Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

The Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in psychology allows students to take more electives in the major while exposing them to the core areas of the science of psychology. The B.A. is typically selected by students who plan to seek employment, pursue a Master's degree in counseling or who plan to attend law school.

Requirements:

Psychology Core Courses (all required)

• PSYC 101 (Introduction to Psychology)*
• PSYC 200 (Research Methods and Methods Laboratory)
• PSYC 420, 430, or 440 (Research Seminar)
• PSYC 450 (History of Psychology)

Group A (2 courses)

• PSYC 210 (Child Development)
  or PSYC 211 (Adolescent Development)
  or PSYC 212 (Adult Development and Aging)
• PSYC 230 (Abnormal Psychology)
• PSYC 290 (Learning)

Group B (2 courses)

• PSYC 315 (Personality)
  or PSYC 325 (Social Psychology)
• PSYC 330 (Physiological Psychology)
• PSYC 340 (Cognition)

Electives (3 courses)

Electives may be chosen from all Psychology courses offered, with the following stipulations:

Only one Internship (PSYC 316-317) may be applied to the Major.
Only one Research Practicum (PSYC 318-319) may be applied to the major
Only one Special Topics course (PSYC 240) may be applied to the major
Only one Psychology Intensive Learning course (IL/PSYC) may be applied to the major

PSYC 495, 496, 497 (Honors Project in Psychology) does not count as one of the 11 required courses

*Competency in PSYC 101 does not count as a credit in the Major

Other Courses Recommended for B.A. Majors:

Science/Math (3 courses required)

• BIOL 101 (Life on Planet Earth)
  or BIOL 120 (Principles of Biology)
• CPSC 101 (Introduction to Computers)
  or CPSC 120 (Fundamentals of computer Science I)
• STAT 101 (Introduction to Statistics)

Social Science (2* courses required)

• SOCI 101 (Introduction to Sociology)
  or SOCI 102 (Anthropology)

*PSYC 101 fulfills one of these requirements

General Elective (An additional laboratory science)

• BIOL 120 (Principles of Biology)
  or CHEM 101 (The Chemical Science)
• FREN, GERM, or SPAN 201 & 202 if interested in possible election to Phu Beta Kappa

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