These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Degree Requirements

University Requirements

  • ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý0701 (4 s.h.) and/or ·¡±·³ÒÌý0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
  • All °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. The specific courses required for this major are ±Ê³§³ÛÌý3096 Conducting Psychological Research and one of the following capstone courses: ±Ê³§³ÛÌý4696 ´Ç°ùÌý±Ê³§³ÛÌý4996.
  • Students must complete requirements of the General Education (GenEd) Program. See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for more details.

College of Liberal Arts Requirements

  • Completion of a minimum of 123 credits, including:
    • 90 credits in CLA/CST courses;
    • 45 credits of which must be at the upper level (numbered 2000-4999).
      • For Social Science majors, 6 upper level credits (numbered 2000-4999) must be taken in Humanities Subject Areas: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek (Ancient), Greek and Roman Classics, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Philosophy, Religion, Russian, and Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts, Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, or any department in the College of Science and Technology.
    • A minimum GPA of 2.0, cumulatively, in CLA/CST coursework, and in the major.
    • Only courses in which a student receives a grade of at least C- can satisfy GenEd, major, minor, or CLA Foreign Language and Global Studies requirements.
    • Professional Development Requirement
      • All students in the College of Liberal Arts are required to take a 1 credit seminar in professional development. ±Ê³§³ÛÌý1002 Careers in Psychology is the appropriate course option for this major. Other courses that fulfill this requirement may be found on the CLA College Requirements page. Only one course in this category may count towards graduation.
    • Foreign Language/Global Studies Requirements
      • All students must complete or test out of the first and second levels of a foreign language - these courses are numbered 1001 and 1002;
      • All students must complete at least one course from the GenEd Global/World Society category; and
      • All Bachelor of Arts students must complete one of the following options:
        • Third semester of a foreign language;
        • Demonstrated proficiency beyond the third semester in a foreign language (placement exam or certification from the language department);
        • Take one Global Studies course from the list on the CLA College Requirements page;
        • Study Abroad at an approved program; or
        • Take a second General Education Global/World Society course.
      • Notes on Foreign Language Study
        • The third level of language is numbered 1003 in French, Spanish, and Portuguese and numbered 2001 in all other foreign language subjects.
        • Students are strongly encouraged to take the third level of a foreign language as it is the minimum required for election to the prestigious honor society Phi Beta Kappa. (Taking the course does not guarantee admission but not taking it guarantees exclusion.)
        • See the College of Liberal Arts Policies section of this Bulletin for more information on the Foreign Language Placement, Regression in Coursework, and guidelines for students' other experiences with language.

General Electives are typically one-third of a student's program of study and can be focused on a second major, a minor, or towards some other personal enrichment or professional goals. See an academic advisor for assistance in developing an academic plan for these courses.

Major Requirements (minimum 44 credits; 40 credits in Psychology plus 4 credits in a designated science area)

Introductory Courses Required
±Ê³§³ÛÌý1001Introduction to Psychology3
´Ç°ùÌý±Ê³§³ÛÌý1901 Honors: Introduction to Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý1002Careers in Psychology1
±Ê³§³ÛÌý1003Statistics for Psychology3
±Ê³§³ÛÌý1004Critical Thinking in Psychology3
Psychology Science Requirement
Select one of the following:4
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý1001
Human Biology
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý1011
General Biology I
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý1012
General Biology II
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý1111
Introduction to Organismal Biology
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý1112
Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
µþ°¿°ÕÌý1111
General Botany
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1021
&²¹³¾±è;Ìý°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1023
Introduction to Chemistry I
and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory I
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1022
&²¹³¾±è;Ìý°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1024
Introduction to Chemistry II
and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory II
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1027
Applications of Chemistry
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1031
&²¹³¾±è;Ìý°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1033
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory I
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1032
&²¹³¾±è;Ìý°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý1034
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry Laboratory II
·¡·¡³§Ìý2001
Physical Geology
·¡±·³§°ÕÌý2002
Physical Geography
°­±õ±·³§Ìý1223
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
°­±õ±·³§Ìý1224
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý1021
Introduction to General Physics I
Developmental/Clinical/Social (DCS) Foundation Courses 1
Select two of the following:6
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2201
Foundations of Psychopathology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2301
Foundations of Developmental Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2401
Foundations of Social Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2402
Foundations of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2601
Foundations of Health Psychology
Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Foundation Courses 1
Select two of the following:6
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2101
Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2103
Foundations of Learning and Behavior Analysis
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2104
Foundations of Sensation and Perception
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2501
Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2502
Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
Required Methods Course
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3096Conducting Psychological Research3
Advanced Courses (3000-3620)
Select three of the following: 29
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3002
Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3003
Advanced Undergraduate Statistics
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3005
Affective Neuroscience
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3100
Topics: Brain, Behavior and Cognition
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3151
Direct Applications of Behavioral Principles
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3172
The Science of Sleep
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3200
Topics: Clinical
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3221
Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3223
Child Psychopathology and Treatment
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3301
Phases of Development: Infancy
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3303
Psychological Testing: Measuring IQ, Thoughts, Feelings, and Attitudes
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3304
Personality, Social and Emotional Development
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3305
Cognitive and Language Development
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3306
Neuroscience of Development and Aging
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3411
Social Cognition
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3413
Psychology of Power, Oppression, and Privilege
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3417
Personnel Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3418
Human Performance Improvement
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3561
Psychopharmacology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3566
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3600
Advanced Topics in Health Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3601
Social Health Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3602
Clinical Neuropsychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3603
Clinical Applications of Health Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3615
History and Systems of Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3620
Topics in Psychology
°ä´³Ìý3408
Forensic Psychology
Psychology Elective
One additional course at the Foundation Level or the Advanced Level (2000-3620).3
Capstone Course 3
Select one of the following:3-4
±Ê³§³ÛÌý4696
Capstone in Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý4996
Honors Capstone
Total Credit Hours44-45
1

Foundation courses are prerequisites for the advanced (3000-level) areas.

2

Select three from any of the advanced courses (3000-3620) for which you have completed the prerequisite foundation course. These courses cover specialty areas within particular fields of psychology.

Note: ±Ê³§³ÛÌý3096 does not count toward the requirement.

3

Seniors only - minimum of 90 credits completed and completion of ±Ê³§³ÛÌý3096.

Individual Study Courses

Permission of the instructor is required to register for these courses. For all Psychology majors and minors.

±Ê³§³ÛÌý4182
&²¹³¾±è;Ìý±Ê³§³ÛÌý4282
Independent Study in Cognitive Neuroscience I
and Independent Study in Cognitive Neuroscience II
6
Select one of the following:1-4
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3791
Collaborative Research I
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3891
Collaborative Research II
±Ê³§³ÛÌý4791
Collaborative Research III
±Ê³§³ÛÌý4891
Collaborative Research IV
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3785Psychology Internship3
±Ê³§³ÛÌý3787Practicum3