Psychology, Bachelor of Arts
Requirements for a major in Psychology:
Foundation Courses (11 Hours)
Core Courses (15 Hours)
Biological Foundation (3 Hours)
Clinical Foundation (3 Hours)
Cognitive Foundation (3 Hours)
Choose 1 of the following:
Developmental Foundation (3 Hours)
Choose 1 of the following:
Social Foundation (3 Hours)
Electives (9 Hours )
Choose 3 of the following not used above:
Notes:
Psychology 365 and 370 can fulfill the requirement as both an Psychology elective and the first half of the Senior Year Experience requirement.
PSYC 301: With departmental chair approval.
Senior Year Experience (4-6 Hours)
Choose 1 of the following Applied Experience Options:
- Students interested in clinical or counseling psychology will enroll in Psychology 370 during the fall semester and then complete a supervised internship, PSYC 481, in a clinical setting during the spring semester.
- Students interested in developmental psychology will enroll in Psychology 365 in the fall semester and then complete a supervised internship, PSYC 482, in a developmental setting in the spring semester.
- Students interested in basic research will enroll in Psychology 490 in the fall and Psychology 492 in the spring. They will conduct an experiment of their own design. The results of the study will be summarized in a final written research report.
Clinical
| PSYC 370 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 481 | Supervised Clinical Practicum | 3 |
Developmental
Research
Junior Core & Capstone (6 Hours)
Total Credit Hours: 45-47