Psychology Major Requirements

Declaration in or after Fall 2025

Last update: March 2025

Faculty Advisor

Dariusz Skowronski
Psychology
Associate Professor / Faculty Advisor for the Faculty Advisor for the Psychology Major
Programs
Undergraduate
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Major Overview

The Psychology major provides a modern curriculum covering a breadth of content, ranging from biological bases of cognition and behavior to sociocultural influences on human interactions and psychological disorders. The curriculum is designed to develop students' critical thinking skills through emphasis of the scientific basis of psychology and through courses in statistics and research methodology. The program also emphasizes the integration and synthesis of information across courses and activities through the step-wise progression of the curriculum from the introductory, foundational and advanced classes up to the final capstone course that is taken in the senior year.

University and College of Liberal Arts Requirements

Students will follow College of Liberal Arts Baccalaureate (B.A.) Degree Requirements.

College of Liberal Arts Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

44 credits required

Students must successfully complete the following courses with a grade of C- or higher

Introductory Courses

	Course Title	Credits
Psychology 1001 or	Introduction to Psychology	3
Psychology 1002	Careers in Psychology	1
Psychology 1003	Statistics for Psychology	3
Psychology 1004	Critical Thinking in Psychology	3

Psychology Science Requirement

	Course Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		4
Biology 1001	Human Biology
Biology 1011	General Biology I
Biology 1012	General Biology II
Biology 1111	Introduction to Organismal Biology
Biology 1112	Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
Botany 1111	General Botany
Chemistry 1021 & 1023	Introduction to Chemistry I and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory I
Chemistry 1022 & 1024	Introduction to Chemistry II and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory II
Chemistry 1027	Applications of Chemistry
Chemistry 1031 & 1033	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I
Chemistry 1032 & 1034	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II
EES 2001	Physical Geology
ENST 2002	Physical Geography
KINS 1223	Human Anatomy and Physiology I
KINS 1224	Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Physics 1021	Introduction to General Physics I

Developmental/Clinical/Social (DCS) Foundation Courses

	Course Title	Credits
Select two of the following:		6
Psychology 2201	Foundations of Psychopathology
Psychology 2301	Foundations of Developmental Psychology
Psychology 2401	Foundations of Social Psychology
Psychology 2402	Foundations of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology 2601	Foundations of Health Psychology

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

Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Foundation Courses

	Course Title	Credits
Select two of the following:		6
Psychology 2101	Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
Psychology 2103	Foundations of Learning and Behavior Analysis
Psychology 2104	Foundations of Sensation and Perception
Psychology 2501	Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychology 2502	Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience

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

Required Methods Course

	Course Title	Credits
Psychology 3096	Conducting Psychological Research	3

Advanced Courses

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: PSY 3096 does not count toward the requirement.

	Course Title	Credits
Select three of the following:		6
Psychology 3002	Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology
Psychology 3003	Advanced Undergraduate Statistics
Psychology 3005	Affective Neuroscience
Psychology 3100	Topics: Brain, Behavior and Cognition
Psychology 3151	Direct Applications of Behavioral Principles
Psychology 3172	The Science of Sleep
Psychology 3200	Topics: Clinical
Psychology 3221	Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice
Psychology 3223	Child Psychopathology and Treatment
Psychology 3301	Phases of Development: Infancy
Psychology 3303	Psychological Testing: Measuring IQ, Thoughts, Feelings, and Attitudes
Psychology 3304	Personality, Social and Emotional Development
Psychology 3305	Cognitive and Language Development
Psychology 3306	Neuroscience of Development and Aging
Psychology 3411	Social Cognition
Psychology 3413	Psychology of Power, Oppression, and Privilege
Psychology 3417	Personnel Psychology
Psychology 3418	Human Performance Improvement
Psychology 3561	Psychopharmacology
Psychology 3566	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Psychology 3600	Advanced Topics in Health Psychology
Psychology 3601	Social Health Psychology
Psychology 3602	Clinical Neuropsychology
Psychology 3603	Clinical Applications of Health Psychology
Psychology 3615	History and Systems of Psychology
Psychology 3620	Topics in Psychology
CJ 3408	Forensic Psychology

Psychology Elective

	Credits
One additional course at the Foundation Level or the Advanced Level (2000-3620)	3

Capstone Course

Seniors only - minimum of 90 credits completed and completion of PSY 3096

	Course Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		3-4
Psychology 4696	Capstone in Psychology

Individual Study Courses

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

	Course Title	Credits
Psychology 4182 & Psychology 4282	Independent Study in Cognitive Neuroscience I and Independent Study in Cognitive Neuroscience II	6
Select one of the following:		1-4
Psychology 3791	Collaborative Research I
Psychology 3891	Collaborative Research II
Psychology 4791	Collaborative Research III
Psychology 4891	Collaborative Research IV
Psychology 3785	Psychology Internship	3
Psychology 3787	Practicum	3

Undergraduate