B.A. Curriculum
In addition to the General Education requirements of the University and College, the B.A. in Psychology consists of the following:
- Three Courses (10 hours):
PSY 1113, Elements of Psychology
PSY 2113, Research Methods I: Statistics
PSY 3114, Research Methods II: Applications and Experimental Design - Two Courses (6 hours) from:
PSY 2213, Information Processing/Perception
PSY 2403, Introduction to Personality
PSY 2603, Developmental Psychology
PSY 3703, Social Psychology - Three Courses (9 hours) from:
PSY 3003, Advanced Undergraduate Statistics
PSY 3083, Animal Behavior
PSY 3203, Cognitive Psychology
PSY 3803, Physiological Psychology
PSY 4023, Tests & Measurements
PSY 4263, Psy and Law
PSY 4453, Abnormal Psychology
PSY 4753, Industrial Psychology
PSY 4973, Theories & Systems - Two-three courses (6-9 hours) of upper-division psychology electives
- One Senior Capstone Course (3 hours) from:
PSY 4113, Capstone Survey of Major Fields in Psychology
PSY 4143, Capstone Practicum
PSY 4153, Capstone History of Psychology
Major Support Requirements
- Computer Science (3 hours) from:
PSY 2503, Computing for the Behavioral Science
MIS 2003, Introduction to Business Computing
CS 1313, Computer Programming - Mathematics (3 hours) from:
MATH 1523, Elementary Functions
MATH 1743, Calculus I for Business, Life & Social Sciences
MATH 1823, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I - Biological Science (5 hours):
ZOO 1114, Introduction to Zoology
ZOO 1121, Introductory Zoology Laboratory - Physical Science (4-5 hours) from:
CHEM 1315, General Chemistry
PHYS 2414, Physics for Life Science Majors - Additional science (3-5 hours): CHEM 1415, CS 1323, or any 2000-level or above course in anatomy, botany, chemistry, computer science, math, microbiology, physics, or zoology.
- Upper Division Electives: It takes 48 upper-division hours to earn a bachelor's degree. All required courses that are upper division (Western Civilization, Psychology requirements such as 3114, Group C classes, etc.) count toward the 48 required upper division hours. However, required courses will not bring a student up to the 48 required hours. The difference will be made up in electives, courses at the 3000 or 4000 level in any subject the student chooses. For most psychology majors pursuing a B.A., it takes 20-23 hours of upper division electives to reach the requisite 48 upper division hours for graduation.
