PSYCHOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
CHECKSHEET FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS
DECLARED FALL 2008 OR LATER
CORE
GENERAL ELECTIVES (31-32 hours)
AREAS A-F are 1000 and 2000 level courses only
17 hours of upper level (3000+)
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AREA A
Essential Skills (9 hours)
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ENGL 1101
ENGL 1102
MATH 1101
AREA B
Institution Options (4-5 hours)
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General Electives (including nonArts and Sciences courses)
AREA C
Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
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One humanities course plus one
fine arts or humanities course in a
different department than the first
humanities course
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AREA D
Science, Mathematics, and
Technology (10-11 hours)
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One biological science with a
lab (4 hours)
One physical science with or
without lab (including GEOG
1111, 1112, 1113)
One 3-4 hour math, statistics, or
computer science course
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AREA E
Social Sciences (12 hours)
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One history plus three additional
social sciences from at least two
disciplines; PSYC 1101 and 2100
may go here
AREA F
Major Related (18 hours)
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PSYC 1101
(can also count in Area E)
BIOL 1103-1103L or 1107-1107L
BIOL 1104-1104L or 1108-11008L
(one of theses BIOL can also count
in Area D)
STAT 2000 or MATH 2200-2200L
(can also count in Area D)
A Physical Science course (3-4
hours) (select from ASTR, CHEM,
GEOG, GEOL, PHYS) (can also
count in Area D)
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TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE:
121 (39 OF WHICH MUST BE UPPER LEVEL)
Other Requirements
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Physical Education
Regents' Examination
History: American & Georgia requirement
Constitutions: Federal & Georgia
Environmental Literacy
Multicultural requirement
Literature
Foreign Language requirement
Fine arts, philosophy, or religion (2 courses)
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
Methods (7 hours)
______ PSYC 3980 Research Design (3 hours)
______ PSYC 3990 Research Analysis (4 hours)
Group A - Biological (3 hours) _________
PSYC 4100 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 4110 Learning
PSYC 4120 Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4130 Physiological and Comparative
PSYC 4140 Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC 4150 Biological Foundations of Health Psychology
Group B - Social (3 hours) ________
PSYC 4200 Social Psychology
PSYC 4210 Psychological Testing
PSYC 4220 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 4230 Psychology of the Workplace
PSYC 4240 Psychopathology [may not receive credit
for both 4240 and 3230 (Abnormal)]
Additional Course (3 hours) ________
From Group A or B
Advanced Lab/Seminar (3 hours) ________
PSYC 4300 Psychology Lab
PSYC 5000-level seminar course
Psychology Elective (3 hours) ________
Must be level 3000 or higher
Major Related Electives
____A Physical Science Course with lab (4 hrs) (Select
from ASTR, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, PHYS)
____One of the following: CSCI 1100-1100L, 1210, 13011301L; WMST (CSCI) 2040-2040L; MATH 1060, 1113.
Information for the Psychology Major
I. Degree Option
Bachelor of Science
II. Special Requirements (Explained in OASIS)
Regents' Exam
History Requirement
Constitutions Requirement
Foreign Language Requirement
Physical Education Requirement
Environmental Literacy Requirement
Multicultural Requirement
III. Major Course Requirements and Prerequisites
1.
PSYC 1101 is a prerequisite for all other psychology courses.
2.
PSYC 1101, BIOL 1103-1103L and STAT 2000 (or their equivalents) are prerequisites for PSYC 3980
(Research Design). You must earn at least a C in each of these courses, and you must have at least a 2.5 average
for the three.
3.
The methods courses (PSYC 3980, Research Design and PSYC 3990, Research Analysis) are required for
all core courses. PSYC 3990 may be taken as a co-requisite with one core course.
4.
Three core courses: one from Group A, one from Group B, and one from either Group A or Group B (see
major check sheet).
5.
Prerequisites are mandatory. If you discover that you are in a course without its prerequisites, you must
drop or withdraw from the course. If you do not, you will not receive credit towards the major for that course.
IV. Advanced Lab/Seminar Requirement
1.
One course is required. You may choose to take PSYC 4300 or a PSYC 5000-level seminar course.
V. Elective Hours
1.
Three hours of upper-level (3000-level or higher) psychology electives are required.
VI. OASIS Information
1.
OASIS will list information on the midpoint of each semester and withdrawal deadlines.
2.
Sometimes course listings change. Please check OASIS frequently for updated course listings.
3.
OASIS will also outline tentative course listings for future semesters.
VII. Advising Procedures
Please see Tracey Villaveces in the Advising Office (Room 219) two weeks after the beginning of each semester
in order to schedule an advising appointment.
VIII. Graduation Check
TWO SEMESTERS PRIOR TO YOUR ANTICIPATED GRADUATION please call 542-1522 or visit
http://appoint.franklin.uga.edu to schedule a graduation check with the Graduation Certification Office at New
College. Graduation checks also may be done via e-mail (askgco@franklin.uga.edu).
Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office
Room 219 Psychology, 542-3052