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Major Requirements

The B.A. degree requires a minimum of 124 semester hours with 90 semester hours being in Liberal Arts credit. The major requires a minimum of 34 credits in psychology, providing ample opportunity to double major or minor in another interest area. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required for admission to the major and to graduate.

The B.A. major in Psychology requires 34 semester hours that include:

Introductory Psychology & Scientific Methods (9)
PSY 101 General Psychology 3
PSY 309 Research Methods in Psych 3
MTH 200 Statistics 3

Developmental Psychology (3)
PSY 201 Developmental Psych 3
or
PSY 203 Child & Adolescent Development 3
Students cannot take both.

Biological Bases of Behavior (3)
PSY 307 Biological Bases of Behavior 3

Learning and Cognition (3) (choose one)
PSY 304 Cognitive Psychology 3
PSY 305 Learning and Behavior 3

Socio-Cultural Psychology (3) (choose one)
PSY 306 Social Psychology 3
PSY 401 Personality 3
PSY 402 Abnormal Psychology 3

Required Application Courses (3-4)
PSY 450A Field Work Part 1-Prep
PSY 450B Field Work Part II-Practicum 2-3
Or
PSY 407 Research Practicum 3

Integration/Integrative Learning (3)
PSY 406 Psychology and Theology 3

Optional Application Courses (Choose 2-3 courses to ensure min. 34 cr.)
PSY 202 Human Sexuality 2-3
PSY 208 The Psychology of Human Relationships 3
PSY 260 Organizational Behavior 3
PSY 301 Psychology of Gender 3
PSY 302 Psychology Assessment 3
PSY 310 Health Psychology 3
PSY 311 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy 3
PSY 330 Counseling Skills and Practice 3

Other elective credits to reach 124 hours
PSY 403 History of Psychology

*Statistics (MTH 200) is a prerequisite for Psychology 302 and 309.