Four-Year Plan: Psychology

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Year One
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Distributional Study #1	3		Distributional Study #3	3
Elective	3		Distributional Study #4	3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)	4		Elective	3
GEN 130 - First Year Seminar I	3		GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research	3
MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning OR MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra	3		PSY 200 - General Psychology (DS #5)	3
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Two
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Distributional Study #6	3		Distributional Study #7	3
MAT /PSY 221 - Statistics for Psychology	3		GEN 3XX - Seminar II	3
Psychology Content Area/Track Course or elective*	3		Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3
Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3		Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3
PSY 321 - Personality Theories	3		PSY 340 - Experimental Psychology	3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Three
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
GEN 4XX - Seminar III (WI)	3		Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3
Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3		Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3
Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3		Psychology Content Area or Track Course or elective*	3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Four
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective/Psychology Track Course	3
Elective/Psychology Track Course	3		Elective/Psychology Track Course	3
Elective/Psychology Track Course	3		Elective/Psychology Track Course	3
Elective/Psychology Track Course	3		PSY 463 - History and Systems of Psychology (WI)	3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Total Semester Hours for Graduation = 121
*Notes:* * Psychology Majors must complete twenty-four (24) semester hours of: *Content Area Courses* *Brain, Body & Mind:* Two of the following: PSY 305 - Health Psychology PSY 411 - Biological Psychology PSY 462 - Cognitive Psychology *Clinical:* Two of the following: PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology PSY 405 - Child Psychopathology PSY 408 - Psychological Testing *Lifespan:* Both of the following: PSY 350 - Child Psychology PSY /SOC 361 - Aging: Bio-psychosocial Implications *Self & Others:* Two of the following: PSY /SOC 220 - Social Psychology PSY /SOC 227 - Cross-Cultural Psychology PSY 240 - Positive Psychology *Psychology Majors must also complete one of the following tracks:* *Cooperative Education Track:* Fourteen (14) semester hours from: EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour) EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour) PSY 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Psychology (1-12 semester hours) For a total of twelve (12) semester hours		*Cooperative Track continued:* Three (3) semester hours from: BUS /PSY 282 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology EDU /PSY 230 - Educational Psychology EDU /PSY 432 - Survey of the Exceptional Person PSY /SOC 222 - Sexuality: Psychosocial Perspectives PSY 280 - Special Topics in Psychology PSY 306 - Gender: Biopsychosocial Perspectives PSY 381 - Counseling: Methods and Ethics ^ PSY 403 - Psychology and Film PSY 410 - Group Therapy ^ PSY 417 - Drugs and Behavior PSY 422 - Counseling: Theories & Application PSY 480 - Special Topics in Psychology Courses not used to fulfill “Content Areas” Any other psychology (PSY) coursework excluding: PSY 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Psychology (1-12 semester hours) & PSY 400 - Internship in Psychology (1-3 semester hours) *Traditional Track:* Nine (9) semester hours from: BUS /PSY 282 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology EDU /PSY 230 - Educational Psychology EDU /PSY 432 - Survey of the Exceptional Person PSY /SOC 222 - Sexuality: Psychosocial Perspectives PSY 280 - Special Topics in Psychology PSY 306 - Gender: Biopsychosocial Perspectives PSY 381 - Counseling: Methods and Ethics ^ PSY 403 - Psychology and Film PSY 410 - Group Therapy ^ PSY 417 - Drugs and Behavior PSY 422 - Counseling: Theories & Application PSY 480 - Special Topics in Psychology Courses not used to fulfill “Content Areas” Any other psychology (PSY) coursework *Psychology Major Additional notes:* ^These courses offered in several modalities May require in-person attendance at Lakeland University’s home campus May not complete cooperative education in another major