| Major Code: 7144 |
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts |
| Age Restriction: N |
Admission status: undergraduate |
| Delivery Mode/s: classroom only |
Location/s: main campus |
Program Chair
Vanessa Edkins, Ph.D.
The bachelor’s programs in psychology provide both a solid basis for graduate training in all areas of psychology, and a liberal arts and sciences education to students planning other careers or professions, such as law or business.
The B.A. degree is designed for students whose interests are primarily in the social sciences and humanities. Students consult with their faculty advisers to select the degree program most appropriate to their interests and goals.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology must successfully complete 120 credit hours. The undergraduate psychology degree programs are designed to allow students to customize their coursework to meet their specific interests and needs. Coursework within the psychology major includes a 21 credit hour psychology core and an additional 30 credit hour psychology concentration that includes courses in psychology and other areas that are deemed appropriate to the students’ intellectual goals and interests in psychology. The concentration must be approved by the undergraduate program chair.
Restricted Electives
The restricted elective in a foreign language requires two semesters of a foreign language other than a student’s home language. No courses with the prefix BEH, PSF or PSY, other than PSY 2444 , can be used as the social science elective. Life science electives include biology, ecology and EDS 1032 . Physical science electives include chemistry, geology, meteorology, physics, space sciences and EDS 1031 . Communication electives may be satisfied by any COM 2000-level or higher courses, foreign languages or linguistics.
A list of concentrations follow the undergraduate psychology program plans in this section.
Courses are offered in the department to facilitate several concentrations: animal learning and behavior, applied behavior analysis, clinical/counseling psychology, forensic psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, neuropsychology, social-cultural and sport psychology. In special cases, students may also design their own concentrations appropriate to pursuing postgraduate education in law, medical fields, business and the experimental fields of psychology. Students are encouraged to pursue minors in other disciplines, such as business administration, communication or biology.
