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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
The Civilization of the Ancient & Medieval World3 q.h.
HST 1002The Civilization of the Early Modern World3 q.h.
HST 1003The Civilization of the Modern World3 q.h.

Complete twenty-one credits of Humanities electives from the following prefixes:
 
ART, ASL, CMN, ENG, JRN, MUS, PHL, TCC, THE, or a modern foreign language21 q.h.

Complete nine credits of Social Science electives from the following prefixes:
 
ANT, CJS, ECN, HST, POL, SOC9 q.h.

Complete three credits of Math-Science electives from the following prefixes:
 
BIO, BTC, CHM, ESC, MTH, PHY3 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 Issues3 q.h.
PSY 1210Introduction to Psychology: Psychological Processes3 q.h.
PSY 1410Introduction to Psychology: Personal Dynamics3 q.h.
PSY 4920Research in Psychology 13 q.h.
PSY 4930Research in Psychology 23 q.h.
PSY 4950
Senior Research Seminar in Psychology3 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 3420Development: Infancy and Childhood3 q.h.
PSY 3421Development: Adolescence3 q.h.
PSY 3422Development: Adulthood and Aging3 q.h.
 
Complete two of the following courses: 
 
PSY 2215Personality3 q.h.
PSY 2325
Social Psychology3 q.h.  
PSY 3515Abnormal Psychology3 q.h.  

Complete three of the following courses:
  
 
PSY 2100
Learning 3 q.h.
PSY 4262Cognition and Language3 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.
  
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