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