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2009-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

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2009-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology Major, BA

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Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in psychology are required to take 46 semester hours in the discipline.

Required Major Courses (22 hours):

Note(s):

Beyond the required courses, students must choose two courses from each of the following three “Core” areas: Biological and Cognitive Foundations, Social and Developmental Foundations, and Clinical-Counseling Foundations.

Biological and Cognitive Foundations (6 hours):

Social and Developmental Foundations (6 hours):

Clinical and Counseling Foundations (6 hours):

Major Electives (6 hours):

Two additional electives in psychology must also be taken to complete the minimum 46 hours in the major.

All hours counted toward the 46 hours in Psychology must have a grade of “C” or better.

As part of, and in addition to, the 40-hour General Education Core Curriculum, psychology majors must take three hours of computer science (CSC 1306 or MIS 1385 ), World Civilization I and II (HIS 1301 , HIS 1302 ), American Government (POS 2311 ), General Sociology (SOC 2301 ), Introduction to Philosophy (PHI 2301 ), and a second literature course beyond ENG 2301 (except for ENG 3346 ).

Candidates for graduation with a Psychology degree are required to participate in program assessment activities. Psychology majors are required to select a minor from another area.

Courses for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology

Freshman

Fall Semester (16)

ENG 1301 - Freshman Composition I ^(GE)
MAT 1311 - College Algebra ^(GE)
HIS 1302 - World Civilization from 1600 to the Present ^(GE)
BIO 1301 - Biological Concepts ^(GE)
FYC 1103 - Freshman Seminar ^(GE)
MIS 1385 - Introduction to Data Processing or
CSC 1306 - The Computer and its Use I

Spring Semester (16)

ENG 1302 - Freshman Composition II ^(GE)
PHS 2336 - Physical Science ^(GE)
PHS 2136 - Physical Science Laboratory ^(GE)
PSY 2301 - General Psychology ^(GE)
HIS 1301 - World Civilization to 1600
ART 1301 - Introduction to Art (Non major) ^(GE) or
MUS 1301 - Introduction to Music (non-majors) ^(GE)

Sophomore

Fall Semester (15)

ENG 2301 - World Literature I
HED 1201 - Concepts of Fitness and Health
POS 2311 - American Government
SPH 2341 - Fundamentals of Speech
PSY 2302 - Advanced General Psychology
PED Physical Education (1)

Spring Semester (15)

HUM 2310 - African-American Culture
ENG 2302 - World Literature II or
ENG Literature Course (3)
PSY 2326 - Statistics for Social and Behavioral Science
SOC 2301 - General Sociology
PHI 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy

Junior

Fall Semester (15)

PSY Core Psychology Courses (6)
PSY Psychology Elective (3)
Electives (6)

Spring Semester (15)

PSY 3317 - Research Methods in Psychology
Core Psychology Courses (6)
Psychology Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Senior

Fall Semester (13)

PSY 4453 - Experimental Psychology
PSY Core Psychology Course (3)
Electives (6)

Spring Semester (15)

PSY xxxx Core Psychology Course (3)
PSY 4336 - History and Systems in Psychology
PSY 4339 - Senior Seminar in Psychology
Electives (6)

Total Hours: 120 Semester Hours*

^(GE) General Education Core Requirements

* Students must complete 40 hours in 3000-4000 level courses to qualify for graduation.

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