200Criminal Justice

3

CJ 205Criminology

3

CJ 210Criminal Law

3

CJ 225Juvenile Justice

3

Corrections or Policing (3 credits)

Choose from

CJ 215Corrections

3

CJ 220Policing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Criminal Justice Elective (9 credits)

Criminal Justice Electives - 9 hours

Total Credit Hours:27

Students must sucessfully complete training at Police Academy and apply for Experential Learning Credit or take the specified CJ courses to complete the CJ option.

Organizational Psychology Requirements (OPSY)

ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 215Principles of Macroeconomics

3

MGMT 320International Business

3

MGMT 412Human Resources Management

3

MKTG 311Principles of Marketing

3

PSYC 261Personnel Psychology

3

Choose one of the following:

MGMT 227Foundations of Management

3

MGMT 352Organizational Behavior and Management

3

Choose one of the following:

BLAW 301Business Law I

3

BLAW 302Business Law II

3

School of Business Elective (6 credits)

Choose School of Business Elective

Total Credit Hours:30

Public Health Requirements (PUHT)

ANTH 350Global Health

3

PHLT 101Introduction to the Science of Public Health

3

PHLT 102Fundamentals of Epidemiology

3

PHLT 313Introduction to Health Policy and Management

3

PHLT 335Public Health of Mental Illness

3

PHLT 340Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Public Health

3

PHLT 342Social Determinants of Health and Well-Being

3

PHLT 390Public Health Research Method

3

PHLT 391Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health

3

PHLT 410Program Planning and Evaluation

3

Total Credit Hours:30