Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is a social science degree. Students in this program examine the theories and history of the workings of the human mind. They study aspects of developmental, organizational and abnormal psychology. Graduates of this program are inclined toward professions that involve a high level of human interaction, such as politics, law, counseling, human services, education, law enforcement, military service, and public management.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of psychology, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

General Knowledge of Psychology

• Articulate the major theoretical, historical, and conceptual ideas that underpin the psychology discipline.
• Describe the major theories in psychology and their influence on different content areas of psychology such as learning and cognition, individual differences, biological bases of behavior, and developmental changes in behavior.

Skills of Psychology

• Explore the methodologies of psychological research used to design and implement research and analyze, interpret, and report data.
• Critically evaluate psychological research and apply that data to contemporary issues.

Human Behavior

• Identify individual differences in behavior that may be related to ethnicity, gender, and culture.
• Evaluate how behavior is influenced by internal, environmental, and social factors.

Degree Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (34 semester credits)

English Composition - 6 semester credits (Select 2 Courses)

ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing [Required]
ENGL102 - Effectiveness in Writing
ENGL200 - Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester credits (Select 2 Courses)

ECON101 - Microeconomics
ECON102 - Macroeconomics
GEOG101 - Introduction to Geography
SOCI111 - Introduction to Sociology
PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology
ANTH100 - Introduction to Anthropology
CSFD220 - Human Sexuality
SOCI220 - American Popular Culture

Science - 4 semester credits including the required 1 hour lab
(Select One Course + Lab)

SCIN100 - Introduction to Biology
SCIN100L - Introduction to Biology Lab
SCIN101 - Introduction to Chemistry
SCIN101L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab
SCIN102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology
SCIN102L - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
SCIN103 - Introduction to Physics
SCIN103L - Introduction to Physics Lab
SCIN104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SCIN104L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
SCIN106 - Introduction to Oceanography
SCIN106L - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
SCIN107 - Introduction to Meteorology
SCIN107L - Introduction to Meteorology Lab
SCIN105 - Introduction to Forestry
SCIN105L - Introduction to Forestry Lab
SCIN110 - Introduction to Human Ecology
SCIN110L - Introduction to Human Ecology Lab

Mathematics - 3 semester credits (Select One Course)

MATH 110 - College Algebra
MATH 111 - College Trigonometry
MATH 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors
MATH 225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester credits (Select 2 Courses)

HIST101 - American History to 1877
HIST102 - American History since 1877
HIST111 - World Civilization before 1650
HIST112 - World Civilization since 1650
HIST121 - Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War
HIST122 - Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War
HIST223 - History of the American Indian
HIST221 - African-American History before 1877
HIST222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester credits (Select One Course)

SPAN100 - Spanish I
SPAN101 - Spanish II [Prerequisite: SPAN100]
FREN100 - French I
FREN101 - French II [Prerequisite: FREN100)
ARAB100 - Arabic I
ARAB101 - Arabic II [Prerequisite:ARAB100 ]
RUSS100 - Russian I
RUSS101 - Russian II [Prerequisite:RUSS100 ]
CHIN100 - Chinese I (Mandarin)
CHIN101 - Chinese II (Mandarin) [Prerequisite: CHIN100]
GERM100 - German I
GERM101 - German II [Prerequisite: GERM100]
MUSI200 - Music Appreciation
RELS201 - Introduction to World Religions
ARTH200 - Art Appreciation
PHIL200 - Introduction to Ethics
PHIL101 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL300 - Logic (3 hours) [Prerequisite: PHIL101)
COMM200 - Public Speaking

Literature - 3 semester credits (Select One Course)

LITR220 - American Literature before the Civil War
LITR221 - American Literature from the Civil War to Present
LITR210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
LITR211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
LITR201 - World Literature through the Renaissance
LITR202 - World Literature since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester credits (Select One Course)

POLS210 - American Government I
IRLS210 - International Relations I

Core Courses (36 semester credits) 12 Courses

PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology
SCIN 100 - Introduction to Biology
SCIN100L - Introduction to Biology Lab
MATH302 - Applied Statistics - (Prerequisite – MATH110 College Algebra)
PSYC221 - Personality Theories
PSYC303 - Learning and Cognition
PSYC304 - Perception
PSYC305 - History and Systems of Psychology
PSYC326 - Abnormal Psychology
CSFD342 - Human Life Span Development
PSYC400 - Experimental Psychology I
PSYC401 - Experimental Psychology II (Prerequisite: PSYC400 - Experimental Psychology I)

Major Courses (15 semester credits) (Select 5 Courses)

Students enrolled in Psychology will take five (5) courses from any of the categories below. Students interested in a specific concentration of study should select courses from one or two categories.

Biological/Cognitive Psychology

PSYC409 - Principles of Psychology Measurement
PSYC440 - Physiological Psychology
PSYC445 - Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making

Social/Developmental Psychology

CSFD215 - Introduction to Child Development
CHDF220 - Human Sexuality
CSFD307 - Child and Adolescent Development
CSFD308 - Infant-Toddler Development
PSYC301 - Advanced Social Psychology
PSYC343 - Adult Development
PSYC403 - Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity

Clinical/Forensic/Applied Psychology

PSYC306 - Organizational Psychology
PSYC324 - Psychology of Addiction and Substance Abuse
PSYC350 - Vocational Counseling and Professional Development
PSYC360 - Psychology of Terrorism
PSYC402 - Psychology and the Law
PSYC431 - Psychology of Disaster
PSYC432 - Psychology of Combat
PSYC460 - Sports Psychology

Seminar Course (6 semester credits)

PSYC498 - Senior Seminar in Psychology
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.

Electives (33 semester credits) (Select 11 Courses)

Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 124 semester credits