Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Advisement Checklist (as of Fall 2011)
Name:
________________________
Student ID: ________________________
Advisor:
________________________
Date:
________________________
General Education Requirements (12 cr)
COR 100 (4 cr)
PED 190 (1 cr)
ENG 111 (3 cr)
ENG 151 (4 cr)
Prereq: Math 020 or placement
Mathematics (3 cr)
Scientific Analysis (11 cr)
Lab science (4 cr)
Lab science (4 cr)
(MTH 113 as prereq for PSY 266; grade C or higher is required)
Social Scientific Analysis (7-8 cr)
200-level (4 cr)
100-level (3-4 cr)
(Major prereq PSY 100 fulfills this category.)
Prereqs: Eng 111
&
***(PSY 202, 226, 242, and 288 fulfill this category.)
The Contemporary World (4 cr)
COR 100
200-level (4 cr)
***(PSY 213 fulfills this category.)
Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (6-8 cr)
Literature 2,3, or 400-level (3-4 cr)
Arts/Communication 1/200-level (3-4 cr)
Other Requirements
Foreign Language (0-12 cr)
Pluralism & Diversity(0-4 cr)
(May also satisfy other categories; i.e., ”double-dipping” OK.
PSY 213, 215,217, 235, and 268 fulfill this category.)
(Number of credits determined by modern languages testing; i.e., students
may test out of this requirement.)
Psychology Major (minimum 38 cr) (minimum GPA 2.0 is required)
Prerequirement for Psychology Major: PSY 100 (Also fulfills Social Scientific Analysis.)
A. Psychology Required Courses (18 cr)
PSY 201 (4 cr) (Grade C or higher is required)
PSY 352 (4 cr) (Prereq: PSY 201 + 8 PSY credits at 200-level.)
PSY 266 (4 cr)
Lab course (6 cr)
(Prereq: MTH 113; PSY 201) (Grade C or higher is required)
(Prereq: PSY 266; other prereqs)
B. 20 cr of psychology courses (in addition to A.) - at least 4 cr of which must be at 300- or 400-level.
PSY 2___
PSY 2___
PSY 2___
PSY 2___
PSY (300 or 400 Level) PSY 3___
or
PSY 4___
(One PSY 593, PSY 594, or PSY 598 may count towards the 8 credits of 200-level courses in Category B.)
Electives to complete 120 credits
***We encourage Psychology Majors to take more psychology courses than the bare minimum of 38 credits.
See PSY courses that fulfill Social Scientific Analysis and The Contemporary World.
Students who plan to apply to graduate school should seriously consider taking Independent Studies / Field Work /
Internship (PSY 593, PSY 594, or PSY 598). These are also the best courses to earn a strong letter of recommendation.
Graduate with Honors from the CSI Psychology Department
To graduate with honors in psychology, a student needs a GPA of 3.5 in psychology, take at a minimum a twosemester sequence of PSY 593 (Ind. Studies), write an honors thesis (based on PSY 593), and present a poster at the
annual CSI Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Conference (again, based on PSY 593).
Revised November 5, 2011
Bachelor of Science in Psychology: Advisement Checklist (as of Fall 2011)
Name:
________________________
Student ID: ________________________
Advisor:
________________________
Date:
________________________
General Education Requirements (12 cr)
COR 100 (4 cr)
PED 190 (1 cr)
ENG 111 (3 cr)
ENG 151 (4 cr)
Prereq: Math 020 or placement
MTH 123 (4 cr)
Scientific Analysis (12 cr)
Lab science (4 cr)
Lab science (4 cr)
(MTH 123 as prereq for PSY 266; grade C or higher is required)
Social Scientific Analysis (3 cr)
PSY 100 (3 cr)
Prereqs: Eng 111
&
The Contemporary World (4 cr)
COR 100
200-level (4 cr)
***(PSY 213 fulfills this category.)
Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (3-4 cr)
Literature 2,3, or 400-level (3-4 cr)
or
Arts/Communication 1/200-level (3-4 cr)
Pluralism and Diversity (0-4 cr)
(May also satisfy other categories; i.e., ”double-dipping” OK.
PSY 213, 215,217, 235, and 268 fulfill this category.)
Pre-Major Requirements ( See above)
PSY 100 (3 cr)
MTH 123 (4 cr) College Algebra and Trigonometry
Psychology Major (minimum 42 cr) (minimum GPA 2.0 is required)
A. Psychology Required Courses (30 cr)
PSY 201 (4 cr)
PSY 352 (4 cr)
(Grade C or higher is required)
(Prereq: PSY 201 + 8 PSY credits at 200-level.)
PSY 266 (4 cr)
Lab course (6 cr)
(Prereq: MTH 123 and PSY 201; grade C or higher is required)
(Prereq: PSY 266; other prereqs)
PSY 242 (4 cr)
PSY 288 or PSY 385 (4 cr)
PSY 232 or PSY 239 (4 cr)
B. 12 cr of psychology courses (in addition to A.) - 4 cr of which must be at 300- or 400-level.
PSY 2___
PSY 2__
PSY (300 or 400 Level) PSY 3___
or
PSY 4___
(One PSY 593, PSY 594, or PSY 598 may count towards the 8 credits of 200-level courses in Category B.)
Electives to complete 120 credits
Students who plan to apply to graduate school should seriously consider taking Independent Studies / Field Work /
Internship (PSY 593, PSY 594, or PSY 598). These are also the best courses to earn a strong letter of recommendation.
Graduate with Honors from the CSI Psychology Department
To graduate with honors in psychology, a student needs a GPA of 3.5 in psychology, take at a minimum a twosemester sequence of PSY 593 (Ind. Studies), write an honors thesis (based on PSY 593), and present a poster at the
annual CSI Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Conference (again, based on PSY 593).
Revised November 5, 2011