BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
Catalog Years: 2013 & 2014
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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Req’d
Hours
45
Earned
Hours
3
ENGL 1102 Composition II (Must earn ‘C’ or better)
3
MATH 1101 Math Modeling, MATH 1111 College Algebra,
MATH 1112 College Trigonometry, MATH 1113 Precalculus, or
MATH 1190 Calculus I
Choice:
3
Req’d
Hours
36
Earned
Hours
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Must earn a “C” or better in all courses in this area.
Must earn a “C” or better for prerequisites to be satisfied.
Complete one course from each of the five areas and one capstone course.
At least 21 of the 36 required hours in this section must be completed at KSU.
At least 39 upper-level hours are required to graduate. Lower-level courses
substituted for upper-level courses do not count toward the 39 hours.
 No more than 6 hours of PSYC 4400 can be used in this section.
Area A: Essential Skills
ENGL 1101 Composition I (Must earn ‘C’ or better)
UPPER DIVISION MAJOR FIELD REQUIREMENTS
PSYC 3301 and 3301L Experimental Psychology & Lab
4
Prereq: PSYC 2300/L
Area B: Social Issues
ANTH 2105, CRJU 2105, GEOG 2105, PSYC 2105, or SOCI 2105
Choice:
2
ANTH 2201, CRJU 1101, GEOG 1101, or SOCI 2201 may be used here.
PSYC majors should not take PSYC 2105.
AADS 1102, AMST 1102, COM 1109, GWST 1102, LALS 1102,
PAX 1102, PHIL 2200, RELS 1102, or any foreign language ≥ 1002
Choice:
3
Area C: Humanities / Fine Arts
ENGL 2110 World Literature
3
ART 1107, DANC 1107, MUSI 1107, or TPS 1107
Choice:
3
Area D: Science, Mathematics, and Technology
MATH 1107 Statistics
3
Developmental Area Prereq: PSYC 1101
PSYC 3305
Life-Span Developmental Psychology
3
Diversity and Multicultural Area Prereq: PSYC 1101
PSYC 3355
Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 3385
Ethnic Minority Psychology
PSYC 3395
Psychology of Prejudice and Privilege
PSYC 3425
Psychology of Gender
Choice:
3
Personality and Social Area Prereq: PSYC 2300/L
PSYC 3325
Social Psychology
PSYC 3335
Theories of Personality
Choice:
3
Biological Bases Area Prereq: PSYC 2300/L
PSYC 4410
Physiological Psychology
PSYC 4415
Perception
Choice:
4
4
SCI 1101 Science Principles and Process I
4
SCI 1102 Science Principles and Process II
3
Learning and Cognition Area Prereq: PSYC 3301/L
PSYC 4345
Learning and Behavior
PSYC 4455
Cognitive Psychology
Choice:
Area E: Social Sciences
POLS 1101 American Government in a Global Perspective
3
Senior Capstone Experience *
PSYC 4499
Senior Seminar in Psychology
PSYC 4445
History and Systems of Psychology
PSYC 4480
Field Practicum in Psychology
Choice:
HIST 1110 Introduction to World Civilization
3
HIST 2112 America Since 1890
3
PSYC majors must complete MATH 1107 in Area D.
Other lab-based science courses may be used here. Anatomy &
Physiology and Fundamental Microbiology courses cannot.
* Prereq: PSYC 3301/L; submission of an application before registration; and
one course from each of the five areas. One of the five area courses
may be completed concurrently.
* Students must take the ETS Major Field Test as part of the Capstone Experience.
* PSYC 4400 or HON 4498 may substitute. See an advisor.
HIST 2111 may be used here.
ECON 1100 Global Econ. or ECON 2100 Prin. of Microecon.
Choice:
3
Psychology Electives
3000-4000 level courses in PSYC
3
ECON 2200 may be used here.
Choices:
12
HPS Requirement
HPS 1000 Fitness for Living
LOWER DIVISION MAJOR FIELD REQUIREMENTS
3
Req’d
Hours
18
 Must earn a “C” or better in all courses in this area.
 Must earn a “C” or better for prerequisites to be satisfied.
Earned
Hours
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Req’d
Hours
24
Earned
Hours
Related Studies *
3000-4000 level courses outside of PSYC
PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology
3
PSYC 2210 Careers in Psychology
3
Choices:
12
Prereq: PSYC 1101 and a psychology major
PSYC 2300 and 2300L Research Methods in Psychology & Lab
4
Prereq: ENGL 1101; MATH 1101, 1111, 1112, or 1113; and PSYC 2210
(PSYC 2210 may be taken concurrently.)
* Courses applied towards a minor: 1) typically appear here or in Free Electives,
2) cannot also be applied towards General Education requirements, and 3) must
consist of ≥ 12 credit hours that are not applied towards the major.
Free Electives
Any courses in the university curriculum
Any 1000-2000 level courses in MATH, BIOL, CHEM, & PHYS
Choices:
6
Any 1000-2000 level course(s) in the university curriculum
Choice(s):
2
Choices:
12
May be one 2-hour course, one 3-hour course, or two 1-hour courses.
Extra Courses:
NOTES: A minimum 2.0 AGPA and 123 hours must be earned to graduate. Courses retaken to raise grades (e.g., from a D to a C) can only count once toward graduation.
CPC and Developmental Studies hours do not count toward the required 123 hours. A minimum of 30 hours must be completed at KSU (60 for honors). At least 20 of the last
30 hours must be completed at KSU. Final decisions regarding completion of requirements for graduation always rest with the Registrar.
Last Modified: 12/8/15 by DTR