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Psychology Requirements

Requirements for the majors

Bachelor of Arts

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: PSYC 201, 202, or 240
    • Group B: PSYC 203, 205, 206, or 207
  • Statistics and Research Methods: PSYC 281, 282, 360 (0.5), and 361 (0.5).
    • PSYC 400 may substitute for PSYC 360 and 361.
  • Applied Psychology Course: PSYC 234, PSYC 265/300D, PSYC 263, PSYC 264, PSYC 267, PSYC 268,       PSYC 270, PSYC 271, PSYC 273, PSYC 276, PSYC 277, PSYC 278, or PSYC 279
  • Two Advanced Psychology Electives: PSYC 312, PSYC 364, PSYC 366, PSYC 367/300B, PSYC 369, PSYC 370,  PSYC 376, or PSYC 377
  • Human Diversity: PSYC 270, PSYC 271, PSYC 277, PSYC 278, or PSYC 367

Bachelor of Science

14 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: PSYC 201, 202, or 240
    • Group B: PSYC 203, 205, 206, or 207
  • Statistics and Research Methods: PSYC 281, 282, 360 (0.5), and 361 (0.5).
    • PSYC 400 may substitute for PSYC 360 and 361.
  • Applied Psychology Course: PSYC 234, PSYC 265/300D, PSYC 263, PSYC 264, PSYC 267, PSYC 268,       PSYC 270, PSYC 271, PSYC 273, PSYC 276, PSYC 277, PSYC 278, or PSYC 279
  • Two Advanced Psychology Electives: PSYC 312, PSYC 364, PSYC 366, PSYC 367/300B, PSYC 369, PSYC 370,  PSYC 376, or PSYC 377
  • Human Diversity: PSYC 270, PSYC 271, PSYC 277, PSYC 278, or PSYC 367
  • An additional Group A course selected from PSYC 201, 202, or 240, or one of the following courses: PSYC 276, PSYC 364, PSYC 366, PSYC 369, or PSYC 376
  • One course in logic/math selected from CS 141, MATH 145, or PHIL 202
  • Two additional science courses selected from one of the following departments; both courses must come from the same department:
    • Biochemistry
    • Biology, except BIOL 101, BIOL 150, BIOL 160, or BIOL 201
    • Chemistry
    • Computer Science, except CS 127
    • Mathematics, except MATH 121 or MATH 123
    • Neuroscience, except NEUR 240
    • Physics

Please note when planning for the PSYC major that the Research Methods & Statistics sequence of PSYC 281, PSYC 282, PSYC 360, and PSYC 361 must be taken sequentially (although not necessarily consecutively) across 4 terms. PSYC 282 is only offered in Spring term. We therefore recommend that students plan to take PSYC 282 NO LATER THAN the spring of their junior year. 

Students who major in Psychology and minor in Business and Management may count no more than 3 courses simultaneously in both programs.

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: PSYC 201, PSYC 202, or PSYC 240
    • Group B: PSYC 203, PSYC 205, or PSYC 207
  • One course in research methods and statistics: PSYC 281 or STAT 200
  • One course in applied or advanced psychology chosen from PSYC 265/300D, PSYC 266, PSYC 267, PSYC 270, PSYC 271, PSYC 272, PSYC 275, PSYC 276, PSYC 277/300A, PSYC 278, PSYC 279, PSYC 362, PSYC 363, PSYC 364, PSYC 366, PSYC 367, PSYC 369, PSYC 371, or PSYC 376