The Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree requires a total of 120 credit hours of which 45 semester hours are psychology courses, including 15 hours of psychology electives. The curriculum includes all the University’s general education requirements, and the Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences requirements.
Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree requires a total of 120 credit hours of which 45 semester hours are psychology courses, including 15 hours of psychology electives. The curriculum includes all the University’s general education requirements, and the Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences requirements.
Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in major courses. The required psychology courses are:
Required Classes: SPSY 201B: General Psychology, PSYC 274B: Elementary Statistics, PSYC 277B: Advanced Statistics, PSYC 303B: Field Experience, PSYC 360B: Psychological Testing, PSYC 377B: Physiological Psychology, PSYC 412: Experimental Psychology, PSYC 468B: Abnormal Psychology, PSYC 482: Psychology of Learning and PSYC 488B: History and Systems.
Required Electives: Fifteen (15) credit hours psychology electives.
PRE-REQUISITE COURSE ORDER
• General Psychology is a pre-requisite for PSYC 274B: Elementary Statistics
• Elementary Statistics is a pre-requisite for PSYC 277B: Advanced Statistics
• Advanced Statistics is a pre-requisite for PSYC 412B: Experimental Psychology
• Elementary Statistics is a pre-requisite for PSYC 360B: Psychological Testing
MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY
A minor in psychology requires a minimum of 21 hours of subject matter courses to include
SPSY 201B: General Psychology, PSYC 274B: Elementary Statistics, and PSYC 468B: Abnormal Psychology. The remaining 12 hours required for the minor should be selected in consultation with an advisor in the Department of Psychology and approved by the departmental chair.
Minor in Psychology
First Year
First Semester
| FRMN 120B | College Success Skills | 2 |
| SENL 101B | English Composition I | 3 |
HIST
| History Requirement | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Natural Science Sequence | 3 |
| MATH 130B | College Mathematics I | 3 |
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| Health Requirement | 2 |
| Or | |
| Physical Education Requirement | 1 |
Second Semester
| SENL 102B | English Composition II | 3 |
| SMAT 120B | College Mathematics II | 3 |
HIST
| History Requirement | 3 |
| Natural Science Sequence | 3 |
| Social-Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
Second Year
First Semester
| SPSY 201B | Gen Psychology | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| Foreign Language Sequence I | 3 |
| Psychology Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
| PSYC 274B | Elem Statistics | 3 |
| Foreign Language Sequence II | 3 |
ENGL
| English Literature Requirement | 3 |
| PSYC 468B | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Psychology Elective | 3 |
Third Year
First Semester
| PSYC 277B | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
BIOL
| Physiology Elective | 4 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| SSOC 201B | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PSYC 303B | Field Experience | 3 |
Second Semester
Fourth Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| PSYC 488B | History and Systems | 3 |
| Psychology Elective | 3 |
| Psychology Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
Minor in Psychology
A minor in psychology requires a minimum of 21 hours of subject matter courses to include:
Course list for the Minor in PSYC
The remaining 12 hours required for the minor should be selected in consultation with an advisor in the Department of Psychology and approved by the departmental chair.