Program of Study (Undergraduate) A primary objective of the psychology program is to provide the psychology major with a broadly-based education in the discipline. Therefore, all psychology majors are expected to complete the required curriculum listed below. Remaining course work will be selected by the student in consultation with the faculty adviser and is designed to meet individual student’s needs and interests. The combination of psychology with a minor from another area, such as sociology or communications, often provides more marketable credentials at the bachelor’s level of training. A course in General Psychology (PSYC 2301) or permission of the instructor is required for admission into all psychology courses beyond the 1000-level. The student majoring in psychology shall take the following: Required Courses: PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3 hrs PSYC 1342 Social Science Statistics 3 hrs PSYC 3411 Experimental Psychology 4 hrs PSYC 4309 History & Systems of Psychology 3 hrs Choose 2 of 4 from: 6 hrs PSYC 3342 Cognitive Psychology PSYC 3343 Learning & Memory PSYC 4352 Physiological Psychology PSYC 4354 Sensation & Perception Choose 2 of 4 from: 6 hrs PSYC 2314 Lifespan Developmental Psychology PSYC 2326 Social Psychology PSYC 3361 Psychology of Personality PSYC 3363 Abnormal Psychology Psychology Electives - 4 courses (12 hrs) The student should take Statistical Methods in the sophomore year, followed by Experimental Psychology early in the junior year. The student minoring in psychology shall take 18 hours of course work to include the following courses: PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3 hrs Choose 2 of 4 from: 6 hrs PSYC 3342 Cognitive Psychology PSYC 3343 Learning & Memory PSYC 4352 Physiological Psychology PSYC 4354 Sensation & Perception Psychology Electives (3)

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