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Bachelor of Science - Psychology

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Degree Requirements

Required: 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

Emphasis Area Options (optional)

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

Law and Criminal Behavior Applications

Required Courses

  • CRIM 341: Criminal Psychology

  • or PSYC 341: Criminal Psychology

Take 5 courses from the following courses

  • CRIM 340: Violence & Victimization

  • CRIM 350: Juvenile Delinquency

  • Select one

    • CRIM 370: Deviance in U.S. Society

    • SOC 370: Deviance in U.S. Society

  • CRIM 430: Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Crime

  • Select one

    • CRIM 451: Forensic Investigations

    • PSYC 451: Forensic Investigations

  • PSYC 452: Forensic and Legal Psychology

Take at least one from the following courses

  • Select one

    • CRIM 105: Introduction to Law and Legal Process

    • POLS 105: Introduction to Law and Legal Process

  • CRIM 276: Criminal and Procedural Law

  • Select one

    • CRIM 404: Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice

    • 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

Required Courses

  • COMM 306: Business and Professional Communication

  • PSYC 330: Psychological Assessment

  • PSYC 482: Selected Topic (Industrial/Organizational Psychology)

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

  • Select one

    • BUS 449: Managerial Leadership: Core Competencies

    • BUS 446: Theories and Practice of Leadership

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

Take 2 from the following courses

  • ENGL 350: Studies in African-American Literature

  • Select one

    • ENGL 361: Contemporary Chicano Literature

    • 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 230: Introduction to World Cultures

  • 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

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 223: Human Anatomy

  • BIOL 224: Human Physiology

  • BIOL 331: Genetics

  • CHEM 151: General Chemistry

  • Select one

    • PSYC 450: Sensation and Perception

    • PSYC 421: Human Cognition

Take 2 from the following courses

  • BIOL 425: Biochemistry

  • BIOL 426: Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 461: Vertebrate Physiology

  • CHEM 152: General Chemistry II

  • PSYC 345: Health Psychology

Health & Wellness Applications

Required Courses

  • PSYC 345: Health Psychology

  • SOC 321: Medical Sociology

Take 2 from the following courses

  • BIOL 223: Human Anatomy

  • BIOL 224: Human Physiology

  • EXSC 201: Functional Anatomy

  • EXSC 202: Exercise Physiology

Take 1 course from the following courses

  • EXSC 301: Biomechanics

  • EXSC 302: Motor Development Across a Life Span

  • EXSC 470: Advanced Exercise Physiology

Take 3 courses from the following courses

  • BIOL 121: Introduction to Cells and Organisms

  • CHEM 151: General Chemistry

  • EXSC 303: Nutrition

  • PHYS 201: General Physics I

  • 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

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

  • 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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