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Double Major

 

The requirements for a double major are aligned with the graduation requirements for the Psychology Major. Students must complete all Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree requirements, including the minimum credits in each cluster and core courses, as well as the General Education requirements.

 

 

Graduation requirements:

1

Earn at least 243 credits

2

Complete all General Education requirements

3

To earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0.

4

Earn no more than 102 credits of introductory (100-level) courses;

5

Complete at least 18 elective credits outside of a student’s major and General Education program

6

Complete the required number of internship credits (12 credits - Practical Internship, 3 credits - Observational Internship)

7

Pass all state graduation examinations

8

Successfully complete and defend a senior thesis/project;

9

Receive no "F" or "N/P" grades in the final semester

 

  • General Education Courses  –  98 credits
  • Required Major Courses  – 51 credits 

 

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Course Name

Course abbr.

Course ID

Credits

Prerequisites

Comments

  1

Introduction to Psychology

PSY 105.1

2999

6

 

  

2

Psychological approaches to effective learning

PSY 128

5658

6

-

  

3

History and systems in Psychology

PSY 157

5282

6

-

  

4

Research Methods Quantitative

PSY 276

5103

6

-

  

5

Research Methods Qualitative

PSY 366

5315

6

-

  

6

Internship I

PSY 298

5104

3

-

  

7

Psychological test

PSY 337.1

3337

6

PSY 105.1

  

8

Senior Thesis Seminar I

PSY 411.1

3779

6

PSY 374, PSY 276, PSY 366

  

9

Senior Thesis Seminar II

PSY 412.1

3780

6

PSY 411.1

  

10

Practical Internship

 

 

12

 

Outside of 243

 

  • Elective courses OUTSIDE of major – 40 credits 

(at least 18 credits outside the major and other credits can be taken from the major)



  • Elective Courses – 54 credits. Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 credits in EACH cluster from the courses listed below

 

Course Name

Course abbr.

Course ID

Credits

Semester

Prerequisites
  • Neuroscience cluster (at least 12 credits)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Anatomy and Physiology of CNS and Complex Nervous Activity

PSY 127

2942

6

Spring 

PSY 105.1

Psychogenetic

PSY 386.1

4936

3

Spring 

PSY 105.1

Psychophysiology and Cognitive Psychology

PSY 310.1

3067

6

Fall 

PSY 105.1
  • Personality and Social cluster (at least 12 credits)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Psychology of Personality

PSY 334.1

3480

6

Spring 

PSY 105.1

Psychology of Interpersonal Relations

PSY 359

3696

6

TBA

 

Social Psychology

PSY 211.1

3233

6

Spring 

PSY 105.1

Developmental Psychology

PSY 238.1

3066

6

Fall 

PSY 105.1

Educational Psychology and school environment

PSY 348

4373

6

TBA

 
  • Clinical Psychology cluster (at least 12 credits)                                                                                                                                                  

Abnormal Psychology

PSY 39.1

3338

6

Fall

PSY 105.1

Intro to Counseling

PSY 383.1

3482

6

Spring 

PSY 105.1

Special Psychology

PSY 209.1

4224

6

TBA

PSY 105.1

Psychopharmacology

PSY 300.1

3068

6

TBA

 

Group Counseling

PSY 405

4200

6

Fall

PSY 105.1

Applied Behavior Analysis for Diverse Settings

PSY 369

4372

6

Fall 

PSY 105.1

Applied Behavior Analysis treatment II

PSY 344.1

3385

6

Spring 

PSY 369
  • Advanced Topics in Psychology cluster (at least 12 credits)                                                                                                                      

Gender, Women and Politics of Development in Central Asia

PSY/ICP/ANT 430

4933

6

TBA

 

Peace and Violence: Causes and Conditions

PSY 350

4740

3

TBA

 

Political Psychology

PSY/ICP

3212

6

TBA

 

Psychology of Conflict

PSY/ICP/SOC 242

4131

6

TBA

 

Happiness: Public and private

PSY 363

5281

6

TBA

 

Market Psychology

PSY 325.1

4142

6

TBA

 

Psychology of Human Sexuality

PSY 359

3697

6

TBA

 

Mental health in global perspectives

PSY 345

5648

6

TBA

 

Feminism and Psychology

PSY 294

5636

6

TBA

 

Introduction to Organizational Psychology

PSY 342.1

3339

6

TBA