Department of psychology

Major and Minor Requirements

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2006-2007 CATALOG (AND LATER)

REQUIRED OF ALL MAJORS:

11762, General Psychology - 3 credits
21621, Quantitative Methods in Psych. I -- 3 credits
31574, Research Methods in Psychology - 3 credits


CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
20651, Child Psychology (3)
21211, Psychology of Adjustment (3)

CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
30445, Cognitive Psychology (3)
31141, Perception (3)

CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
31043, Basic Learning Processes (3)
41363, Biopsychology (3)

CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
41282, Personality (3)
41532, Social Psychology (3)

CHOOSE ONE (1 -3 credits):
41990, Writing in Psychology (1)
41573, Laboratory Experiences in Psychology: Social/Clinical (3)
41574, Laboratory Experiences in Psychology: Cognitive/Learning (3)

MAJOR ELECTIVES:

8 hours of upper division credit in psychology- 8 credits

Total Credits: 30 - 32

Note: No more than 6 credit hours of PSYC 31498, 41498, and 41495 combined may be applied toward major requirements in psychology.

Note: Students following the premedicine and predentistry options must take PSYC 41363, 40111, 40383, and 40231.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR, 2000-2001 THROUGH 2005-2006 CATALOG

(Contact Arts and Sciences or the Undergraduate Coordinator in Psychology to obtain degree requirements for earlier catalogue years).

REQUIRED OF ALL MAJORS:

General Psychology (PSYC 11762)
Quantitative Methods in Psych. I (PSYC 21621)
Research Methods in Psychology (PSYC 31574)
Writing in Psychology (PSYC 41990)


EITHER-OR REQUIREMENTS: SELECT ONE COURSE FROM EACH PAIR

Pair I …... Child Psychology (20651) OR Psychology of Adjustment (21211)
Pair II ...... Cognitive Psychology (30445) OR Perception (31141)
Pair III ..... Basic Learning Processes (31043) OR Biopsychology (41363)
Pair IV ..... Personality (41282) OR Social Psychology (41532)

MAJOR ELECTIVES:

8 additional upper-division Psychology hours to bring the total hours in Psychology to 30.

Note:  Any upper-division Psychology courses (those whose course numbers begin with 3 or 4) can count as major electives. This includes courses from the pairs above; you could take one from a pair to satisfy an either-or requirement and use the other one as a major elective. Only 6 total hours from the following can be counted toward the major: Undergraduate Research (31498), Individual Investigation (41498), Special Topics in Psychology (41495), and Laboratory Experience in Psychological Research (41574).

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY MINOR, 2000-2001 CATALOG AND LATER

(Contact Arts and Sciences or the Undergraduate Coordinator in Psychology to obtain degree requirements for earlier catalogue years).

REQUIRED OF ALL MINORS:

General Psychology (PSYC 11762)
Quantitative Methods in Psych. I (PSYC 21621)
Research Methods in Psychology (PSYC 31574)

ELECTIVES:

9 additional upper-division Psychology hours to bring the total hours in Psychology to 18.

Note:   Only 3 total hours from the following can be counted toward the minor: Undergraduate Research (31498), Individual Investigation (41498), Special Topics in Psychology (41495), and Laboratory Experience in Psychological Research (41574).

Brief descriptions of the courses offered in Psychology