Oct 09, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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 Elective1 3 3
 GE EP  PSYC 140 - (FYOC, FYDT) Current Topics in Psychological Science  or another EP course 3  
 GE QUAN  MATH - Mathematics Elective2 3  
 GE S/BH  S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective3   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 4    
   

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 Electives1 3 3
 GE ELECT  FREE ELECT - Free Elective6   3
 GE NSCI  NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives5 3 3
 GE S/BH  S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavior Science Elective3 3  
 GE HUMN  HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective 3  
 

16

13

Third Year

   
 MAJOR  MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives1 6 9
 MAJOR  PSYC 390 - Career Development in Psychology   1  
 GE ELECT  FREE ELECT- Free Elective6 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 Elective1 3  
 MAJOR  PSYC 490 - Senior Seminar I: Foundational Paradigms  — PSYC 491 - (EPW) Senior Seminar II: Contemporary Applications   1.5 1.5
 GE PHIL or T/RS  PHIL ELECT- Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective 3  
 GE ELECT  FREE ELECT - Free Electives6 9 15
 MAJOR  EXPERIENTIAL Completion7    
   

16.5

16.5

 

Total: 120 Credits

1Psychology majors take a minimum of five courses from the following list (Core 8) with at least one course in each group: Physiological Processes (PSYC 230 , PSYC 231 ), Learning Processes (PSYC 234 , PSYC 235 ), Social-Developmental Processes (PSYC 220 PSYC 227 ), and Individual Processes (PSYC 224 , PSYC 225 ).

2MATH 106 , MATH 109 , or MATH 114 .

3The Department strongly recommends SOC 110 .

4The 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.

5One 3- or 4-credit (E) Biology course and one additional 3- or 4-credit (E) course.

6No more than 15 credits of Psychology can be placed in GE electives.

7Satisfied by completion of one of the following: PSYC 480 Field Experience in Clinical Settings PSYC 481 Field Experience in Applied Psychology PSYC 493 Undergraduate Research  (2 or 3 credits); Two (2) Faculty Student Research Mentorship (FSRP); Two (2) Student/Faculty Teaching Mentorship Programs (STMP); One each FSRP and STMP; Any Study Abroad Program (while enrolled in the University of Scranton; requirement not met by a faculty-led travel course); HONR thesis research; Any University of Scranton course identified as (SL) community-based learning. Many of these options are non-credit bearing. The Experiential requirement will probably not add to the total credits for the major. Talk with your advisor if you have questions.