Psychology Major

Note: In addition to completing the following required courses, students must fulfill the General Education Requirements. Major requirements and/or General Education Requirements may be changed by official action of the faculty.

Under “Recommended Sequence” below, a number indicates the year during which it is recommended that the course be taken (i.e., 1-first year; 2-second year, etc.); a letter indicates that the course should be taken during a particular semester (i.e., F-Fall; S-Spring). This is a recommended sequence which will be individualized based on the course rotation schedule and in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Required courses

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title	Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
BIO/CHE/ FSC/PHY	___	7-8	Two courses to be selected from: BIO 118, 121, 122, 206; CHE 106, 121and 121L; ENV 117; FSC 106; PHY 105, 201	2
COM	228	3	Business and Professional Speaking	2
PHL	207	3	Revolution, Evolution and the Unconscious	2 or 3
PSY	105	3	Introduction to Psychology	1F
PSY	106	3	Social Psychology	1
PSY	201	3	Developmental Psych: Birth to Twelve Years or PSY 202 Developmental Psych: The Adolescent	2
PSY	205	3	Personality	2F
PSY	208	3	Psychology as a Profession	2F
PSY	216	3	Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences	2S
PSY	218	3	Cognitive Psychology	2S
PSY	308	3	Abnormal Psychology	3S
PSY	309	3	Learning	3F
PSY	311	3	Research Methods or PSY 321 Advanced Research Methods	3F
PSY	312	3	Experimental Psychology or PSY 322 Advanced Experimental Psychology	3S
PSY	315	3	Psychological Measurement and Evaluation	3S or 4S
PSY	316	3	Psychobiology	3
PSY	406	3	Psychotherapy	4
PSY	409	3	History of Psychology	4S
PSY	465	6	Psychology Internship or PSY 466 Child Development Internship	4
PSY	___	3	Any Psychology course	3
SOC	105	3	Principles of Sociology	1

There are 70-71 credits required for this major. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.