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Four Year Plan of Study | Psychology (B.S.)

The information below reflects the four year plan of study for the current academic year. To view degree requirements from the academic year you began the degree program, please see our list of printable degree requirements.

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Recommended Four-Year Plan of Study

College of Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Four Year Plan of Study
First Year of Enrollment 
First Term  Second Term
Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours
UNIV 10011  1 ENGL 1158 or 11593 3
ENGL 1157  3 MATH 23144  3
MATH 1115 or 1125  3 Foreign Language 1002  3
Foreign Language 1001  3   PSYC 2310  3
Social Science Elective2  3 2000 Level Required Psychology  3
PSYC 1000  3    
Total Hours  16 Total Hours 15
Second Year of Enrollment
First Term  Second Term
Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours
PSYC 3300  3  2000 Level Psychology  3
PSYC 2000 Foundations5  3  Social Science Elective- 2000+Level2  3
Social Science Elective  3  Arts6 or Humanities Elective7  3
Arts5 or Humanities Elective7  3  Literature  3
Science Sequence6,8 (Lecture & Lab)  4  Science Sequence6,8 (Lecture & Lab)  4
Total Hours  16 Total Hours 16
Third Year of Enrollment
First Term  Second Term
Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours
PSYC 3000 Foundations5  3  PSYC 3000 level+ 10  3
Social Science Elective 2000 level +2  3  Psychology Elective  3
CSCI 1000  3  Science Elective  3
BIOS (or other Science)6  3  Elective  3
Arts Elective4  3  Elective  3
Total Hours  15 Total Hours 15
Fourth Year of Enrollment
First Term Second Term
Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours Course Prefix & Number Credit Hours
PSYC 4000 level elective10  3  PSYC 4000 (Exit Exam)  0
PSYC 3000+ elective10  3  PSYC 3000+ elective10  3
Science Elective  3  PSYC 3000+ elective10  3
Elective  3  Elective  3
Elective  3  Elective  3
Total Hours  15 Total Hours 12
Total Degree Hours 120
  1. Required for all first-time full-time students.
  2. May include Psychology.
  3. C” or better is required.
  4. Credit is not allowed in both MATH 2314 and PSYC 2310
  5. Required hours of Psychology must include three courses, meeting the following criteria: at least two courses must be at the 2000 level and one course must be at the 3000 level.
  6. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
  7. Humanities electives – FTA, ENGL, Foreign Language, HIS, PHIL, or WGS.
  8. 9 hours in science to include a 6 hour sequence in one science and 3 hours in another. One of the sciences must be BIOS (3 credits) and the other must be CHEM, EES, or PHYS (. Select the 6 hour sequence from BIOS 1073 and 1083 (recommended), or CHEM 1017 and 1018, or PHYS 1031 or 1032, or PHYS 1061 and 1062..
  9. Select science labs that correspond with the 6 hour science sequence taken for general education requirements. Select from BIOS 1071 and 1081, or CHEM 1007 and 1008, or PHYS 1033 and 1034, or PHYS 1063 and 1065.
  10. Elective hours of Psychology may be chosen from any course in PSYC not counted in the Major Requirements (including but not limited to PSYC 1520, 2091, 3090, 3095, 3099, 4091)..

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