The undergraduate program reflects current trends in the field of Psychology through its emphasis on the science of Psychology (integrated via the Research Sequence) and through the inclusion of courses that represent recent trends in psychological theory and practice (e.g., child psychopathology, environmental psychology, and legal psychology).
All undergraduate majors should have a copy of the Department of Psychology Major's Handbook. This handbook will provide you with in- depth information about the degree requirements, course outline and post- graduate opportunities.
Program breadth is insured by way of the area requirements, which serve to familiarize students with five key sub-disciplines within psychology (experimental, social, applied, personality/abnormal, and developmental). Program depth is facilitated through the requirement for three psychology electives included in the degree program and by the option for students to take additional psychology courses beyond the 36 semester hours required for the major. If Psychology majors choose to, they also may take up to 51 upper-division semester hours in Psychology, as only 9 semester hours of non-Psychology courses are required.
The current requirements for the B.A. in Psychology are as follows:
Research Sequence: 12 semester hours
STA 3123 Introduction to Statistics II (4 semester hours)
PSY 3213 Research Methods in Psychology (3 semester hours)
Advanced Senior Laboratory/Field Experience (5 semester hours)
Area Distribution Requirements: 15 semester hours
Area A: Experimental Psychology
Area B: Social Psychology
Area C: Applied Psychology
Area D: Personality/Abnormal Psychology
Area E: Developmental Psychology
Required Psychology Course Electives: 9 semester hours
Three additional upper-division psychology courses are required. They may not include independent study, supervised research, or supervised field experience credits. These three courses may include additional course from those listed as fulfilling Area Distribution Requirements, additional senior labs, or any other upper-division Psychology course taken for a letter grade.
General Electives: 24 semester hours
To complete the requirements for a B.A., all students are required to take 24 semester hours of coursework in general electives in addition to the core 36 semester hours required within the undergraduate Psychology major. At least three elective courses (9 semester hours) must be taken outside the Department of Psychology, although students are only required to take the core 36 semester hours in the department. Psychology courses taken as general electives may include independent study, supervised research, or supervised field experience credits, as well as upper division psychology courses.
