Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Download as PDF
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 3 Psychology elective courses
Take two additional PSYC courses totaling 12 credits; 8 credits must be 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
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 210/310: 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