Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

The following table summarizes all requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. To see the description of a particular course, click on its title. Our Course Descriptions page lists all psychology courses. For one possible breakdown of the major by semester, see the Plan of Study below.

Requirements	Credits
Psychology	35
PSYC 101. An Introduction to Psychology       PSYC 102. An Introduction to Biopsychology       PSYC 201. Psychological Research: Methods and Statistics I       PSYC 202. Psychological Research: Methods and Statistics II       PSYC 49X (Senior Seminar)       Three Social/Personality/Developmental electives       Two Cognitive/Biological/Health electives       Psychology elective	3 3 4 4 3 9 6 3
Cognate Courses	4
One course chosen from             BIO/BIOL 101. Fundamentals of Biology             BIO/BIOL 105. Fundamentals of Biological Science I             PHYS 103. General Physics I & PHYL 103. General Physics Laboratory I             CHEM 101. General Chemistry I & CHML 101. General Chemistry I Laboratory             CS/CSL 131. Computer Science I	4
Foreign Language*	3
General Education Requirements	37
The General Education Curriculum, a 37-hour program to help students appreciate a liberal arts education, includes required specific courses as well as selected courses from various distributions. For details, go to General Education Curriculum. NOTE: To meet the General Education Quantitative Literacy Distribution, it is recommended that B.A. psychology majors take either MATH 108, MATH 111, MATH 112, MATH 121 MATH 145 or MATH 151
General Electives	41
TOTAL	120

* The School of Arts and Sciences requires all majors to complete a foreign language course at the 202 level or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in the language, which count as general electives.

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Psychology Electives

• Social/Personality/Developmental Electives – choose three courses
  • PSYC 212. Social Psychology
  • PSYC 213. Group Dynamics
  • PSYC 215. Maladaptive Behavior
  • PSYC 224. Psychology of Adolescence
  • PSYC 225. Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
  • PSYC 232. Psychological Well-Being
  • PSYC 270. Investigative Psychology
  • PSYC 309. Social Influence
  • PSYC 310. Organizational and Industrial Psychology
  • PSYC 312. Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 313. Interpersonal Relations
  • PSYC 316. Human Sexuality
  • PSYC 370. Psychology of Terrorism
  • PSYC 371. Hate Crimes
  • PSYC 433. Psychology of Personality
• Cognitive/Biological/Health Electives – choose two courses
  • PSYC 222. Psychology of Learning & Memory
  • PSYC 315. Animal Behavior
  • PSYC 330. Health Psychology
  • PSYC 343. Physiological Psychology
  • PSYC 382. Sustainable Behavior
  • PSYC 421. Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 422. Cognition
• Other Psychology Electives
  • PSYC 414. Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • PSYC 469. Introduction to Clinical Methods in Human Services
  • PSYC 470. Training and Education of the Handicapped Field Work
  • PSYC 471. Adolescent Rehabilitation Field Work
  • PSYC 472. Juvenile Rehabilitation Field Work
  • PSYC 473. Treatment & Care of the Aged Field Work
  • PSYC 474. Community Psychology Field Work
  • PSYC 475. School Psychology & Guidance Counseling Field Work
  • PSYC 476. Business & Industry Field Work
  • PSYC 478. Field Work as a Teaching Assistant
  • PSYC 479. Field Work in Applied Psychological Research

Departmental Comprehensive Requirement

To comply with University comprehensive examination requirements, psychology majors must take the senior seminar. In this course students plan, conduct and write a senior thesis. The purposes of the thesis are to capstone undergraduate experiences and to provide a transition to post-baccalaureate life. The thesis is based on an empirical research project.

Plan of Study for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Changes in the sequence of the plan of study below may be desirable. These must be made in consultation with the student's academic adviser. To see the title of a course in the plan of study, simply pass the cursor over the course's number. To see an overview of a course, click on its number.

◄ FIRST YEAR ►
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PSYC 101	3	PSYC 102	3
ENG 101	3	ENG 102	3
SBU 101	2	SBU 102	1
BIO/BIOL 101	4	General Education Requirements	6
General Elective/Foreign Language*	3	Elective/Foreign Language*	3
Total	15	Total	16
◄ SECOND YEAR ►
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PSYC 201 w/lab	4	PSYC 202 w/lab	4
PSYC Elective	3	PSYC Elective	3
General Elective	3	General Education Requirement	3
General Education Requirements	6	General Electives	6
Total	16	Total	16
◄ THIRD YEAR ►
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PSYC Electives	6	PSYC Electives	6
General Education Requirements	6	General Electives	6
General Elective	3	General Elective	3
Total	15	Total	15
◄ FOURTH YEAR ►
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PSYC 49X (Senior Seminar)	3	General Electives	6
General Electives	3	General Electives	6
General Electives	9
Total	15	Total	12

* The School of Arts and Sciences requires all majors to complete a foreign language course at the 202 level or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in the language, which count as general electives.