Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and deals with learning and motivation, perception,
development and adjustment of human personality, social relations, and methods of research used in
analyzing human behavior. Practicum and research experiences are available to qualified students.

Liberal Arts Courses
Psychology majors should take the following courses as part of their General Education Requirements.
MATH 0031 College Algebra
STAT 0200 Basic Applied Statistics

Core Courses 3 courses – 11 credits
PSY 0010 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 0402 Experimental Learning OR
PSY 0330 Experimental Child OR
PSY 1228 Experimental Emotion and Motivation
PSY 0032 Research Methods

Area Courses- 3 courses – 9 credits
Take three of the following courses:
PSY 0105 Social Psychology
PSY 0160 Psychology of Personality
PSY 0310 Developmental Psychology
PSY 1205 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 1525 Neuropsychology

Electives
Students choose 5 additional Psychology courses. A maximum of six credits in 1900-level courses may
be used for the electives requirement. Some courses, such as PSY 1910-Supervised Field Placement,
PSY 1912-Directed Individual Reading, PSY 1913-Directed Individual Research and PSY 1972-
Teaching of Psychology, require special permission from the instructor.

Additional Requirements 1 course – 3 credits
All Psychology majors must take PSY 1925 during the senior year to fulfill the capstone class
requirement.

Students must earn grades of C– or better in all required and elective courses within the major.