Students may either fulfill the requirements listed in the current year’s academic catalog or in the catalog from the year in which they began the program. The requirements for the Psychology major have remained fairly consistent over the years, with changes in the 2008 and 2017 catalogs.

• Academic Catalog: Psychology Courses and Program Requirements
• Special Topics Courses

Recommended Plan of Study

Year	Fall Semester	Spring  Semester
Freshman	PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology,  4 credits	PSY 2217 Abnormal Psychology, 4 credits
Sophomore	PSY 2227, Learning & Cognition, 4 credits	PSY 2237, Lifespan Development, 4 credits
Junior	PSY 3401, Basic Statistics, 4 credits 3000 level psychology electives, 6 or more credits	PSY 3402, Research Methods, 4 credits 3000 level psychology electives, 6 or more credits
Senior	4000 level psychology electives, 4-5 credits	4000 level psychology electives, 4-5 credits

Recommended Electives

The Psychology major is designed to allow students to tailor their course work to their career goals and interests through the selection of appropriate electives at the 3000 and 4000 level in their junior and senior years. These electives are generally selected after a student has satisfied the lower level core course requirements for the major.

Graduate School /Professional Career Focus

Students wanting to pursue careers as professional psychologists should choose electives in the major that will prepare them for Master’s and Doctoral degree programs in the field. These are courses that will give them a strong foundation in the science of Psychology. This foundation is important weather you are planning to go into an applied field, like clinical or industrial Psychology, or focus your career in an area of psychological research.

Recommended electives include:

• Cognitive Psychology (PSY3437)
• Social Psychology (PSY 3367)
• Psychological Measurement (PSY 4347)
• Advanced Statistics and Research Design (PSY 4403)
• Research Laboratory (PSY 4447)
• Psychophysiology and Perception (PSY 4459)
• History and Systems of Psychology (PSY 4487)
• Other courses related to particular fields of interest in clinical, counseling, industrial and experimental psychology.

Human Services Career Focus

Students wanting to pursue careers in the human services with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology should choose electives in the major that will prepare them for work in the field. These courses include:

• Counseling and Crisis Intervention (PSY 3332)
• Group Processes (PSY 3337)
• Behavioral and Cognitive Intervention (PSY 4328)
• Psychological Measurement (PSY 4347)
• Human Service Program Management (PSY 4408)
• Pre-Internship Seminar (PSY 4870)
• Internship in Psychology (PSY 4970).

Electives at the 4000 level in Psychology

The Psychology Major requires nine credits of psychology courses at the 4000 level. Teaching assistantships, internships, and Pre-internship Seminar (PSY 4870) cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.