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Psychology, A.B. Major

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of 10 courses:

PSYC 110Introduction to Psychological Science
PSYC 120Quantitative Methods in Psychology
PSYC 203Design and Analysis I
PSYC 490Capstone Course in Psychology
PSYC Two Laboratory electives
PSYC Four PSYC electives

Two Psychology Laboratory electives: Selected from 304-331

PSYC 099 credit (e.g., from AP or transfer) can be applied toward the electives requirement.

It is recommended that A.B. students consider taking PSYC 304, PSYC 391-392, or PSYC 495-496.

Five Subdivisions:

All courses from PSYC 210 and above are to be distributed among at least four of the five major subdivisions of psychology to achieve a broad foundation in the major.

Applied

PSYC 211Industrial-Organizational Psychology
PSYC 331Human Factors and Engineering Psychology
PSYC 232Psychological Diagnoses
PSYC 334Mood Disorders
PSYC 337Counseling Psychology
PSYC 339Tests and Measurement
PSYC 342-343Practicum in Psychology

Biological

PSYC 223Physiological Psychology I
PSYC 225/NEUR 225Psychopharmacology
PSYC 322Perception
PSYC 323/NEUR 323Physiological Psychology II
PSYC 324Comparative Psychology: Animal Behavior

Cognitive/Learning

PSYC 210/FLL 210Second Language Acquisition
PSYC 236Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 256Cognitive Psychology I
PSYC 321Learning
PSYC 330Cognitive Psychology II

Developmental/Educational

PSYC 230Lifespan Development I
PSYC 242Educational Psychology
PSYC 328Lifespan Development II

Social/Personality

PSYC 219Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 231Personality
PSYC 235Social Psychology I
PSYC 240Health Psychology
PSYC 248Psychology of Gender
PSYC 327Social Psychology II
This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here.