Department of psychology

Major and Minor Requirements

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2009-2010 CATALOG (AND LATER)

I. Required Courses (9 credits)
Psyc 11762, General Psychology - 3 credits
Psyc 21621, Quantitative Methods in Psychology I -- 3 credits
Psyc 31574, Research Methods in Psychology - 3 credits

II. Elective Courses (12 credits)
12 hours of elective credit in psychology, 9 of which must be upper division

III. Either/Or Course Groupings (13-15 credits)
Group 1: CHOOSE ONE (3 Credits)
       Psyc 20651, Child Psychology (3) or Psyc 21211, Psychology of Adjustment (3)

Group 2: CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
       Psyc 30445, Cognitive Psychology (3) or Psyc 31141, Perception (3)

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

Group 4: CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
       Psyc 41282, Personality (3) or Psyc 41532, Social Psychology (3)

Group 5: Writing Intensive CHOOSE ONE (1 -3 credits):
       Psyc 41990, Writing in Psychology (1)
       Psyc 41573, Laboratory Experiences in Psychology: Social/Clinical (3)
       Psyc 41574, Laboratory Experiences in Psychology: Cognitive/Learning (3)

Total: 34 – 36 credits

Note 1: No more than 6 credit hours of PSYC 31498 and 41498 combined may be applied toward major requirements in psychology.

Note 2: Students following the pre-medical and pre-dentistry options must take PSYC 40111.

Note 3: It is recommended that psychology majors take an algebra course to fulfill their LER math/logic requirement (MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra or MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus).

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2006-2007 THROUGH 2008-2009 CATALOG

I. Required Courses
Psyc 11762, General Psychology - 3 credits
Psyc 21621, Quantitative Methods in Psychology I -- 3 credits
Psyc 31574, Research Methods in Psychology - 3 credits

II. Upper Division Elective Courses
8 hours of upper division credit in psychology- 8 credits

III. Either/Or Course Groupings
Group 1: CHOOSE ONE (3 Credits)
       Psyc 20651, Child Psychology (3) or Psyc 21211, Psychology of Adjustment (3)

Group 2: CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
       Psyc 30445, Cognitive Psychology (3) or Psyc 31141, Perception (3)

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

Group 4: CHOOSE ONE (3 credits):
       Psyc 41282, Personality (3) or Psyc 41532, Social Psychology (3)

Group 5: Writing Intensive CHOOSE ONE (1 -3 credits):
       Psyc 41990, Writing in Psychology (1)
       Psyc 41573, Laboratory Experiences in Psychology: Social/Clinical (3)
       Psyc 41574, Laboratory Experiences in Psychology: Cognitive/Learning (3)

Total: 30 - 32 credits

Note 1: No more than 6 credit hours of PSYC 31498 and 41498 combined may be applied toward major requirements in psychology.

Note 2: Students following the pre-medical and pre-dentistry options must take PSYC 40111.

Note 3: It is recommended that psychology majors take an algebra course to fulfill their LER math/logic requirement (MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra or MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus).

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 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, 2009-2010 CATALOG AND LATER

REQUIRED OF ALL MINORS:

General Psychology (PSYC 11762) – 3 credits
Quantitative Methods in Psychlogy I (PSYC 21621) – 3 credits
Research Methods in Psychology (PSYC 31574) – 3 credits

ELECTIVES:

12 additional Psychology hours, 9 or which must be upper-division.

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS:  21

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).

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY MINOR, 2000-2001 THROUGH 2008-2009 CATALOG

(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