The B. S. degree requires 34 hours of course work in the Department of Psychology. This degree is intended for students who anticipate going to graduate school in psychology or related sciences. The course requirements reflect the breadth and rigor necessary to prepare for the Graduate Record Examinations and graduate school. Students are also encouraged to take courses in the arts and sciences that will improve their verbal, quantitative, and critical reasoning skills.

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

COURSE and HOURS

Psych 1 Introductory Psych 4 hrs.
Psych 15 Statistics and Research Methodology* 5 hrs.
Psych 151 History and Systems 3 hrs.

One of the following courses with labs

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

Students must select psychology courses providing at least 12 hours of upper division credit. At least one course must be completed in each of the following three clusters:

Cluster A

Psych 28 Drugs and Behavior 3 hrs.
Psych 120/121 Learning 4 hrs.
Psych 122 Sensation and Perception 3 hrs.
Psych 123 Biological Basis of Behavior 4 hrs.
Psych 124 Health Psychology 3 hrs.
Psych 125 Cognitive Psychology 4 hrs.
Psych 128 Hormones and Behavior 3 hrs.

Cluster B

Psych 60 Principles of Behavior 3 hrs.
Psych 76 Abnormal Psychology 3 hrs.
Psych 85 Organizational Psychology 3 hrs.
Psych 133 Assessment 3 hrs.
Psych 145 Applied Ethics in Prof Psy 3 hrs.
Psych 162 Applied Behavioral Analysis 3 hrs.
Psych 165 Psychology of Gambling 3 hrs.
Psych 176 Advanced Psychopathology 3 hrs.
Psych 177 Theories of Psychotherapy 3 hrs.
Psych 182 Performance Management 3 hrs.
Psych 183 Industrial Psychology 3 hrs.

Cluster C

Psych 30 Social Psychology 3 hrs.
Psych 42 Child and Adolescent Psychology 3 hrs.
Psych 130 Experimental social Psychology 4 hrs.
Psych 132 Personality 3 hrs.
Psych 134 Ethnopolitical Conflict 3 hrs.
Psych 136 Stereotyping & Prejudice 3 hrs.
Psych 137 Psychology of Gender 3 hrs.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. Additional laboratory courses beyond the one required course may be used to complete the upper division requirements.

2. History and Systems of Psychology (PSY 151) can count toward the 12 hours of upper division credit, but does not count toward the requirement of taking one course in each cluster.

Bachelor of Science students are encouraged to take independent study (Psych 190 and/or 191) and other psychology courses to complete the major. These courses will count toward the Arts and Sciences degree. Courses strongly recommended for B. S. students with GPA’s of 3.00 and above who are interested in graduate study in psychology: (Psy 111) Advanced statistics, and two laboratory courses; one human, one animal. Also, participation in a Research Seminar (PSY 198 series) is strongly encouraged for students pursuing this degree.

As part of the requirements for Bachelor of Science degrees in the Division of Natural Science, which includes the Department of Psychology, twelve semester hours must be successfully completed in natural science courses outside the student's major department. Courses in the Departments of Astronomy, Biology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics will fulfill this requirement for psychology majors. Math 20 and Math 50 are among the courses that may be selected to complete this requirement. One of the natural science courses outside the major department must include a laboratory.