Requirements for the B.A. in Psychology

General requirements: a total of 35 semester hours distributed as follows:

1. Required Courses:
   
   • Psychology 156: Introduction to Psychology (Fall, Spring)
   • Psychology 201: Statistics in Psychology (Fall)
   • Psychology 202: Research Methods in Psychology (Spring)
   • Psychology 301: Developmental Psychology (Fall, Spring [4 credits])
   • Psychology 339: Physiological Psychology (Fall, alt. Spring)
   • Psychology 495: Senior Seminar (Fall of Senior Year)
   • (or an additional elective for students completing their comprehensive in another major.)
2. Courses in which a variety of theoretical perspectives are presented
   Group A- 2 of the following are required
   
   • Psychology 319: Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (Fall)
   • Psychology 323: Psychology of Personality (Spring)
   • Psychology 326: Abnormal Psychology (Spring)
   • Psychology 381: Clinical Psychology (Fall)
3. Courses with a specific theoretical or topical focus
   (two of the following are required).
   
   • Psychology 332: Animal Learning and Cognition (Spring) OR
     • Psychology 342: Historical Roots (Spring)
   • Psychology 337: Social Psychology (Spring)
   • Psychology 364: Cognitive Psychology (Fall)
4. Elective courses (one additional 3 credit course from the above or any other courses offered by the department).
   
   • Students may select from an additional twenty courses offered by the department. Some recent examples of these courses include: Adult Development, Psychology of Women, Child and Family in Contemporary Society, Psychology and the Law.  See the course descriptions page for all available options.
5. Advanced writing proficiency certification
   
   • Students must submit a portfolio containing three of the following: A reflection paper, a position paper, a research proposal, and a literature review. There is considerable flexibility within this structure to tailor sequences appropriate to the student's skills, interests, and career goals.