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Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008

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Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008 [Archived Catalog]

Psychology (B.A.)

Program: B.A.
Department of Psychology
School of Arts and Sciences

Neff Hall 388 ~ 260-481-6403 ~ www.ipfw.edu/psyc

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in psychology is for the person seeking a career in psychology or a closely related field. The degree program provides a liberal-arts education in psychology as well as preparation for graduate school. A current IPFW student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to declare psychology as a major. After two consecutive semesters in which a psychology major’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, the student will no longer be eligible to be a psychology major. Two subsequent consecutive semesters with the cumulative GPA at or above 2.0 will permit a student to petition for reinstatement as a psychology major.

To earn the B.A. with a major in psychology, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 7) and the School of Arts and Sciences (see Part 3), in addition to fulfilling the following requirements:

IPFW General Education Requirements

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations

COM 114 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.

One of the following: Credits: 3

ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.
ENG W140 - Elementary Composition, Honors Cr. 3.

One of the following: Credits: 3

MA 153 - Algebra and Trigonometry I Cr. 3.
MA 168 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student Cr. 3.
STAT 125 - Communicating with Statistics Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Additional credits in Area III Credits: 3

PSY 120 - Elementary Psychology Cr. 3.
(credits included in Major Courses, below)

Area IV—Humanistic Thought Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in PSY) Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

School of Arts and Sciences Requirements

English Writing

ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.

Foreign Language

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part B Credits: 14

Cultural Studies

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part D Credits:

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

Three of the following: Credits: 9

PSY 235 - Child Psychology Cr. 3.
Credit not given for both PSY 235 and PSY 369
PSY 240 - Introduction to Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 350 - Abnormal Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 369 - Development Across the Lifespan Cr. 3.
Credit not given for both PSY 235 and PSY 369
PSY 420 - Introduction to Personality Theory Cr. 3.

One of the following: Credits: 3

PSY 444 - Human Sexual Behavior Cr. 3.
PSY 480 - Field Experience in Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 490 - Practicum in Psychotherapy Cr. 3.
PSY 499 - Honors Thesis in Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 540 - History of Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 550 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology Cr. 3.

Additional credits in psychology at the 200 level or above Credits: 9

Successful completion of the Major Field Test in Psychology

General Elective Courses

Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124.

Total Credits: 124