Requirements for the Major/Minor

Your First Two Years

Be sure to check out Academic Knox, a guide for your first two years here. It's a helpful tool as you develop your academic plan, choose your courses, and get to know your advisor. Also, the course descriptions page will give you a closer look at our psychology classes.

Requirements for the Major

10 credits as follows:

• Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 100)

• Two introductory courses in specific subject areas of psychology. One course must be chosen from each of the following two groups:
  • Group A: Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 201), Conditioning and Learning (PSYC 202), Sensation and Perception (PSYC 208), Neuroscience I (NEUR 240)
  • Group B: Developmental Psychology (PSYC 203), Social Psychology (PSYC 205), Adolescent Development (PSYC 206), Theories of Personality (PSYC 207)
  
  

• Statistics and Research Methods:
  • Research Methods and Statistics I (PSYC 281)
  • Research Methods and Statistics II (PSYC 282)
  • Research Experience in Psychology (PSYC 360) (1/2 credit)
  • Research Experience in Psychology (PSYC 361) (1/2 credit)
  
  
• One applied psychology course selected from:
  • Black Psychology (PSYC 215)
  • Political Psychology (PSYC 234)
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology (PSYC 269)
  • Psychology and Film (PSYC 270)
  • Human Sexuality (PSYC 271)
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology (PSYC 272)
  • Psychological Foundations of Education (PSYC 273)
  • Environmental Psychology (PSYC 274)
  • Psychology of Gender (PSYC 275)
  • Behavioral Pharmacology (PSYC 276)
  • Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 277) / Clinical Psychology Term: Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 300A)
  • Stereotypes and Prejudice (PSYC 278)
  
  

• Two advanced psychology courses selected from:
  • Animal Behavior (PSYC 312)
  • Developmental Psychopathology (PSYC 363)
  • Behavioral Neuroscience (PSYC 364)
  • The Study of the Person (PSYC 365)
  • Theories & Methods of Psychotherapy (PSYC 367) / Clinical Psychology Term: Theories & Methods of Psychotherapy (PSYC 300B)
  • Evolution and Human Behavior (PSYC 369)
  
  
• One additional credit in the department, excluding PSYC 206, 215, 234, 248, 250, 273, 312, 348, 350, 355, and 380

Requirements for the Minor

5 credits as follows:

• Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 100)


• Two introductory courses in specific subject areas of psychology. One course must be chosen from each of the following two groups:
  • Group A: Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 201), Conditioning and Learning (PSYC 202), Sensation and Perception (PSYC 208), Neuroscience I (NEUR 240)
  • Group B: Developmental Psychology (PSYC 203), Social Psychology (PSYC 205), Theories of Personality (PSYC 207)
  
  
• One course in research methods and statistics:
  • Research Methods and Statistics I (PSYC 281)
  • Introductory Statistics (STAT 200)
  
  
• One course in applied or advanced psychology chosen from:
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology (PSYC 269)
  • Psychology and Film (PSYC 270)
  • Human Sexuality (PSYC 271)
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology (PSYC 272)
  • Psychological Foundations of Education (PSYC 273)
  • Environmental Psychology (PSYC 274)
  • Psychology of Gender (PSYC 275)
  • Behavioral Pharmacology (PSYC 276)
  • Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 277) / Clinical Psychology Term: Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 300A)
  • Stereotypes and Prejudice (PSYC 278)
  • Developmental Psychopathology (PSYC 363)
  • Behavioral Neuroscience (PSYC 364)
  • The Study of the Person (PSYC 365)
  • Theories & Methods of Psychotherapy (PSYC 367) / Clinical Psychology Term: Theories & Methods of Psychotherapy (PSYC 300B)
  • Evolution and Human Behavior (PSYC 369)
  • History and Systems of Psychology (PSYC 371)