Psychology, BS

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Psychology Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	*Fall Cr.*	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR - ELECT	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology – MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Elective ^{(from the Core 8)}	3	3
GE EP	PSYC 140 - (FYOC, FYDT) Current Topics in Psychological Science *	3
GE QUAN	MATH - Mathematics Elective¹	3
GE S/BH	SOC 110 - (S) Introduction to Sociology ²		3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy – PHIL 210 - Ethics	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ³
		12	15
Second Year
MAJOR	PSYC 211 - Research Methods and Statistical Analysis I – PSYC 212 - (EPW) Research Methods and Statistical Analysis II	4	4
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective⁵		3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives⁴	3	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavior Science Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
		16	13
Third Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives	6	9
MAJOR	PSYC 390 - Career Development in Psychology	1
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT- Free Elective⁵	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible – T/RS 122 - 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,EPW) History and Literature of Psychology II	1.5	1.5
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT- Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives⁵	9	15
		16.5	16.5
	Total: 120 Credits

¹MATH 109 , MATH 106 , or MATH 114 .

² The Department strongly recommends SOC 110 .

³The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements for both the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will probably not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

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 electives.

*Or another EP course.

Psychology, BS

Psychology Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 120 Credits