Psychology Major Requirement Guide Effective Fall 2015
A. General Education
Requirements (41 Credits)
Goal 1 - Longwood Seminar (1)
____LSEM 100 (1)
Goal 2 – Freshman Writing (3)
Goal 9 – Diversity (3)
____ ANTH 101 (3)
____ GEOG 220 (3)
____ HIST 200 (3)
____ HIST 210 (3)
____ HIST 202 (3)
Goal 3 – Literature (3)
____GERM 341 (3)*
____GERM 342 (3)*
____SPAN 340 (3)*
____SPAN 350 (3)*
*ENGL 150 Pre-req.
Goal 10 – Foreign Language (3)
____ FREN 201 (3)
____ GERM 201 (3)
Goal 4 – Artistic Achievements (3)
____ MUSC 102, 103, 104
____ MUSC 105, 106, 107
____ MUSC 221 (3)
____ MUSC 222 (3)
____ MUSC 224 (3)
____ THEA 101 (3)
Goal 5 – Math (3)
____ CMSC 121 (3)
____ FINA 250 (3)
____ MATH 114 (3)
____ MATH 131(3)
____ MATH 121 (3)
____ MATH 171 (3)
Math 171 is Pre-requisite for PSYC 234 and
satisfies either Additional Degree Requirement or
Goal 5
Students who complete calculus (Math 164,
261, or 267 are exempt from this goal.
____ SPAN 201 (3)
Goal 11 – Wellness (2)
____ PHED 101 (2)
____ ART 121 (3)
____ ART 125 (3)
____ ART 160 (3)
____ ART 201 (3)
____ ENGL 315 (3)
____ ENGL 316 (3)
____ ENGL 317 (3)
____ ENGL 318 (3)
____ HLTH 210 (3)
____ MUSC 225 (3)
____ POSC 255 (3)
____ RELI 242 (3)
____ SPAN 331 (3)*
*Pre-requisite classes
____ENGL 150 (3)
____ENGL 201 (3)*
____ENGL 202 (3)*
____ENGL 203 (3)*
____FREN 341 (3)*
____FREN 342 (3)*
C. Major Requirements
(42 Credits)
____RECR 101(2)*
Goal 12 – Ethics (3)
____ COMM 400 (3)
____ KINS 398 (3)
____ MANG 474 (3)
____ MATH/CMSC 350 (3)*
____ PHIL 308 (3)
____ PHIL 315 (3)
____ PHIL 316 (3)
____ POSC 331 (3)
____ POSC 332 (3)
*Pre-requisite classes
Goal 13 – Writing/Citizen Leadership (3)
____ GNED 495
Goal 14 – Internship (1)
Goal 6 – Natural Science (4)
____PSYC 492 (1) (May double count)
____ BIOL 101 (4)
____ CHEM 101 (4)
____ GNED 162 (4)
____ GNED 261 (4)
*SENIORS ONLY
2. Must take 1 from each Area (13 Cr. Hrs.)
INDUSTRIAL / ORGANIZATIONAL/SOCIAL:
____ PSYC 360 (Consumer Psychology) (3)
____ PSYC 331 (Social Psychology) (3)
____ PSYC 366 (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) (3)
____ PSYC 400 (Human Factors Psychology) (3)
B. Additional Degree Requirements
for B.S. (7 Credits)
____ HIST 110 (3)
Goal 8 – Social Science (3)
____ ANTH/WSTU 106 (3) ____ POSC 150 (3)
____ ECON 111 (3)
____ SOCL 101 (3)
____ GEOG 201 (3)
____ SOCL 102 (3)
____ HIST 221 (3)
____ HONS 250 (3)
____ HIST 222 (3)
(3.25 GPA Required)
3. Psyc. Electives (6 Cr. Hrs.)
Electives can be chosen from this list or from
courses listed under Section 2
____ PSYC 295 (Special Topics) (3)
____ PSYC 311/312 (Study Abroad) (3)
____ PSYC 330 (Life-Span Development) (3)
____ PSYC 350 (Psychology of Sex and Gender) (3)
____ PSYC 357 (Psychopathology of Childhood) (3)
____ PSYC 380 (Community Psychology) (3)
____ PSYC 401 (Psychology of Warfare & Terrorism (3)
____ PSYC 410 (Interviewing) (3)
____ PSYC 430 (Psychology and the Law) (3)
____ PSYC 452 (Psychopharmacology) (3)
____ PSYC 453 (Psychology of Language (3)
____ PSYC 490 (Independent Research) (1-3)
____ PSYC 492 (Internship) (1-15)
____ PSYC 495 (Special Topics) (3)
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PRE-CLINICAL / COUNSELING:
____ PSYC 356 (Abnormal Psychology) (3)
____ PSYC 420 (Psychological Tests & Measures) (3)
____ PSYC 423 (Theories of Personality) (3)
GENERAL / EXPERIMENTAL:
PRE-REQUISITES – PSYC 233 & PSYC 234
____ PSYC 300 (Sensation & Perception) (4)
____ PSYC 321 (Behavioral Neuroscience) (4)
____ PSYC 322 (Cognitive Psychology) (4)
____ PSYC 324 (Learning) (4)
____ PSYC 333 (Individual Differences & Social
Behavior) (4)
____ PHYS 103 (4)
____ PHYS 105 (4)
Goal 7 – Western Civilization (3)
____ HIST 100 (3)
____ PSYC 101 (Intro. to Psychology) (3)
____ PSYC 151 (Intro to Biopsychology) (3)
____ PSYC 233 (Research Methods) (4)
____ PSYC 234 (Quantitative Methods) (3)
Pre-requisite is MATH 171**
____ PSYC 457 (History & Systems) (3)
____ PSYC 460 (ADVANCED GEN. PSYC) (3)*
____ PSYC 461 (SENIOR SEMINAR) (3)*
____ PSYC 492 (Internship in Psychology)
1-15 hours (Applied/Research/TA)
DEVELOPMENTAL:
____ PSYC 371 (Infant & Child Development) (3)
____ PSYC 373 (Adolescent & Adult Development) (3)
____ PSYC 384 (Cross Cultural Psychology) (3)
*Permission of Instructor
____ ENGL 400 (3)
1. Core Requirements (23 Credit Hrs.)
Must Take Each of These Courses:
**Satisfies Goal 5 or Additional Degree Req.
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______ Math or Computer Science (3 cr.)
Math 171 is Pre-requisite for PSYC 234 and
satisfies either Goal 5 or Additional Degree
Requirement
______ Natural Science (4 cr.)
120 Total Credit Hours Required
Rev. 11/3/15