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Bachelor of Science - Psychology with Family and Child Development Applications

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Degree Requirements

Required: Major plus emphasis requirements, 44 credits minimum, 32 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

    • PSYC 494: Clinical Practicum

    • PSYC 495: Research Practicum

Take 1 from 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

Take 1 from 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

Take 1 from the following courses

  • PSYC 340: History and Systems of Psychology

  • Any 4-credit PSYC 400-Level Course

Take 2 Psychology elective courses

  • Take two additional PSYC courses totaling 8 credits; 4 credits must be upper division

Family and Child Development Applications

Required Courses

  • PSYC 304: Child and Adolescent Development

  • PSYC 305: Adult Development and Aging

  • PSYC 340: History and Systems of Psychology

  • PSYC 422: Child Psychopathology

Take 4 from the following courses

  • COMM 311: Intercultural Communication

  • COMM 315: Small Group Communication

  • 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 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

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