University of Wyoming, College of Arts & Sciences Requirements Checklist – Psychology
For students matriculating fall 2015
Student: ___________________________ Advisor: _______________ Initial Date of Program: ___________
University Studies Program:
(FY) First Year Seminar
(V)
U.S. & Wyoming Constitutions
(C1) Communication 1
(Q)
Quantitative Reasoning
1 course, 3 credits ____________________________
1 course, 3 credits ____________________________
1 course, 3 credits ____________________________
1 course, 3 credits ____________________________
6 credit hours from Human Culture and 6 credit hours from Physical & Natural World
(does not include courses from the major department)
(H)
Human Culture
(H)
(PN)
(PN)
Human Culture
Physical & Natural World
Physical & Natural World
1 course, 3 credits _____________________________
1 course, 3 credits _____________________________
1 course, 3 credits _____________________________
1 course, 3 credits _____________________________
Additional USP Requirements:
These may be a part (embedded) in courses in the major.
(C2) Communication 2 (C1 pre-requisite)
(C3) Communication 3 (C2 pre-requisite)
1 course, 3 credits ____________________________
1 course, 3 credits ____________________________
A&S Core:
(D) U.S. Diversity
(G) Global Awareness
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University Upper Division Requirement:
42 credits (3XXX-level or above): 30 of which must be earned from the University of Wyoming.
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All USP courses are mutually exclusive of each other. No single course may count in more than one category.
FY and C1, C2, C3 courses must be completed with a C or better grade.
Approved coursework in the H and PN categories cannot include courses taken within the major department.
Approved coursework in the C2 and C3 categories can be fulfilled with courses taken within the major department.
College Credit Hour Requirements
A. Minimum total semester hours Professional degree programs require 128 credit
hours.
Hours
120
B. Upper division credit requirements
Thirty of the 42 hours must be earned from UW. Courses must be taken for a letter grade
unless offered for S/U only. This is an all-university requirement for all degree programs and
may come from the courses that fulfill the USP, the A&S Core, the major, the minor, and
electives.
42
C. Major field of study
Credit hours in excess of 60 in the major subject may not be used to satisfy the requirement of
120 hours for graduation (excludes the A&S professional degree programs which required 128
credit hours). At least 30 hours of C grade or better must be earned in the major subject (the
major may require more). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade unless offered
for S/U only.
30-60