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Psychology, B.S. major

The Psychology major at BSU provides students with unique opportunities to prepare for work in applied psychology and the human services at the Bachelor’s level. The major also offers unique opportunities for students to prepare for graduate programs leading to Master’s and Doctoral degrees in various fields of psychological practice and science. Many students choose the major to complete a general liberal arts degree or to prepare for work in fields other than psychology.

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Psychology B.S. degree and include the following:

  • 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
  • 48 required major core credits 
  • Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10) - required for all baccalaureate degrees
  • Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

Required Credits: 48
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Students should select 24 credits of elective courses in the following categories that best match their interests and career goals, in consultation with their advisor.

Group 1: Sociocultural Electives

Select two courses from the following list:

Group 2: Helping Professions Electives

Select one course from the following list:

Group 3: Applied Electives

Select one course from the following list:

Group 4: Developmental Electives

Select one course from the following list:

Group 5: Cognitive Electives

Select one course from the following list:

Group 6: General Electives
Select a minimum of 8 additional credits of psychology
courses.

At least 8 credits of elective courses must be at the
4000 level. These credits may include a maximum of 4
credits from Research Lab (PSY 4447). Credits from
Internship in Psychology (PSY 4970), Independent
Study (PSY 4910) or Teaching Associate (PSY 4917)
may not be included.

Program Learning Outcomes | Psychology, B.S. 

1. Knowledge Base in Psychology: Psychology majors will:

    1.1. describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

    1.2. develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

    1.3 Describe applications of psychology.

2. Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking: Psychology majors will:

    2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena.

    2.2. Demonstrate psychology information literacy.

    2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem-solving.

    2.4 Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research.

    2.5. Incorporate socio-cultural factors in scientific inquiry.

3. Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World: Psychology majors will:

    3.1 Apply ethical standards to evaluation psychological science and practice.

    3.2 Build and enhance interpersonal relationships 

    3.3 Adopt values that build community at local, national, and global levels.

4. Communication: Psychology majors will:

    4.1 Demonstrate effective writing for different purposes

    4.2 Exhibit effective presentation skills for different purposes

    4.3 Interact effectively with others.

5. Professional Development: Psychology majors will:

    5.1 Apply psychological content and skills to career goals.

    5.2 Exhibit self-efficacy and self-regulation

    5.3 Refine project-management skills.

    5.4 Enhance teamwork capacity

    5.5. Develop meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.