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2024-2025 Catalog

Psychology, B.S. Major (Class of 2026 and Beyond)

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and of underlying mental and physiological processes. Courses are offered in a variety of areas, such as clinical, developmental, and social psychology.

The department’s scientific orientation can be seen in the courses required of all majors and minors. Students begin with a survey of the field and of the basic research techniques used by psychologists. As students progress, they study statistical analyses of data and more advanced research designs.

Majors are encouraged to develop breadth by studying a variety of content areas and to develop depth through advanced-level courses.

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of 12 major courses and 5 collateral courses:

PSYC 110Introduction to Psychological Science

PSYC 120Quantitative Methods in Psychology

PSYC 203Design and Analysis I

PSYC 490Capstone Course in Psychology

PSYC
Three Laboratory electives

PSYC
Five PSYC electives

Five courses in Natural Sciences

Three Psychology Laboratory electives: Selected from 304-349

PSYC 099 credit (e.g., from AP or transfer) can be applied toward the electives requirement.

Five courses in Natural Sciences: Five courses in natural sciences outside the department to be selected based on concentration interest (for Mathematics must be calculus or 200-level or above.)

 

It is strongly recommended that B.S. students consider taking PSYC 304, PSYC 391-392, PSYC 491-492, or PSYC 495-496.

Five Subdivisions:

All courses from PSYC 210 and above are to be distributed among at least four of the five major subdivisions of psychology to achieve a broad foundation in the major.

Applied Experimental

PSYC 211Industrial-Organizational Psychology

PSYC 331Human Factors and Engineering Psychology

PSYC 210/FLL 210Second Language Acquisition

PSYC 256Cognitive Psychology I

PSYC 330Cognitive Psychology II

Clinical

PSYC 231Personality

PSYC 232Psychological Diagnoses

PSYC 237Psychological Treatments

PSYC 239Tests and Measurement

PSYC 334Mood Disorders

PSYC 329Clinical Psychology

Developmental

PSYC 230Lifespan Development I

PSYC 242Educational Psychology

PSYC 328Lifespan Development II

Physiological

PSYC 223Physiological Psychology I

PSYC 225/NEUR 225Psychopharmacology

PSYC 323/NEUR 323Physiological Psychology II

PSYC 321Learning

Social

PSYC 235Social Psychology I

PSYC 240Health Psychology

PSYC 248Psychology of Gender

PSYC 270Sports Psychology

PSYC 327Social Psychology II

PSYC 349Community Health

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here