Psychology (B.S.) 4-Year Plan

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This plan is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individualized plan. Course rotation and course offerings are subject to change based on faculty availability and enrollment minimums.

The following Supplemental Requirements can be completed in various terms. Ask your advisor for details:

Completion of the FOCUS career guidance tool and a Career Development Center session to review the results (during PSY 14000)
Completion of a Career Development Center session to review resume or curriculum vitae (during junior year)
Completion of a Career Development Center session focused on cover letter review, personal statement review, or mock interview (during senior year)

The Psychology Exit Exam is taken during the final semester before graduation. Students are notified by the department when scheduling begins.

Fall 1st Year:

ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I Cr. 3.
PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology Cr. 3.
Human Diversity & International Relations elective Cr. 3.
Gen Ed B6 Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following:
MA 15300 - College Algebra Cr. 3.
MA 15400 - Trigonometry Cr. 3.
MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Cr. 4.
MA 22900 - Calculus For The Managerial, Social, And Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 1st Year:

PSY 14000 - Critical Foundations For Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 20100 - Introduction To Statistics In Psychology Cr. 3.
Human Diversity & International Relations elective Cr. 3.
Gen Ed B4 Cr. 3.
FOCUS assessment
Choose one of the following:
PSY 23500 - Child Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 24000 - Introduction To Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 36900 - Development Across The Lifespan Cr. 3.
PSY 42000 - Introduction To Personality Theory Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 2nd Year:

COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
PSY 20300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Psychology Cr. 3.
Choose one course from the Electives list under Spring 2nd Year Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following:
PSY 23500 - Child Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 24000 - Introduction To Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 36900 - Development Across The Lifespan Cr. 3.
PSY 42000 - Introduction To Personality Theory Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 2nd Year:

Gen Ed A1, A2, A3, B4, B5, B6, or B7 Cr. 3.
PSY course at the 2000+ level Cr. 3.

Choose one of the following:

PSY 23500 - Child Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 24000 - Introduction To Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 36900 - Development Across The Lifespan Cr. 3.
PSY 42000 - Introduction To Personality Theory Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following:
PSY 37700 - Internship In Mental Health Education And Outreach Cr. 3.
PSY 43100 - Advanced Psychobiology Cr. 3.
PSY 44100 - Advanced Research In Personality And Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 44600 - Advanced Research In Human Memory And Cognition Cr. 3.
PSY 48500 - Issues And Fieldwork In Applied Behavior Analysis Cr. 3.
PSY 49600 - Readings And Research In Psychology Cr. 1-6. (Cr. 3.)
PSY 49800 - Senior Research Cr. 3.
PSY 49900 - Honors Thesis In Psychology Cr. 3.
MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Cr. 4.
OR
MA 22900 - Calculus For The Managerial, Social, And Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
OR
STAT 34000 - Elementary Statistical Methods II Cr. 3.
ELECTIVE COURSE LIST

Choose one of the following:
ANTH 20001 - Bioanthropology Cr. 3.
ANTH 3000 or 4000 level course Cr. 3.
BIOL 11700 - Principles Of Ecology And Evolution Cr. 4.
BIOL 11900 - Principles Of Structure And Function Cr. 4.
BIOL 12600 - Human Biology Cr. 3.
BIOL 20300 - Human Anatomy And Physiology Cr. 4.
BIOL 20400 - Human Anatomy And Physiology Cr. 4.
BIOL 32700 - Biology Of Aging Cr. 3.
BIOL 33500 - Animal Behavior Cr. 3.
BIOL 34500 - Vertebrate Biology Cr. 4.
BIOL 40600 - Human Anatomy Cr. 4.
BIOL 40900 - Human Physiology Cr. 4.
CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 11600 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3. taken with CHM 25400 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 25600 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3. taken with CHM 25800 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3. taken with CHM 26500 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 26200 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3. taken with CHM 26600 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CS 11200 - Computer Science For Everyone Cr. 3.
CS 11400 - Introduction To Visual Programming Cr. 3.
CS 16000 - Introduction To Computer Science I Cr. 4.
CS 16100 - Introduction To Computer Science II Cr. 4.
CS 36800 - Human-Computer Interaction Cr. 3.
CS 38000 - Artificial Intelligence Cr. 3.
MA 15400 - Trigonometry Cr. 3.
MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Cr. 4.
MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Cr. 4.
MA 17500 - Introduction To Discrete Mathematics Cr. 3.
MA 22700 - Calculus For Technology I Cr. 4.
PHYS 10500 - Sound And Music Cr. 3.
PHYS 12000 - Physics Of Sports Cr. 3.
PHYS 12500 - Light And Color Cr. 3.
PHYS 13100 - Concepts In Physics I Cr. 3.
PHYS 30200 - Puzzles, Strategy Games And Problem Solving In The Physical Sciences Cr. 3.
PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics Cr. 3.
POL 3000 or 4000 level course Cr. 3.
SOC 22500 - Violence Cr. 3.
SOC 3000 or 4000 level course Cr. 3.
STAT 34000 - Elementary Statistical Methods II Cr. 3.
STAT 51200 - Applied Regression Analysis Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 3rd Year:

PSY 31400 - Introduction To Learning Cr. 3.
Gen Ed B7 Cr. 3.
Choose two courses from the Electives list under Spring 2nd Year Cr. 6
Resume assessment
Choose one of the following:
PSY 37700 - Internship In Mental Health Education And Outreach Cr. 3.
PSY 43100 - Advanced Psychobiology Cr. 3.
PSY 44100 - Advanced Research In Personality And Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 44600 - Advanced Research In Human Memory And Cognition Cr. 3.
PSY 48500 - Issues And Fieldwork In Applied Behavior Analysis Cr. 3.
PSY 49600 - Readings And Research In Psychology Cr. 1-6. (Cr. 3.)
PSY 49800 - Senior Research Cr. 3.
PSY 49900 - Honors Thesis In Psychology Cr. 3.
MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Cr. 4.
OR
MA 22900 - Calculus For The Managerial, Social, And Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
OR
STAT 34000 - Elementary Statistical Methods II Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 3rd Year:

Gen Ed A1, A2, A3, B4, B5, B6, or B7 Cr. 3.
Gen Ed A1, A2, A3, B4, B5, B6, or B7 Cr. 3.
Gen Ed C8 Capstone Cr. 3.
Choose one course from the Electives list under Spring 2nd Year with the subject code: BIOL, CHM, CS, MA, or STAT Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following:
PSY 32900 - Psychobiology II: Principles Of Psychobiological Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 41600 - Cognitive Psychology Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 4th Year:

Elective or Minor course Cr. 3.
Elective or Minor course Cr. 3.
Choose one course from the Electives list under Spring 2nd Year with the subject code: BIOL, CHM, CS, MA, or STAT Cr. 3.
Career assessment
Choose one of the following:
PSY 32900 - Psychobiology II: Principles Of Psychobiological Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 41600 - Cognitive Psychology Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following:
PSY 43100 - Advanced Psychobiology Cr. 3.
PSY 44100 - Advanced Research In Personality And Social Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 44600 - Advanced Research In Human Memory And Cognition Cr. 3.
PSY 47700 - Internship In Mental Health Education And Outreach-Capstone Cr. 3.
PSY 49900 - Honors Thesis In Psychology Cr. 3.
PSY 54000 - History Of Psychology Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 4th Year:

PSY course at the 2000+ level Cr. 3.
Elective or Minor course Cr. 3.
Elective or Minor course Cr. 3.
Elective or Minor course Cr. 3.
Elective or Minor course Cr. 3.
PSY exit exam

Psychology (B.S.) 4-Year Plan

Fall 1st Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 1st Year:

Total Credits: 15

Fall 2nd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 2nd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Fall 3rd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 3rd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Fall 4th Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 4th Year:

Total Credits: 15

Total Credits: 120