Guides for Psychology Majors
Requirements for the Psychology Major (44 semester hours)
Required courses for Psychology (24 semester hours)
- PSYC 210 Introduction to Psychology (4)
- PSYC 252W Research Methods and Analysis I (4)
- PSYC 253 Research Methods and Analysis II (4)
- PSYC 310 Professional and Career Planning in Psychology I (2)
- PSYC 410 Professional and Career Planning in Psychology II (2)
- PSYC 431W Topical Seminar in Psychology (4)
- PSYC 497 Senior Research Internship in Psychology (4) or
- PSYC 498 Senior Field Internship in Psychology (4)
Two courses in Category A (8 semester hours)
- PSYC 330 Developmental Psychology: Lifespan (4)
- PSYC 331 Developmental Psychology: Adolescence (4)
- PSYC 332 Personality Psychology (4)
- PSYC 335 Adult Psychopathology (4)
- PSYC 336 Social Psychology (4)
- PSYC 337 Diagnosis of "Abnormal" Child and Adolescent Behavior (4)
- PSYC 360, Psychology and Law
- PSYC 370A Topics in Psychology (4)
- PSYC 370D Topics in Psychology (4)
Two courses in Category B (8 semester hours)
- PSYC 340 Psychology of Learning (4)
- PSYC 344 Animal Cognition and Behavior (4)
- PSYC 345 Biopsychology (4)
- PSYC 350 Cognitive Processes (4)
- PSYC 351 Sensation and Perception (4)
- PSYC 355 Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
- PSYC 370B Topics in Psychology (4)
- PSYC 370C Topics in Psychology (4)
Any 300-level Psychology course can be taken as electives but are not required
One Natural Sciences course outside of Psychology (4 semester hours)
Requirements for the Psychology Minor (20 semester hours)
- PSYC 210 Introduction to Psychology (4)
- PSYC 252W Research Methods and Analysis I (4)*
- Three Psychology prefix courses selected in consultation with a faculty advisor in the Department of Psychology (12 semester hours) OR Four Psychology prefix electives if Methods course has been taken outside of Psychology (16 semester hours)
*PSYC 252W requirement will be waived if student has taken equivalent methods course in major discipline (for example: EXHS 256W, IDS 138, MATH 138)