2003 - 2004 Psychology Program (PSYC)
Objectives | Program
Requirements | Academic Major | Academic
Minor | Course Descriptions
Objectives
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology offers
an academic major leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, as well as
an academic minor. The psychology curriculum provides students with an
academic and experiential background for graduate study in psychology
and/or employment in social service or research settings and gives the
student a breadth of background while also allowing some specialization.
A major or minor in psychology is for students who have a general interest
in understanding behavior and its determinants.
Program Requirements
Students must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA in courses required for the
psychology major and minor. To fulfill the requirements for a major in
psychology, students must complete a minimum of 40 credit hours of course
work in psychology and related fields (sociology, anthropology, and political
science courses). In addition, each student must select an area of concentration
from among the following: clinical/counseling, developmental, social/personality,
and neurosciences/ experimental.
Students are encouraged to take an internship course in psychology (PSYC
440) and may apply a maximum of 5 credit hours of internship course work
to the major. For students considering graduate school, History and Systems
of Psychology and Experimental or Physiological Psychology are highly
recommended. Students choosing a double major or minor within the Social
Science Program may not apply electives to more than one major or minor.
Only classes listed as "required classes" for both majors/minors
may be applied to both.
For course prerequisites, please refer to the course description.
Academic Major
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Liberal Education Courses
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The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required
for the Psychology major.
PSYC 105 Introduction to Psychology, LE
MATH 150 Elementary Statistics, LE
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Requirement Description
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I.
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Foreign Language Requirement
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Psychology majors must complete eight credit hours in a single
foreign language.
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II.
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Lower Division Psychology Courses
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PSYC 105 Introduction to Psychology, LE
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III.
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Upper Division Psychology Courses
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PSYC 390 Research Methods
PSYC 470 Senior Project I, II
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IV.
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Concentration Area
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Students must choose an area of concentration and complete 9 hours
of course work in that area. See listing below for areas of concentration.
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Electives
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Three credit hours from a different concentration area
Three credit hours from a different concentration area
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VI.
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Required Courses from Other Programs
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MATH 150 Elementary Statistics, LE
Eleven hours selected from PSYC, ANTH, SOC, or PLSC
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TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MAJOR
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Clinical/Counseling
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PSYC
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310
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Tests and Measurements
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3
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PSYC
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311
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Tests and Measurements Lab
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1
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PSYC
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335
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Psychology of Women
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4
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PSYC
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352
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Personality Theories
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4
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PSYC
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362
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Abnormal Psychology
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4
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PSYC
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405
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Methods of Counseling
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4
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PYSC
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300
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Special Topics (a maximum of 4 hours may be taken with departmental
consent.)
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Developmental
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PSYC
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300Q
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Adult Development
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4
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PSYC
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301
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Child Development
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3
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PSYC
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302
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Child Development Field Experience
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1
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PSYC
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303
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Life Span Development
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3
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PSYC
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305
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Adolescent Development
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3
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PSYC
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306
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Adolescent Development Field Experience
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1
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PSYC
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310
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Tests and Measurements
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3
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PSYC
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311
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Tests and Measurements Lab
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1
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PSYC
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335
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Psychology of Women
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4
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PYSC
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300
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Special Topics (a maximum of 4 hours may be taken with departmental
consent.)
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Social/Personality
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PSYC
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316
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Social Psychology
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4
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PSYC
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335
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Psychology of Women
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4
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PSYC
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352
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Personality Theories
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4
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PSYC
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433
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Organizational Psychology
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4
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PYSC
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300
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Special Topics (a maximum of 4 hours may be taken with departmental
consent.)
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Neurosciences/ Experimental
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PSYC
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354
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Experimental Psychology
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3
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PSYC
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355
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Experimental Psychology Lab
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1
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PSYC
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406
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Physiological Psychology
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3
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PSYC
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407
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Physiological Psychology Lab
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1
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PYSC
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300
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Special Topics (a maximum of 4 hours may be taken with departmental
consent.)
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Please note that some courses appear under more than one area of concentration;
however, a course may not be applied to more than one area, and the student
must decide in advance which area will receive the credit. For example,
if a student elects Test and Measurements, he or she may decide to apply
it to the clinical/counseling concentration or the developmental concentration,
but not both.
Also note that some courses are indicated "as applicable."
Here the concentration area(s) will be determined by course content. For
example, a Special Topics course on behavioral pharmacology would apply
to the neurosciences/experimental concentration, while one on the effects
of early experience in children would apply to the developmental concentration.
As above, a course may apply to more than one area such as "biological
theories of mental illness" or "psychopathology of childhood,"
and the student will have to make a choice.
Academic Minor
To fulfill the requirements for a minor in psychology, students must
complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in psychology and related fields
(sociology, anthropology, and political science courses).
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Requirement Description
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I.
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Required Courses
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PSYC 105 Introduction to Psychology, LE
MATH 150 Elementary Statistics, LE
PSYC 390 Research Methods
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II.
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Electives
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Additional hours in the minor (six must be upper division)
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TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MINOR
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