Psychology, BS

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Psychology Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology ⁶– PSYC. ELECT - PSYC. Elective	3.5	3
GE C/IL	C/IL 102 - Computing and Information Literacy	3
GE QUAN	MATH - Mathematics Elective¹	3
GE S/BH	SOC 110 - (S) Introduction to Sociology ²		3
GE WRTG–SPCH	WRTG 107 - Composition – COMM 100 - Public Speaking	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy – PHIL 210 - Ethics	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminars ⁷
		_____ 15.5	_____ 15
Second Year
MAJOR	PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences – PSYC 330 - Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences ³	3	3
MAJOR	PSYC 330L - (W) Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences Laboratory ³		1.5
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives	3	3
GE ELECT	WRTG²	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Elective⁴- Elective⁴	3	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Soc/Beh Science Elective		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
		_____ 15	_____ 13.5
Third Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives	6	9
MAJOR	PSYC 390 - Career Development in Psychology	1
GE ELECT	ELECT⁵- Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Electives	3	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
		_____ 16	_____ 15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECTIVE - Psychology Elective	3
MAJOR	PSYC 490 - History and Literature of Psychology I – PSYC 491 - (W) History and Literature of Psychology II	1.5	1.5
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT- Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	9	15
		_____ 16.5	_____ 16.5
	Total: 123 Credits

¹ MATH 103 , MATH 106 , or MATH 114

² The Department strongly recommends SOC 110 and WRTG 284 as preparation for psychology writing intensive courses (PSYC 330L , PSYC 335 , PSYC 360 , and PSYC 491 ).

³Sections of PSYC 330 & PSYC 330L are taught by the same professor and must be taken together.

⁴ One 3- or 4-credit NSCI Biology course and one additional 3- or 4-credit NSCI BIOL, CHEM or PHYS course.

⁵ No more than 15 credits of Psychology can be placed in GE elective.

⁶ Entering fall-semester freshmen enrolled in the majors only PSYC 110 section must also enroll in PSYC 110L . PSYC 110L is required only for entering fall-semester freshmen psychology majors.

⁷The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

Psychology, BS

Psychology Curriculum

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Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 123 Credits