Four Year Plan of Study | Psychology (B.S.)
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Printable Four Year Plan of Study
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 |
- Required for all first-time full-time students.
- May include Psychology.
- C” or better is required.
- Credit is not allowed in both MATH 2314 and PSYC 2310
- 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.
- Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- Humanities electives – FTA, ENGL, Foreign Language, HIS, PHIL, or WGS.
- 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..
- 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.
- 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)..