Psychology B.S.

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Bachelor of Science Degree
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology
(770) 423-6225

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. It examines behavior and mental processes in an effort to serve human welfare. The Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology is designed to provide students with strong research, communication, and critical thinking skills. As such, the program requires completion of an Introductory Psychology course, a Careers in Psychology course, a laboratory-based two-semester research sequence, courses from the primary areas of the discipline, and a Senior Seminar capstone course. The undergraduate degree in psychology provides students with a strong foundation for graduate study in a variety of disciplines. It also provides a broad liberal arts education that can serve as an entry point into bachelor’s degree-level careers. Students are encouraged to select courses in consultation with an advisor.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

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University-Wide Fitness For Living Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

Lower-Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

(All prerequisites must be completed with a “C” or better to fulfill prerequisite requirements)

Electives: Any 1000- or 2000-level courses (2 Credit Hours)
Supporting Disciplines: Any 1000- or 2000-level courses in MATH, STAT, CS, IS, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, or SCI (6 credit hours)

Upper-Division Major Requirements (36 Credit Hours)

Major Electives

One course from each of the following five areas:

Developmental Area:

PSYC 3305 - Life-Span Developmental Psychology

Diversity and Multicultural Area:

Personality and Social Area:

Biological Bases Area:

Learning and Cognition Area:

Senior Capstone Experience: (3 Credit Hours)

PSYC 4499 - Senior Seminar in Psychology

Psychology Electives: (12 Credit Hours)

Four 3000-4000 level PSYC courses

Related Studies (12 Credit Hours)

Twelve hours of 3000-4000 level courses (cannot be in PSYC).
Lower division courses may also be approved when appropriate.

Free Electives (12 Credit Hours)

Any courses in the university curriculum.