Bachelor of Arts
The Psychology Department offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree to students majoring in psychology. The degree requires 40 credits. It also requires that students take any philosophy course (4 credits) and any Biology course (4 credits). Most students select these eight credits through courses that will enable them to fulfill their Core Curriculum requirements. Please see the College Catalog for a complete list of psychology course offerings.
Introductory Course:
PSY 105, General Psychology (First
year)
Methodology Courses:
PSY 213, Research Methods and
Statistics I (Sophomore year, fall semester)
PSY 218, Research Methods and
Statistics II (Sophomore year, spring semester)
200 Level Required Courses:
Any one of the
following:
PSY 221, Abnormal (spring)
PSY 225, Developmental (fall)
PSY 235, Social (fall)
Any one of the
following:
PSY 241, Sensation and
Perception
PSY 247, Learning and
Motivation
300 Level Required Courses:
Any two of the
following; junior status or POI needed:
PSY 311, Neuropsychology
(fall)
PSY 321, Theories of
Personality (spring)
PSY 341, Human Cognition
(fall)
Research Courses:
Two of the following:
PSY 425, Research in
Developmental (fall; need PSY 213, 218, 225) OR
PSY 435, Research in Social
(spring; need PSY 213, 218, 235)
PSY 413, Research in
Perception (fall; need PSY 213, 218, 241) OR
PSY 414, Research in Memory
and Thinking (spring; need PSY 213, 218, 341)
Capstone Course: PSY 402, History and Systems (fall, senior
status)
