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School of Social Science and Human Services 
Psychology (B.A.) 
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Psychology (B.A.) 
Requirements of the Major


Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INTD 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
MATH 108 ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
SELECT ONE GE-HISTORY:
    HIST 101-110
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY
   
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN SERVICES
REQUIREMENTS
SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SOSC 235 HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT
SELECT ONE Consciousness and Society one course from the following:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
HIST 324 AGE OF SEGREGATION
HIST 325 THE BLACK POWER YEARS
LITR 301 LITERARY: THEORY AND CRITICISM
POLI 231 BLACK AMERICANS AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLI 360 CONFLICT RESOLUTION
POLI 327 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 306 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
PSYC 311 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSYC 317 PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
PSYC 349 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
SOCI 205 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
SOCI 240 THE BLACK FAMILY
SOCI 303 SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
SOCI 331 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOSC 209 IDEOLOGY AND FILM
SOSC 215 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN FILM
SOSC 223 WOMEN WRITERS:  MEDLEY OF VOICES
SOSC 280 WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
SOSC 308 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
SWRK 330 AIDS: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
SELECT ONE History Elective (200-300 level) course from the following:
    HIST 201-290 or HIST 301-396 OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
AMER 309 HOLOCAUST & MEDIA
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
SELECT ONE Social Science Elective (200-300 level) course-not in one's major
    ANTHROPOLOGY
    ECONOMICS
    LAWS
    SOCIAL SCIENCE
    SOCIAL WORK
    SOCIOLOGY
    POLITICAL SCIENCE
    PSYCHOLOGY
    OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
EDUC 221 SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
SELECT ONE Sustainability course from the following:
ENSC 325 BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
ENSC 327 ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
ENST 207 PUBLIC POLICY
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
ENST 312 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENST 313 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ENST 335 ECOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND THE SACRED
ENST 338 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENST 390 TOPICS:
GEOG 303 WATER RESOURCES
GEOG 304 FOREST RESOURCES
PSYC 343 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCI 306 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 309 FOOD AND POPULATION
   
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
PSYC 101 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 303 RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
PYSC 304 DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 430 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
SELECT ONE ELECTIVE COURSE IN PSYCHOLOGY
SELECT SIX SELECT AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN EACH OF THE  CATEGORIES BELOW
    Category 1
PSYC 226 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 343 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 345 INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
    Category 2
PSYC 211 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
PSYC 213 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 314 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
    Category 3
PSYC 202 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
PSYC 209 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION
PSYC 245

BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

PSYC 305 ETHOLOGY: ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
PSYC 327 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 330 DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR
PSYC 353 COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
PSYC 366 BEHAVIOR THERAPY
    Category 4
PSYC 212 PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
PSYC 241 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 263 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 347 ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
    Category 5
PSYC 231 MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 235 DEVELOPMENT SEXUAL IDENTITIES:  LGBT
PSYC 239 CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCH
PSYC 306 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
PSYC 311 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSYC 317 PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
PSYC 328 FREUD, RACE AND GENDER
PSYC 349 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
PSYC 365 EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 413 PHILOSOPHICAL ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 423 HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY
    Category 6
INTD 248 PEER FACILITATION FIELDWORK
PSYC 319 ADULT PSYCHOLOGY FIELDWORK
PSYC 320 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY FIELDWORK
PSYC 337 FIELDWORK IN AIDS AND HIV
PSYC 339 FIELDWORK WITH ADOLESCENTS
PSYC 358 CHILDHOOD DISORDERS FIELDWORK
PSYC 367 FIELDWORK WITH CHILDREN
PSYC 403 INTEGRATIVE FIELDWORK: SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PSYC 422 BEHAVIOR THERAPY FIELDWORK
PSYC 472 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
NOTE: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required.

Related Information:
Psychology Home Page
Requirements of the Minor
General Education Requirements
Graduation Requirements

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