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Curriculum
| Course Number | |
| Course Name | Required Courses: |
| Credit |
| Course Number | PSYC 100 |
| Course Name | General Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 205 |
| Course Name | Either: Child Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 207 |
| Course Name | Or: Lifespan Development |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 220 |
| Course Name | Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 225 |
| Course Name | Biopsychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 301 |
| Course Name | Psychopathology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 308 |
| Course Name | Psychology of Personality |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 340W |
| Course Name | Research Methods |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 443 |
| Course Name | Senior Thesis (Offered only in Spring) AND/OR |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 495 |
| Course Name | Internship |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | |
| Course Name | Elective Courses (Choose five) |
| Credit |
| Course Number | PSYC 201 |
| Course Name | Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 206 |
| Course Name | Adolescent Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 245 |
| Course Name | Professional Development and Ethics in Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 260 |
| Course Name | Legal Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 300 |
| Course Name | Psychological Testing |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 304 |
| Course Name | Social Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 318 |
| Course Name | Cognitive Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 319 |
| Course Name | Psychology of Family |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 320 |
| Course Name | Techniques of Individual Counseling |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 324 |
| Course Name | Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 315 |
| Course Name | Applied Behavior Analysis |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | PSYC 395 |
| Course Name | Field Experience |
| Credit | 3 |
| Course Number | |
| Course Name | Subtotal of Elective Credit Hours: |
| Credit | 15 |
| Course Number | |
| Course Name | |
| Credit |
| Course Number | |
| Course Name | Total Credit Hours for BA in Psychology: |
| Credit | 39 |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| PSYC 100 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 205 | Either: Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 207 | Or: Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSYC 220 | Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| PSYC 225 | Biopsychology | 3 |
| PSYC 301 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYC 308 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 340W | Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 443 | Senior Thesis (Offered only in Spring) AND/OR | 3 |
| PSYC 495 | Internship | 3 |
| Elective Courses (Choose five) | ||
| PSYC 201 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 206 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 245 | Professional Development and Ethics in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 260 | Legal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 300 | Psychological Testing | 3 |
| PSYC 304 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 318 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 319 | Psychology of Family | 3 |
| PSYC 320 | Techniques of Individual Counseling | 3 |
| PSYC 324 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 315 | Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| PSYC 395 | Field Experience | 3 |
| Subtotal of Elective Credit Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours for BA in Psychology: | 39 |