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BS In Psychology

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CORE CURRICULUM (30 q.h.)

FOUNDATION COURSES (36 q.h.)
Complete one of the following courses:
 
HST 1001
Civilization of the Ancient & Medieval Worlds 3 q.h.
HST 1002 Civilization of the Early Modern World 3 q.h.
HST 1003 Civilization of the Modern World 3 q.h.

Complete twenty-one credits of Humanities electives from the following prefixes:
 
ART, ASL, CMN, ENG, JRN, LN, MUS, PHL, TCC, THE 21 q.h.

Complete nine credits of Social Science electives from the following prefixes:
 
CJS, ECN, HST, POL, ANT, SOC 9 q.h.

Complete three credits of Math-Science electives from the following prefixes:
 
BIO, BTC, CHM, ESC, MTH, PHY 3 q.h.

MAJOR COURSES
(69 q.h.)
Complete all of the following courses:
 

ECN 2001

Statistics 1

3 q.h.

ECN 2002

Statistics 2

3 q.h.

PSY 1010
Introduction to Psychology: Fundamental Issues 3 q.h.
PSY 1210 Introduction to Psychology: Developmental Aspects 3 q.h.
PSY 1410 Introduction to Psychology: Personal Dynamics 3 q.h.
PSY 4920 Research in Psychology 1 3 q.h.
PSY 4930 Research in Psychology 2 3 q.h.
PSY 4950
Senior Research Seminar in Psychology 3 q.h.

SOC 3631

Research Methods: Generating and Investigating Research Problems

3 q.h.


Complete eighteen credits of Psychology electives:
 
PSY   18 q.h.

Complete all of the following courses:
 
PSY 3420 Development: Infancy and Childhood 3 q.h.
PSY 3421 Development: Adolescence 3 q.h.
PSY 3422 Development: Adulthood and Aging 3 q.h.
 
Complete two of the following courses: 
 
PSY 2215 Personality 3 q.h.
PSY 2325
Social Psychology 3 q.h.  
PSY 3515 Abnormal Psychology 3 q.h.  

Complete three of the following courses:
  
 
PSY 2100
Learning  3 q.h.
PSY 4262 Cognition and Language 3 q.h.
PSY 4145
Physiological Psychology  3 q.h.
PSY 3765
Sensation and Perception  3 q.h.
 
OPEN ELECTIVES (25 q.h.)  
 

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 160


Bachelor of Arts Requirements: Students wishing to obtain a bachelor of arts degree rather than a bachelor of science degree will need to complete 12 quarter hours of an elementary modern language plus 12 quarter hours of an intermediate modern language. Choose from the following prefixes: ASL, LN.
  
  
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