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2019-2020 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Psychology


Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2019-2020

The following is a sample plan of course requirements to complete the Psychology major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree. 

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 PSY 200 - General Psychology  (Distributional Study #2) 3
MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3 Distributional Study #3 3
Distributional Study #1 3 Distributional Study #4 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
PSY 220 - Social Psychology  (SO1)* 3 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
PSY 221 - Statistics for Psychology  (Distributional Study #5) 3 PSY 340 - Experimental Psychology   3
PSY 321 - Personality Theories   3 PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology  (C1)* 3
Distributional Study #6 3 Distributional Study #7 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 PSY 408 - Psychological Testing  (C2)* 3
PSY 305 - Health Psychology  (BBM1)* 3 PSY XXX - Psychology Elective** 3
PSY 350 - Child Psychology  (L1)* 3 PSY XXX - Psychology Elective** 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
PSY 361 - Aging: Bio-psychosocial Implications  (L2)* 3 PSY 420 - Positive Psychology  (SO2)* 3
PSY 411 - Biological Psychology  (BBM2)* 3 PSY 463 - History and Systems of Psychology (WI)   3
PSY XXX - Psychology Elective** 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

*Content areas are abbreviated as follows: BBM (Brain, Body, and Mind), C (Clinical), L (Lifespan), and SO (Self and Others). The two chosen courses within each content area are numbered 1 and 2.

**Complete nine (9) additional semester hours from the following: PSY 222 /SOC 222 , EDU 230 /PSY 230 , PSY 280 , PSY 282 , PSY 306 , PSY 381 , PSY 400 , PSY 403 , PSY 417 , PSY 422 , EDU 432 /PSY 432 , PSY 480 , courses not used to satisfy the Content Areas requirement, or any additional psychology (PSY) courses offered.