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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: Academic Catalog 2021-2022 Program: Psychology, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Psychology, B.S.

Requirements for the Major:

The following major requirements apply to students in the class of 2024 and onward, until further notice.

1. Three Foundational Courses

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology
PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology *
PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
  • Note: It is important that, if at all possible, students complete PSY 300   by the junior year.
  • *The PSY200 requirement may be waived for students who earned a 4 or 5 on the AP Statistics exam, or a B+ or better in ECO-243, STA-104, or STA-164.  Students who elect to waive the PSY200 requirement should understand that they may be at a deficit for PSY-300, depending on the extent to which they learned analysis of variance.

    • 2. Area Course Requirement

    At least one Area Course from each of the following four content areas. Additional courses from each Area may serve as Free Electives:

    Area 1:

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 210 - Neuroscience: Mind & Behavior
    PSY 212 - Neurobiology
    PSY 213 - Clinical Neuropsychology

    Area 2:

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 220 - Attention and Memory
    PSY 225 - The Psychology of Language

    Area 3:

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 230 - Social Psychology
    PSY 240 - Developmental Psychology

    Area 4:

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 250 - Clinical Psychology 1: Disorders
    PSY 251 - Personality

    3. Laboratory Course Requirement:

    One Laboratory Course from the following. Additional Laboratory Courses may serve as Upper-Level Electives or as Free Electives.

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 310 - Cognitive Neuroscience
    PSY 313 - Sensation and Perception
    PSY 330 - Advanced Personality and Social Psychology
    PSY 351 - Clinical Psychology 2: Interventions

    4. Seminar Requirement

    One Seminar Course from the following. Additional Seminar Courses may serve as Upper-Level Electives or as Free Electives.

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 410 - Seminar in Brain and Behavior
    PSY 411 - Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology
    PSY 420 - Seminar in Cognitive Psychology
    PSY 430 - Seminar in Social Psychology
    PSY 431 - Seminar in Psychology of Religion
    PSY 432 - Seminar in Love and Death
    PSY 433 - Seminar in Psychology of Sports
    PSY 440 - Seminar in Human Development
    PSY 441 - Seminar in Adolescence
    PSY 450 - Seminar in Clinical Psychology

    5. Upper-Level Elective

    One additional course numbered PSY 310 through PSY 451. This requirement may be satisfied by completing an additional Lab Course, an additional Seminar Course, or any course with an appropriate course number.

    Note that this requirement applies to the Classes of 2024, 2025, and later. It does not apply to the Classes of 2022 and 2023; these students will complete three free electives from any level.

    6. Two Free Electives

    Any two additional psychology courses.

    Note that majors in the classes of 2024, 2025, and beyond may not use cognate courses to satisfy psychology requirements as specified in previous catalogs.

    7. Senior Writing Requirement:

    Students may fulfill the College’s senior writing requirement in psychology in one of three ways: (1) by completing a thesis; (2) by completing a seminar (400-level) course designated WS in the senior year (this course must be in addition to any other seminar used to fulfill the basic WAC requirements); or (3) by completing a one- or two-term senior project. Any seminar which fulfills the Senior Writing Requirement also counts toward the requirement of one Seminar Course (see above).

    Requirements for Honors in Psychology:

    In addition to meeting College-wide requirements, honors in psychology requires:

     

    1. A psychology grade point average of 3.40 or higher

    2. Three grades of “A” or “A minus” in psychology “core” courses, which include:

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology
    PSY 210 - Neuroscience: Mind & Behavior
    PSY 212 - Neurobiology
    PSY 213 - Clinical Neuropsychology
    PSY 220 - Attention and Memory
    PSY 225 - The Psychology of Language
    PSY 230 - Social Psychology
    PSY 240 - Developmental Psychology
    PSY 250 - Clinical Psychology 1: Disorders
    PSY 251 - Personality
    PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology

    3. A two-term thesis with a grade of “A” or “A minus”

    4. An oral presentation of the student’s work (usually at the Steinmetz Symposium)

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