Four-year plan: model course sequence for psychology majors
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First year
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Fall semester
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Spring semester
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- General Education
- General Education
- Elective
- Elective
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Second year
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Third year
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- PSYC Concentration course
- PSYC Concentration course
- General Education
- Elective
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- PSYC Concentration course
- PSYC Concentration course
- General Education
- Elective
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Fourth year
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- PSYC Concentration course (400 level)
- PSYC Elective
- General Education
- Elective
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- PSYC Elective
- General Education
- Elective
- Elective
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PSYC 100 (General Psychology)
The introductory course may be taken either fall or spring semester of the first year.
General Education
Psychology majors may fulfill their General Education Program requirements with minimal restrictions. This adds flexibility for our students. If they choose, they can complete most minor programs without undue scheduling difficulty.
Psychology students are free to choose any course from the College's lower biennium General Education program.
- PSYC 100 (General Psychology) fulfills the General Education Area 3 (Human Relationships) requirement.
- SSCI 224 (Statistics) fulfills the General Education Area 8 (Quantitative Skills) requirement.
- Psychology students are encouraged to select BL 100 (Human Biology) to fulfill their General Education Area 4 (Natural Science) requirement.
Psychology students may not take junior and senior psychology courses included in the General Education program for General Education credit.
Electives
Along with meeting the requirements of a psychology major (11 courses) and the General Education program (12 courses, two of which [PS 100 and SSCI 224] are also psychology courses), psychology majors are free to choose their remaining 11 elective courses. This provides the student with the opportunity to explore a variety of personal interests or to complete a minor or major in a second discipline.
PSYC Concentration Courses
Students majoring in psychology must complete one course in each of the following six psychology concentration areas:
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Biological (each course includes a laboratory period)
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- PSYC 370 Physiological Psychology
- PSYC 373 Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology
- PSYC 380 Comparative Behavior
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Clinical
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- PSYC 212 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 312 Theories of Personality
- PSYC 345 Approaches to Psychotherapy
- PSYC 360 Psychological Testing
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Developmental
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- SSCI 220 Lifespan Human Development
- PSYC 231 Early Childhood Activities
- PSYC 320 Abnormal Behavior in Childhood
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Perception, Learning and Cognition (each course includes a laboratory period)
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- PSYC 331 Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 333 Conditioning and Learning
- PSYC 337 Memory and Cognition
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Social
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- PSYC 221 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- PSYC 321 Social Psychology
- PSYC 325 Group Dynamics
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Psychology in Context
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- PSYC 410 Cross-Cultural Psychology
- PSYC 420 A History of Psychology
Brief descriptions of psychology courses can be found in the
College catalog. Most concentration courses should be completed by the end of the third year so students are well prepared for the Graduate Record Exam (fall, fourth year). The GRE is required for admission to many graduate programs.
PSYC 301 (Research Methods)
Students are advised to complete PSYC 301 (Research Methods) during the spring semester of their second year. It should be completed no later than the fall semester of their third year. It is a prerequisite to many upper-level courses.
PSYC Electives
Psychology elective courses should typically be left for the fourth year and may be chosen from any of the concentration areas or from the following courses.
- PSYC 281 Environmental Psychology
- PSYC 289 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSYC 310 Chemical Substances and Behavior
- PSYC 311 Personal Development: A Multicultural Perspective
- PSYC 489 Advanced Special Topics in Psychology
- PSYC 490 Independent Study in Psychology
- PSYC 492 Directed Research in Psychology
- PSYC 494 Work-Study in Psychology
