Degree Requirements
Psychology (B.A.)
Psychology involves the study of thinking, feeling, and behavior. A basic understanding of psychological factors is highly desirable for effective functioning in our complex society. The psychology major provides a valuable background for a variety of careers in business, industry, government, or the helping professions. It is also designed to prepare students for graduate training that can lead to a professional degree in psychology.
Majors in psychology must maintain a 2.5 QPA in the major concentrating to be recommended for graduation.
The core sequence involves:
- Introduction to Psychology
- Statistics for Psychology
- Research Methods I
- Research Methods II
- History of Psychology
- Psychology internship or senior research practicum
Majors also take at least seven electives in psychology.
The Psychology department further recommends that all psychology majors take computer applications and advanced computer applications.
The credentials of psychology majors are reviewed by the department at the end of the student's sophomore year. Students with a major QPA lower than 2.5 may be asked to discontinue the major in psychology.
Psychology minor
- Introduction to Psychology
- Statistics for Psychology
- Research Methods I
- Plus four electives in psychology
Neuroscience concentration
The neuroscience concentration offers a program of study in the fields of knowledge important to an understanding of brain function. It combines courses from the psychology and biology departments.
Core courses
- Introduction to Psychology
- Biopsychology
- Cell Biology
- Neurobiology
Anatomy and physiology (two courses):
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I, II or
- Human Anatomy and Human Physiology or
- Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Systems Physiology
Research methods (two courses):
- Statistics for Physiology
- Research Methods I
Any three from the following:
- Biomolecular
- Genetics
- Immunology
- Biochemistry I
- Biochemistry II
- Cellular Biochemistry
- Psychobiology
- Memory and Cognition
- Drugs and Human Behavior
- Sensation and Perception
- Abnormal Psychology
- Organismal Ecology and Evolution
Interdisciplinary minor in the psychology of crime and justice
The departments of psychology and criminal justice have developed a sequence of study to provide students with an interdisciplinary focus in the psychology of crime and justice. The minor is designed to complement undergraduate degrees in psychology, criminal justice and other social and behavioral sciences.
Requirements
In addition to the course requirements for a psychology degree, psychology majors who seek to qualify for the interdisciplinary minor in the psychology of crime and justice must complete these additional courses and maintain a 2.5 GPA:
- Psyc 211. Abnormal Psychology
- Psyc 253. Drugs and Human Behavior
- Crjs 101. American Criminal Justice
- Crjs 104. Introduction to Corrections
- Crjs 310. Constitutional Law in Criminal Procedure
- Crjs 350. Antecedents of Aggression
- Crjs 361. Psychology and the Law