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Major in Psychology

The major in psychology consists of a total of 35 credit hours divided as follows: three required courses (11 credit hours), one course from each of the five psychology content areas (15 credit hours) and three elective psychology courses, two of which must be upper-division (9 credit hours).

Required Courses:
PSYC 1001	General Psychology	3
PSYC 2001	Psychological Measurements and Statistics	4
PSYC 2050	Research Methods and Designs in Psychology	4
Content Areas: Choose one upper-division course from each content area:
Developmental Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3101	Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence	3
or PSYC 3120	Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging
Social Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3201	Introductory Social Psychology	3
or PSYC 3230	Business and Organizational Psychology
Cognitive Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3301	Learning and Behavior	3
or PSYC 3320	Cognition
or PSYC 4330	Human Factors Engineering
Clinical Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3401	Abnormal Psychology	3
or PSYC 3501	Theories of Personality
Biological Psychology - Required course:
PSYC 3601	Biopsychology	3
Elective Courses - Choose three PSYC courses, two of which must be upper-division:		9
Total Credit Hours		35

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Department of Public Instruction Certification - Elementary/Middle School Education

College of Education students majoring in Elementary/Middle School Education majors who wish to pursue a second major in psychology must complete a total of 35 credit hours divided as follows: three required courses (11 credit hours), one course from each of the five psychology content areas (15 credit hours) and three elective psychology courses (9 credit hours), two of which must be upper-division courses, as listed below.

Required Courses:
PSYC 1001	General Psychology	3
PSYC 2001	Psychological Measurements and Statistics	4
PSYC 2050	Research Methods and Designs in Psychology	4
Content Areas: Choose one course from each area as listed below:
Developmental Psychology: Required Course
PSYC 3101	Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence	3
Social Psychology: Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3201	Introductory Social Psychology	3
or PSYC 3230	Business and Organizational Psychology
Cognitive Psychology: Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3301	Learning and Behavior	3
or PSYC 3320	Cognition
or PSYC 4330	Human Factors Engineering
Clinical Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3401	Abnormal Psychology	3
or PSYC 3501	Theories of Personality
Biological Psychology - Required Course
PSYC 3601	Biopsychology	3
Elective Courses: Choose three PSYC courses, two of which must be upper-division		9
Total Credit Hours		35

Notes:

• PSYC 3101 Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence may be taken instead of EDUC 1220 Psychology of Human Development in Children and Adolescents in a Diverse Society.
• EDUC 4217 Children and Youth with Exceptional Needs may be taken as an elective in the major as an equivalent of PSYC 3130 The Psychology of the Exceptional Child for Education primary majors only. 

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Department of Public Instruction Certification - Middle/Secondary Education

College of Education students majoring in Middle/Secondary School Education who wish to pursue a second major in psychology must complete a total of 35 credit hours divided as follows: three required courses (11 credit hours), one course from each of the five psychology content areas (15 credit hours) and three elective psychology courses (9 credit hours), two of which must be upper-division courses, as listed below.

Required Courses:
PSYC 1001	General Psychology	3
PSYC 2001	Psychological Measurements and Statistics	4
PSYC 2050	Research Methods and Designs in Psychology	4
Content Areas - Choose one course from each of the areas listed below:
Developmental Psychology - Required Course:
PSYC 3101	Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence	3
Social Psychology - Required Course:
PSYC 3201	Introductory Social Psychology	3
Cognitive Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3301	Learning and Behavior	3
or PSYC 3320	Cognition
Clinical Psychology - Required course:
PSYC 3501	Theories of Personality	3
Biological Psychology - Required course:
PSYC 3601	Biopsychology	3
Elective Courses: Choose three PSYC courses, two of which must be upper-division		9
Total Credit Hours		35

Notes:

• PSYC 3101 Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence may be taken instead of EDUC 1220 Psychology of Human Development in Children and Adolescents in a Diverse Society.
• EDUC 4217 Children and Youth with Exceptional Needs may be taken as an elective in the major as an equivalent of PSYC 3130 The Psychology of the Exceptional Child for Education primary majors only.

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Psychology Major for Nursing Students

College of Nursing students who wish to pursue a second major in psychology must complete a total of 35 credit hours divided as follows: three required courses (11 credit hours), one upper-division course except where specified from each of the five psychology content areas (15 credit hours) and three elective psychology courses (9 credit hours), two of which must be upper-division courses, as listed below.

Required Courses:
PSYC 1001	General Psychology	3
PSYC 2001	Psychological Measurements and Statistics	4
PSYC 2050	Research Methods and Designs in Psychology	4
Content Areas - Choose one course for each of the following:
Developmental Psychology - Required Course:
PSYC 2101	Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology for Nursing Students	3
Social Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3201	Introductory Social Psychology	3
or PSYC 3230	Business and Organizational Psychology
Cognitive Psychology - Choose one of the following courses:
PSYC 3301	Learning and Behavior	3
or PSYC 3320	Cognition
or PSYC 4330	Human Factors Engineering
Clinical Psychology - Required Course:
NURS 3500	Mental Health Nursing--Theory	3
Biological Psychology - Required Course:
PSYC 3601	Biopsychology	3
Elective courses - Choose three PSYC courses, two of which must be upper-division:		9
Total Credit Hours		35

Notes:

• NURS 3500 Mental Health Nursing--Theory serves as the equivalent of PSYC 3401 Abnormal Psychology.
  
• NURS 3501 Mental Health Nursing--Practicum may be taken as an elective in the major as an equivalent of PSYC 4964 Field Experience in Psychology.

 

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Minor in Psychology

The minor in psychology consists of six courses (18 credit hours), including one required course (3 credit hours) and five elective PSYC courses (15 credit hours), three of which must be upper-division courses, as listed below.

Required Course:
PSYC 1001	General Psychology	3
Elective Courses: Choose five PSYC courses, three of which must be upper-division		15
Total Credit Hours		18

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Department of Public Instruction Certification - Minor in Psychology

College of Education students pursuing Department of Public Instruction certification must complete seven required courses (23 credit hours) and one upper-division elective course (3 credit hours) for a total of 26 credit hours, as listed below.

Required Courses:
PSYC 1001	General Psychology	3
PSYC 2001	Psychological Measurements and Statistics	4
PSYC 2050	Research Methods and Designs in Psychology	4
PSYC 3101	Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence	3
PSYC 3201	Introductory Social Psychology	3
PSYC 3501	Theories of Personality	3
PSYC 4801	History and Systems of Psychology	3
Elective: Choose one upper-division PSYC course		3
Total Credit Hours		26