Psychology Major

The following are required for the major in psychology:

• PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
• PSYC 3090 - Psychological Applications of Univariate Statistics I
• PSYC 3130 - Experimental Psychology
• 27 credits of 3000-level or above psychology courses, including a capstone experience
• One additional psychology laboratory course (beyond 3090 and 3130)
• and
• Courses to meet the departmental distribution requirements

For the distribution, one course must be taken from each of the two following areas:

Psychobiology:

• PSYC 3300 - Brain and Behavior
• PSYC 3680 - Comparative Animal Behavior
• PSYC 3700 - Evolution and Psychology

Social, Developmental, and Cognitive Processes:

• PSYC 3210 - Child Psychology
• PSYC 3240 - Urban Child Development
• PSYC 3250 - The Psychology of Early Childhood
• PSYC 3310 - Introduction to African-American Psychology
• PSYC 3390 - Adolescent Psychology
• PSYC 3430 - Introduction to Social Psychology

In addition:

Students majoring in psychology must complete the math courses necessary for the B.S. degree, one SSE laboratory course (and its co requisite) outside of PSYC, and two 3 credit non-laboratory SSE courses that are outside (but may be cross-listed with) PSYC.