The undergraduate B. A. degree is intended for students planning careers other than psychology or related sciences. It is designed with the flexibility to permit the student to develop one or more specific areas of interest within the major. The B. A. degree requires 33 hours of coursework in the department of Psychology. Courses should be selected in consultation with the advisor.

It should be noted that students must pass Psychology 15 with a grade of “C” or better in order to complete the psychology major.

COURSE and HRS.

Psych 1 Introductory Psych 4 hrs.
Psych 15 Statistics and Research Methodology* 5 hrs.

One of the following courses with labs:

Psych 120/121 Learning 4 hrs.
Psych 123 Biological Bases of Behavior 4 hrs.
Psych 125 Cognitive 4 hrs.
Psych 130 Experimental Social 4 hrs.

Other courses: At least 12 hours of additional upper division psychology courses and 8 hours psychology electives are necessary for the major. Laboratory courses beyond the one course required for the major may be selected to fulfill these requirements.

BA Areas of Application and Career Interest

Because career interests vary across students, courses should be selected in consultation with the advisor to compliment those interests. To assist students in thinking about potential courses to take within psychology, some popular areas of career interest and psychology courses recommended for those areas are listed below. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of areas of interest or course options within those areas; it is intended as a guide to assist students in course planning.