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Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

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Psychology

Degree Requirements

Required: 36 credits minimum; 24 credits upper division.

Required Courses

  • PSYC 200: General Psychology

  • PSYC 222: Abnormal Psychology

  • PSYC 312: Research Design and Statistics I

  • PSYC 313: Research Design and Statistics II

  • PSYC 331: Physiological Psychology

Select one of the following courses

  • PSYC 304: Child and Adolescent Development

  • PSYC 305: Adult Development and Aging

  • PSYC 325: Theories of Personality

  • PSYC 401: Social Psychology

  • PSYC 417: Cultural Psychology

Select one of the following courses

  • PSYC 315: Principles of Learning and Memory

  • PSYC 340: History and Systems of Psychology

  • PSYC 416: Human Behavior: Principles & Application

  • PSYC 421: Human Cognition

  • PSYC 450: Sensation and Perception

Select one of the following courses

  • PSYC 430: Applied Psychology Practicum

  • PSYC 435: Counseling and Psychotherapy

  • PSYC 494: Clinical Practicum

Elective Course

Take one additional Psychology elective course (lower or upper division)

Emphasis Area Options (optional)

Family and Child Development Applications

Take at least eight courses total from the following courses

Required Courses

  • PSYC 304: Child and Adolescent Development

  • PSYC 305: Adult Development and Aging

  • SOC 340: Family and Intimate Relationships

  • PSYC 422: Child Psychopathology

Take 4 from the following courses

  • COMM 311: Intercultural Communication

  • COMM 315: Small Group Communication or COMM 335: Interpersonal Communication

  • CRIM 350: Juvenile Delinquency

  • ENGL 312: The Teaching of Writing

  • ENGL 316: First and Second Language Acquisition

  • EXSC 302: Motor Development Across a LifeSpan

  • PSYC 203: Understanding Emotions

  • PSYC 325: Theories of Personality

  • PSYC 330: Psychological Assessment

  • PSYC 416: Human Behavior: Principles & Application

  • PSYC 417: Cultural Psychology

  • PSYC 492: Internship

  • SOC 300: Sexuality and Society

Take NO more than 1 from the following courses:

  • ENGL 335: Children's Literature

  • TA 440: Creative Dramatics for Children & Youth

  • ART 341: Visual Arts in Education

Law and Criminal Behavior Applications

Take at least 6 courses total from the following courses

Required Courses

  • CRIM 341: Criminal Psychology or PSYC 341: Criminal Psychology

Take 3 courses from the following courses

  • CRIM 340: Violence & Victimization

  • CRIM 350: Juvenile Delinquency

  • CRIM 370/SOC 370: Deviance in U.S. Society

  • CRIM 430: Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Crime

  • CRIM 451/PSYC 451: Forensic Investigations

  • PSYC 452: Forensic and Legal Psychology

Take at least one from the following courses

  • CRIM 105/POLS 105: Introduction to Law and Legal Process

  • CRIM 276: Criminal and Procedural Law

  • CRIM 404/POLS 404: Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice

  • POLS 401: American Constitutional Law

  • POLS 481: Law and Society

Take 1 from the following courses

  • CRIM 320: Critical Issues in Policing

  • CRIM 330: Contemporary Corrections

  • CRIM 355: Family Violence

  • CRIM 410: Substance Abuse

  • CRIM 440: Terrorism

  • PSYC 417: Cultural Psychology

  • SOC 360: Racial and Ethnic Relations

Business/Organizational Applications

Take at least 6 courses total from the following courses

Required Courses

  • COMM 306: Business and Professional Communication

  • PSYC 330: Psychological Assessment

Take 3 from the following courses

  • BUS 381: Info Systems & Organization Design

  • BUS 448: Organization Development

  • Select one

    • COMM 335: Interpersonal Communication

    • COMM 315: Small Group Communication

  • ECON 312: Quantitative Analysis in Business

  • Select one

    • PHIL 300: Ethics

    • PHIL 350: Technology and Value

  • PSYC 203: Understanding Emotion

  • PSYC 401: Social Psychology

Take at least one from the following courses

  • BUS 255: Environment of Business

  • BUS 367: Behavior in Organizations

  • BUS 368: Human Resource Management

  • BUS 449: Managerial Leadership: Core Competencies

  • PSYC 4ST: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Clinical & Behavioral Applications

Take at least eight courses total from the following courses

Required Courses

  • PSYC 325: Theories of Personality

  • PSYC 330: Psychological Assessment

  • PSYC 435: Counseling and Psychotherapy or PSYC 494: Clinical Practicum (instructor permission required)

Take 2 from the following courses

  • ENGL 350: Studies in African-American Literature

  • ENGL 361/SPAN 361: Contemporary Chicano Literature

  • PHIL 260: Topics in World Philosophy

  • PHIL 355: Chinese Philosophy and Culture

  • POLS 210: Multiculturalism, Race & Politics in U.S

  • POLS 412: Civil Rights Movement

  • POLS 418: Women and Politics

  • PSYC 215: The Psychology of Sex and Gender

  • PSYC 417: Cultural Psychology

  • SOC 300: Sexuality and Society

  • SOC 322: Contemporary Issues in Gender Studies

  • SOC 360: Racial and Ethnic Relations

Take 3 additional classes from above list or from the following courses

  • CRIM 410: Substance Abuse

  • PSYC 203: Understanding Emotion

  • Select one

    • PSYC 304: Child and Adolescent Development

    • PSYC 305: Adult Development and Aging

  • PSYC 345: Health Psychology

  • PSYC 416: Human Behavior: Principles & Application

  • PSYC 421: Human Cognition

  • PSYC 422: Child Psychopathology

Psychobiology Applications

Take at least 6 courses total from the following courses. Labs are always required and don't count as a separate course.

Required Courses

  • BIOL 121: Introduction to Cells and Organisms

  • BIOL 123L: Intro Biol Experimentation I

Take 3 from the following courses

  • BIOL 122: Intro to Metabolism, Genes & Development & BIOL 124: Biological Experimentation

  • BIOL 223 and 223L: Human Anatomy and Lab

  • BIOL 224 and 224L: Human Physiology and Lab

  • BIOL 331 and 331L: Genetics and Lab

  • CHEM 151 and 151L: General Chemistry and Lab

  • Select one

    • PSYC 450: Sensation and Perception

    • PSYC 421: Human Cognition

Take 2 from the following courses

  • BIOL 425 and 425L: Biochemistry and Lab

  • BIOL 426 and 426L: Molecular Biology and Lab

  • BIOL 461 and 461L: Vertebrate Physiology and Lab

  • CHEM 152 and 152L: General Chemistry II and Lab

  • PSYC 345: Health Psychology

Health & Wellness Applications

Take at least 8 courses total from the following courses. Except for BIOL-121, labs are always required and don't count as a separate course.

Required Courses

  • PSYC 345: Health Psychology

  • SOC 321: Medical Sociology

Take 2 from the following courses

  • BIOL 223 and 223L: Human Anatomy and Lab

  • BIOL 224 and 224L: Human Physiology and Lab

  • EXSC 201 and201L: Functional Anatomy and Lab

  • EXSC 202 and 202L: Exercise Physiology and Lab

Take 1 course from the following courses

  • EXSC 301 and 301L: Biomechanics and Lab

  • EXSC 302: Motor Development Across a Life Span

  • EXSC 470 and 470L: Advanced Exercise Physiology and Lab

Take 3 courses from the following courses

  • BIOL 121 and 123L: Introduction to Cells and Organisms and Introduction to Biological Experimentation I

  • CHEM 151 and 151L: General Chemistry and Lab

  • EXSC 303: Nutrition

  • PHYS 201 and 201L: General Physics I and Lab

  • PSYC 203: Understanding Emotion

  • PSYC 304: Child and Adolescent Development

  • PSYC 305: Adult Development and Aging

  • PSYC 338: Sport Psychology

  • PSYC 401: Social Psychology

  • PSYC 416: Human Behavior: Principles & Application

  • PSYC 417: Cultural Psychology

  • PSYC 430: Applied Psychology Practicum

  • PSYC 492: Internship

Sports Psychology Applications

Take at least 6 courses total from the following courses. Labs are always required and don't count as a separate course.

Required Courses

  • Select one

    • PSYC 304: Child and Adolescent Development

    • PSYC 305: Adult Development and Aging

  • PSYC 338: Sport Psychology

  • PSYC 345: Health Psychology

Take 1 from the following courses

  • PSYC 203: Understanding Emotion

  • PSYC 315: Principles of Learning and Memory

  • PSYC 416: Human Behavior: Principles & Application

  • Select one

    • PSYC 450: Sensation and Perception

    • PSYC 421: Human Cognition

Take 2 from the following courses

  • EXSC 202: Exercise Physiology & EXSC-202 Exercise Physiology Lab

  • Select one

    • EXSC 251: Individual & Dual Sports & Activities

    • EXSC 252: Team Sports

  • EXSC 302: Motor Development Across a LifeSpan

  • EXSC 461: Exercise Psychology

  • EXSC 480: Social Psychology of Sport

  • EXSC 492: Internship

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