Requirements for the Psychology Major
GEP Signature Courses (See Curricula): Six courses
GEP Variable Courses (See Curricula): Six to nine courses, including:
Mathematics:
Any Math ‘Beauty’ course
Natural Science:
A Biology course with a laboratory
GEP Overlays (See Curricula): Three courses
GEP Integrative Learning Component: Three courses
A social science course in a field other than Psychology
A Biology course [Note: This Biology course cannot be the same one used to satisfy the GEP Variable Courses requirement for a Biology course with a laboratory.]
MAT 118 (Introduction to Statistics)
Note: MAT 118 is a ‘Math Power’ course
GEP Electives:
Psychology majors will take between 10 and 14 free electives depending upon whether a student enters the University with AP credit for English 101 or credit toward the foreign language requirement.
Major Concentration:
Thirteen courses are required, including an experiential course. The experiential course does not have to be a course offered by the Psychology Department. If the experiential requirement is satisfied with a Psychology course, then twelve courses are required for the major. If a course offered by another department is used to satisfy the experiential requirement, then twelve courses are required, including:
For Psychology majors entering the program as first-year freshman:
Introductory Psychology Seminar |
For Psychology majors entering the program after the first semester of their freshman year:
Introductory Psychology |
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Introductory Psychology Seminar |
and the following six required ‘core’ courses:
Personality |
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Biological Bases of Behavior |
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Research Methods |
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Statistics for the Social Sciences |
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Multicultural Psychology |
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History and Systems of Psychology |
and one of the following advanced laboratory courses:
PSY 320L |
Psychology Laboratory, Natural Science I (Must also take the co-requisite PSY 220-227 curse that goes with 320L) |
PSY 321L |
Psychology Laboratory, Natural Science II (Must also take the co-requisite PSY 220-227 course that goes with 321L) |
PSY 330L |
Psychology Laboratory, Social Science (Must also take the co-requisite PSY 230-237 course that goes with 330L) |
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PSY 331L |
Psychology Laboratory, Social Science II (Must take the co-requisite PSY 230-237 course that goes with 331L) |
and one of the following research seminars:
PSY 491 |
Research Seminar in Psychology, Natural Science I |
PSY 492 |
Research Seminar in Psychology, Natural Science II |
PSY 493 |
Research Seminar in Psychology, Social Science I |
PSY 494 |
Research Seminar in Psychology, Social Science II |
The advanced laboratory course and the advanced research seminar may not be in the same area. Students taking a natural science advanced laboratory are expected to take a social science advanced research seminar. Students taking a social science advanced laboratory are expected to take a natural science advanced research seminar.
and one of the following experiential courses
Independent Study I/II |
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Internship I/II |
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Independent Research I/II |
As noted above, students may also satisfy the Psychology experiential course requirement by receiving a passing grade in a service-learning course, or a course that is part of an approved summer or semester abroad or study-tour program offered by the Psychology Department or by another department. Although such courses do not need to be Psychology courses, they must be accepted by the University as a three-credit course.
And three advanced Psychology electives;
One from PSY 205 through PSY 208 or from PSY 220 through PSY 227
One from PSY 230 through PSY 237
One from PSY 205 through PSY 208 or from PSY 220 through PSY 237
Students who take more than the minimum required number of advanced laboratory courses and/or advanced research seminars may use these courses to fulfill the Psychology elective requirement, if it is done in consultation with their academic advisors.