Psychology Major Requirements
120 credits

Psychology Majors Study Group

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 42 credits

• HUMANITIES 12 credits

• Written Communications 6 credits

• ENG 101 Composition

• ENG 102 Compostition & Literature

• English Literature 3 credits

• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 credits

THE NATURAL WORLD & QUANT. REASONING 9 credits

• Mathematics/Physical Science Psychology majors should take MAT 205 to complete this requirement.

• Natural Science: See the General Education Requirements for the list of courses.

• Physical Science Psychology majors should take CIS 205 to complete this requirement.

SOCIAL SCIENCE/HISTORY 9 credits

• Social Science Psychology majors should take PSY 201 to complete this requirement.

• History: See the General Education Requirements for the list of courses.

• Social Science/History Psychology majors should take PSY 220, PSY 260, or PSY 304 to complete this requirement

• PHILOSOPHY 6 credits

• RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 credits

• CATHOLIC IDENTITY 3 credits

Take 3 credits from courses identified as Catholic Identity courses. This course may satisfy other GER or Major requirements. This course cannot be used to satisfy the Religious Studies requirement.

DIVERSITY 3 credits

• Take 3 credits from courses identified as Diversity courses. This course may satisfy other GER or Major requirements.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 42 credits

• COM 105 Speech

• MAT 205 Applied Statistics

• PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology

• PSY 250 Psychological Statistics

• PSY 304 Psychological Methods of Research

• PSY 491 Senior Psychology Seminar

(Clinical)
Take one course from the following:

• PSY 351 Clinical & Counseling

• PSY 355 Test & Measurement

• PSY 420 Personality Theory

• PSY 440 Abnormal Psychology

(Basic research Psychology)
Take one course from the following:

• PSY 305 Cognitive Psychology

• PSY 335 Psychology of Learning

• PSY 365 Sensation and Perception

• PSY 435 Physiological Psychology

(Diversity & Culture)
Take one course from the following:

• PSY 300 Child Psychology

• PSY 400 Psychology of Adolescence

• PSY 403 Psychology of Gender

• PSY 407 Multicultural Issues

• PSY 410 Adult and Aging

(Applied Psychology)
Take one course from the following:

• PSY 220 Social Psychology

• PSY 260 Applied Psychology

• PSY 315 Psychology of Persuasion

• PSY 446 Health Psychology

• PSY 450 The Psychology of Work

• PSY 470 Psychology of Law

Major Electives
Take 9 additional credits from any area of Psychology.
36-51 credits level 100 or above. (Not ENS or ESL)