Psychology B.S.

Degree Requirements

Areas A-E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

Foundations in Psychology:

PSYC 1101

Intro to General Psychology

3

Foundations in Human Understanding and Skills (choose any; no lab courses) - 6 hours

PSYC 2101	Intro to the Psy of Adjustment	3
PSYC 2055	Stress Management	3
PSYC 2560	Interpersonal Behavior	3
LING	any 1000-2000 level
PHIL	any 1000-2000 level
RHET	any 1000-2000 level
AFST	any 1000-2000 level
BLST	any 1000-2000 level
ANTH	any 1000-2000 level
CRJU	any 1000-2000 level
GEOG	any 1000-2000 level
HIST	any 1000-2000 level
POLS	any 1000-2000 level
RELI	any 1000-2000 level
SOCI	any 1000-2000 level
WMST	any 1000-2000 level

Foundations in Science (choose any) - 9 hours

BIOL 1107	Principles of Biology I	3
BIOL 1108	Principles of Biology II	3
BIOL 2100	Genetics	4
BIOL 2160	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 2170	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4
BIOL 2200	Cellular & Molecular Physiolog	3
BIOL 2700	Evolution	3
BIOL 2800	Ecology	4
CHEM	any 1000-2000 level
ENSC	any 1000-2000 level
MATH	any 1000-2000 level
PHYS	any 1000-2000 level
PSYC 2300	Science of the Mind	3

BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108: + lab

Major Requirements (32 semester hours)

Required Classes (26 hours)

PSYC 2700	Stats Applied to Behavior Sci	4
PSYC 2800	Research Methods in Psychology	4
PSYC 3100	Psychology of Learning	3
PSYC 3200	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC 3300	Behavioral Neuroscience	3
PSYC 3400	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 3500	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 3600	Developmental Psychology	3

Capstone Experience (3 hours)

Students must successfully complete one of the options described below during their senior year.

PSYC 4920	Senior Seminar in Psychology	3
PSYC 4960	Internship	3 - 6
PSYC 4970	Senior Thesis	3
PSYC 4990	Senior Research Capstone	3

PSYC 4960, PSYC 4970: permission of instructor required

Additional Upper Division Course in Psychology (3 hours)

Selections from: (3 hours)

PSYC 4055	Psyc of Stress & Adaptive Func	3
PSYC 4100	Adv Learning: Special Topics	3
PSYC 4200	Adv Abnormal: Special Topic	3
PSYC 4300	Adv Beh Neurosci:Spec Topics	3
PSYC 4400	Adv Cognitive: Special Topic	3
PSYC 4500	Adv Social: Special Topic	3
PSYC 4600	Adv Developmental: Spec Topic	3
PSYC 4950	Advanced Topics Seminar	3

Total Credit Hours: 120

Other Major Requirements

1. A grade of C or better must be earned in all PSYC and Area F courses counted toward the major.
2. PSYC 1101, PSYC 2700, and PSYC 2800 are prerequisites to all PSYC 3000 level courses.
3. Unless otherwise noted, courses may not be repeated for additional academic credit. Courses may be repeated to raise a grade, but the hours credited will only count once toward total hours earned.
4. Students must take the Senior Exit Exam during the semester in which they graduate and pass it with a scaled score of 140 or higher. Students who do not earn at least a 140 on this exam must obtain a grade of C or higher in PSYC 4940 Senior Exit Exam Seminar.
5. Students must successfully complete one of the Capstone options during their senior year. Students cannot use additional Capstone courses toward their Major Requirements.
6. All Psychology majors must complete MATH 2600 Probability and Statistics. This course is a pre-requisite for PSYC 2700 and PSYC 2800 and may be used in either Area D or Area F.
7. If a student takes a course in Area F Foundations of Science that has an accompanying lab, the lab must be taken for the course to count in Area F.

Additional Requirements

• Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the second university course (i.e., 1002)
• A minimum of 39 hours overall (i.e., not necessarily in the major) must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Four-Year Program of Study

 

A suggested four-year sequence program of study is available at the GC website at www.gcsu.edu/psychology