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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychological Science, B.S.

Four-Year Plan: Click here  to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures  page.

Psychological Science Major

The psychological science major is designed to provide students with flexibility in the selection of courses to meet their individual interests and career goals. Students must meet with a psychological science faculty advisor during the first semester following the declaration of psychological science as their major to design a program of coursework based on their individual needs. All students must meet with a faculty advisor in subsequent semesters for assistance in career planning and course selections to meet degree requirements. For students planning to pursue graduate study in psychology, the department strongly recommends a broad and balanced program of applied and theoretical courses with careful planning to meet the requirements for admission to graduate schools in psychology. In addition, such students are encouraged to take more than the minimum number of required courses, including advanced courses that involve the opportunity for independent or supervised research. The department offers a variety of special topics (PSY 494 ) classes. Recent topics have included “Image of Psychology in Film,” “Drug Policy,” “Psychology of Religion,” and “Neuroscience Seminar.” Students should consult the schedule of classes each semester for information about available special topics classes.

All psychological science majors must complete the requirements listed below for the major plus the additional credit hours required for either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree.

♦  Indicates prerequisite.

Degree Requirements (46 credits)

Core Courses (46 credits)

Elective (13 credits)

Select five PSY courses (must total at least 13 credit hours). At least three of these courses must be at the 300 or 400 level. Optional two-credit-hour laboratory classes also may be included in this category.

Additional Requirements (7-8 credits)

Students who wish to complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in psychological science must complete either track A or B listed below:

Track A (7 credits)

Select one (3 credits)

  • College-level MAT/STA course at the 200-level or above, in addition to STA 205  
Note:

STA 212  cannot satisfy this requirement.

Select two courses from the following (4 credits)

Note:

Laboratory classes may be taken at the same time as the core class or at a later time, but students must complete “ PSY 210 Research Methods and Lab (5 credits) ” to take a laboratory. The laboratory classes listed here may also count as elective classes toward the major requirements.

Track B (8 credits)

Select 6 300/400/500-level credit hours in statistics (6 credits)

Select one course from the following (2 credits)

Note:

Laboratory classes may be taken at the same time as the core class or at a later time, but students must complete “ PSY 210 Research Methods and Lab (5 credits) ” to take a laboratory. The laboratory classes listed here may also count as  elective classes toward the major requirements.

Total Credits 53-54