PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR WORKSHEET (Fall 2012 Revision)
STUDENT IDENTIFICATION
Student's Name
Student Number
Local Address
Local Phone
Degree Program
Catalog Year
CCU E-mail
Psychology Advisor's Name
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE
UNIV 110 is required of all students who enter as freshman or as transfer students with fewer than 12 credits.
Requirement 0:
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UNIV 110
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ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENGL 101 and 102 or 211 are required of all students. Grades of C or better are required in these courses.
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ENGL 101
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ENGL 102 or 211
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COMMUNICATION EMPHASIS
Psych majors will receive credit for this core requirement by taking PSYC 202. Grade of C or better required.
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PSYC 202
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MATHEMATICS
All Psych majors seeking the BA degree are required to take one math course at the level of college algebra or above.
Courses meeting this requirement include MATH 130, 130I, 131, 132, 135, 160, and 161. (MATH 101, 102, 139, 201,
202, and 203 do NOT count towards this requirement.) BS students should see the next box.
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Psych majors seeking the BS degree are required to complete 10-12 credit hours of math courses. Courses meeting this
requirement include MATH 130, 130I, 131, 132, 135, 160, and 161. (MATH 101, 102, 139, 201, 202, and 203 do NOT
count towards this requirement.) PSYC 480/L may be counted provided it is not used towards the psych major.
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All Psych majors are required to take PSYC 225/L, STAT 210/L, or CBAD 291. This will meet the Mathematics core
requirement as well. PSYC 225/L is strongly recommended.
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SCIENCE
All Psych majors must meet the core science requirement by completing one of the following WITH lab: ANTH 101/L,
ASTR 101/L, BIOL 121/L, BIOL 232/L, CHEM 101/L, CHEM 111/L, GEOL 102/L, GEOL 111/L, MSCI 101/L, MSCI 102/L,
MSCI 111/L, PHYS 103/L, PHYS 201/L, PHYS 211/L. (SCI 101/L and BIOL 101/L do NOT count here.)
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All Psych majors must complete one additional lab science course, which cannot include either SCI 101/L or BIOL 101/L.
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Psych majors seeking the BS degree are required to complete one additional lab science course, which cannot include
either SCI 101/L or BIOL 101/L. BA students DO NOT need to meet this requirement.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
All Psych majors are required to take one Computer Science course. CSCI 105 is usually taken here.
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HUMANITIES COURSES
All Psych majors must complete two courses from two different disciplines, to be chosen from: ENGL 205, ENGL 231,
ENGL 287, ENGL 288, HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 202, PHIL 101, PHIL 102, or THEA 130.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
All Psych majors must take either a foreign language course at a level of 130 or higher, or must complete six hours of
foreign language credits in the same language.
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GLOBAL STUDIES AWARENESS
All Psych majors must take one course to be chosen from: ANTH 102, CBAD 120, ECON 150, ENGL 275, ENGL 276,
ENGL 277, GEOG 121, HIST 111, HIST 112, POLI 101, and RELG 103.
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HISTORY OR GOVERNMENT
All Psych majors must take either HIST 201 or POLI 201.
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HUMAN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR
Psych majors will meet this core requirement by taking PSYC 101. A grade of C or better is required.
Requirement 14:
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PSYC 101
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CREATIVE EXPRESSION
One of the following is required: ARTH 105, ARTH 106, ARTH 107, ARTS 102, ENGL 201, MUS 110, MUS 257, MUS
258, THEA 101, THEA 201.
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GENERAL ELECTIVES
Sufficient general electives to bring total credits passed to 120 must be completed.
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REMAINING PSYCHOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
The following courses must be passed with grades of C or better to complete the requirements for a Psych major.
Research Methods – PSYC 226/L must be completed.
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PSYC 226/L
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Quantitative Methods – PSYC 480/L or PSYC 483/L must be completed.
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Applied Research – PSYC 497/L must be completed.
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PSYC 497/L
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History and Systems – PSYC 484 must be completed.
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PSYC 484
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Developmental Psychology – Choose one course from PSYC 302, 420, 421, 423, and 425.
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Abnormal or Personality Psychology – Choose one course from PSYC 410, 411, 428, and 440.
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Learning or Cognitive Psychology – Choose one course from PSYC 400, 401, and 407.
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Biological Psychology – Choose one course from PSYC 415, 450, and 460.
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Psychology Electives – Choose at least two (more are permitted) additional psychology courses at the 300-400 level not
already completed as one of the above requirements. PSYC 399, 490, 498, and 499 do NOT count here.
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COGNATE COURSES OR MINOR
All Psych major must complete either an approved minor, or must complete 12 hrs. in approved cognate courses. These
courses are generally 300 or 400 level courses not in Psychology but in some discipline related to the student's interests
in Psychology. See your advisor for approval of cognate courses.
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Requirement 26:
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named of approved minor
name of minor advisor
I, the student, am aware that it is my responsibility to know these requirements, and that successful fulfillment of the
requirements for a Psychology major is up to me.
Signature of student: