Courses in the psychology department are designed to offer the psychology major a comprehensive education in the methods and content of the discipline of psychology while simultaneously providing some flexibility in course selections. Students are given a broad overview of the field in their first course, Introduction to Psychology, and are required to complete a three-course sequence dealing with the methods and statistics used by psychologists.
 Requirements
Students must complete all general education requirements, 39 semester hours in psychology including the courses specified below with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in psychology and additional free electives to total a minimum of 122 SH including physical education and foreign language.
Required Courses
- PSY 100, 201, 204 and 324
- Breadth Requirement: at least 1 course from each of the 5 areas:
- Area A-Cognitive: PSY 220 or 251
- Area B-Biological: PSY 230, 250, or 252
- Area C-Developmental: PSY 210, 211, 222 or EPY 203, 204
- Area D-Social-Personality: PSY 205, 208, or 215
- Area E-Clinical-Counseling: PSY 202, 203, or 260
- Advanced seminar OR research course: (one of the following courses: PSY 412, 415, 425, 439, or 450.)
- Nine elective credits in Psychology; at least one of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.
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