Psychology B.A./B.S.

Requirements

The major in psychology requires a minimum of 60 credits in the field. Students must complete the required courses in statistics before taking any 400-level course or any course with statistics as a prerequisite.

All students majoring in psychology, especially those that are considering graduate work in psychology, are encouraged to plan their program with an advisor from the Department of Psychology no later than the beginning of their first term of junior standing.

All psychology majors are strongly encouraged to participate in the advising process, which includes a Group Orientation session, peer mentoring, and faculty advising. Information about the psychology advising program is available on the Psychology Department website.

It is recommended that freshmen not enroll in psychology courses unless they have a B average (3.00 GPA) or above in high school.

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the student must meet the following requirements for major:

Stat 243	Introduction to Probability and Statistics I	4
	And
Stat 244	Introduction to Probability and Statistics II	4
	or
Stat 243	Introduction to Probability and Statistics I	4
	And
Psy 320	Social Science Research Methods II	4
	or
Soc 396	Social Research Methods, Social Statistics	4
	And
Psy 320	Social Science Research Methods II	4
Psy 200	Psychology as a Natural Science	4
Psy 204	Psychology as a Social Science	4
	Psychology elective 200-level or above (including 399-409)	4
Psy 321	Research Methods in Psychology	4
Psy 410-498		16
	Additional upper division psychology courses (300-or 400-level, excluding 401-409)	20

Human Diversity Requirement

Besides taking courses in a range of subjects in psychology, majors are also required to take a course in human diversity. To fulfill this requirement students can choose to take any 300- or 400-level class in the following subjects: Black Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, Indigenous Nations Studies, and Women's Studies, or any of the following classes:

Anth 318U	Asian American Experience	4
Anth 426	Transnationalism and Migration	4
Anth 432	Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Anthropological Perspective	4
Comm 415	Problems of Intercultural Communication	4
CR 312	Intercultural Conflict Resolution	4
Psy 310U	Psychology of Women	4
Psy 410	Cross-cultural Psychology	4
Psy 410	LGBTQ Psychology	4
Psy 410	Native American Psychological Healing	4
Psy 425	Psychology of Black Manhood in America	4
Psy 426	Psychology of Stigma & Social Inequality	4
Psy 428	Diversity, Prejudice and Intergroup Relations	4
Psy 429	The Psychology of Race & Gender in Sport	4
Psy 431U	Psychology of Men and Masculinities	4
Psy 458	Development & Education of African-Diaspora Children & Youth	4
Psy 463	Development and Education of Immigrant Children and Youth	4
Psy 469	Psychology of Human Sexuality	4
Psy 470	Diversity in the Workplace	4
Soc 337U	Prejudice, Privilege, and Power	4
Soc 344U	Gender and Sexualities	4
Soc 423	Stratification	4
Soc 427	Gender and Work	4
Soc 430	Hate Crimes	4
Soc 444	Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality	4
Soc 446	Immigrants in America	4
Soc 452	Education and Equality: Comparing the US, Asia, Europe	4
Soc 463	Global Inequalities and Health	4

Total Credit Hours: 60