CAS Core Requirements Credits
One (1) of the CAS Core Required SGA courses must be PSY 250 – Lifespan Dev in Context 3
All EXP courses for the CAS Core Requirements must be outside of the Psychology program Variable
MAT 120 – Statistics is encouraged to fulfill CAS Math Core Requirement 3
Total CAS Core Credits 42–46
Psychology Program Required Courses Credits
PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology 3
PSY 205 – Abnormal Psychology 3
PSY 225 – Psychology Statistics 3
PSY 255 – Social Psychology 3
PSY 285 – Research Methods 3
PSY 300 – Psychology Internship I 3
PSY 350 – Theories of Personality 3
PSY 365 – Biological Bases of Behavior 3
PSY 380 – Learning/Conditioning and Behavior Modification or PSY 384/384L – Animal Learning and Behavior 3–4
PSY 383 – Memory and Cognition 3
PSY 405 – Special Topics Seminar 3
Three (3) open PSY or NEU electives (at the 200 level or higher) 9
Program Minimum Required Total Credits 42-43
Open Elective Courses (needed to reach 120 credits) Variable
Minimum Required Total Credits 120

Elective Course Options

Program Elective Options Credits
PSY 212 – Positive Psychology 3
PSY 215 – Psychology of Gender 3
PSY 226 – Motivation & Emotion 3
PSY 235 – Health Psychology 3
PSY 236 – Mental Health & Society 3
PSY 245 – Evolutionary Psychology 3
PSY 252 – Forensic Psychology 3
PSY 254 – Cultural Psychology 3
PSY 275 – Intro-Tech in Animal Behavior 3
PSY 290 – Developmental Psychopathology 3
PSY 295 – Listening/Communication Skills 3
PSY 305 – Special Topics 3
PSY 310 – Children and Stress 3
PSY 316 – Psychology of Consciousness 3
PSY 318 – Community Psychology 3
PSY 325 – Psychology of Aging 3
PSY 335 – Comparative Animal Behavior 3
PSY 345 – Sports Psychology 3
PSY 362 – Animal Cognition 3
PSY 364 – Soc and Emotion Dev in Childhood 3
PSY 370 – Drugs, Society, and Behavior 3
PSY 375 – Trauma and Health 3
PSY 400 – Psychology Internship II 1–12
PSY 410 – Theory/Res/Pract Couns Psych 3
PSY 430 – Intro to Art Therapy 3
PSY 450 – Fourth-year Thesis 3
PSY 486 – Adv Research in Psychology 1–9
NEU 205 – Introduction to Neurobiology 3
NEU 205L – Introduction to Neurobiology lab 1
NEU 306 – Behavioral/Cognitive Neuro 3
NEU 306L – Behavioral/Cognitive Neuro Lab 1
NEU 410 – Neurobiology of Mental Illness 3

Students wishing to pursue teacher certification in Psychology can complete a double major with Psychology and Secondary Education or a major in Secondary Education and a concentration in Psychology. For more information, see the Secondary Education catalog page.

Students in this major can participate in the pre-health graduate school preparation tracks.