Typical Four-Year Schedule for Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
2014-2015 Catalog
FALL
SPRING
Freshmen Year
UNIV 1010/PSY 1100 Freshman Seminar
RHET 1302 Composition and Rhetoric
HIST 1301 American History
HIST 1302 American History
MATH 1306 or 1314 College Algebra
HUMA 1301 Exploration of Humanities
ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts
Science course
PSY 2301 Intro to Psychology
PSY 2314 Lifespan Development
Science course
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Sophomore Year
GOVT 2306 Const. & Pol. Beh
GOVT 2305 Pol. Inst. in US & TX
PSY 3331Social Psychology
PSY 2317 Statistics for Psychology
PSY 4343 Abnormal Psychology
NSC 3361 Behavioral Neuroscience
COMM 1311 Oral & Tech Based Comm.
elective
elective
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Junior Year
PSY 3392 Research Design & Analysis
PSY 3361 Cognitive Psychology
PSY elective
PSY 3393 Experimental Projects
Science
PSY Internship or Independent Study
elective
Honors Seminar Course*
elective
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Senior Year
PSY elective
PSY 3360 Historical Perspectives on Psy.
Honors Thesis*
PSY elective
elective
elective
elective
elective
elective
elective
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
* If pursuing BBS Honors, Magna or Summa Cum Laude
Typical Four-Year Schedule for Bachelor of Science Degree in Cognitive Science
2004-2006 Catalog
FALL
SPRING
Freshmen Year
RHET1101 Oral Communication
HST 1301 Themes in American History
MATH 2417 Calculus I
CGS 2301 Cognitive Science
PSY 2301 Intro to Psychology
RHET 1302 Composition and Rhetoric
HST 1302 Issues in American History
MATH 2419 Calculus II
CS 1315 Computer Science I
elective
14 Total Semester Credit Hours
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
Sophomore Year
AP 1301 Exploration of the Arts
MATH 2418 Linear Algebra
CS 2305 Discrete Math I (Only IS/HCI areas)
or PSY 2317 Psych. Stat.
MATH 2421 Multivariable Calculus (Only IS
area) or CS 2315 Computer Science II (ONLY
HCI area) or elective
A&H 1301 Exploration of Humanities
GOVT 2301 American Government
CSXXX Discrete Math II (ONLY IS/HCI areas) or
elective
GOVT 2302 Political Economy of Texas science w
lab (rec. PHY or BIO)
13-15 Total Semester Credit Hours
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
Junior Year
CGS 3360 Historical Perspectives in Psy
CGS 3342 Quantitative Models of CGS
NSC 4361 Behavioral Neuroscience
STAT 4351 Probability (ONLY IS area)
CGS elective
PSY 3490 Honors Quant. Methods or PSY 3392
Research Design & Analysis
CGS 3361 Cognitive Psychology
CGS elective
CGS elective
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
15-16 Total Semester Credit Hours
Senior Year
CGS 4310 Computational Models or CS 4365
Artificial Intelligence
CGS 3340 Empirical Methods in CGS
CGS elective
elective
elective
CGS elective
elective
elective
elective
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
IS = Intelligent Systems specialization area; HCI = Human Computer Interaction specialization area
Typical Four-Year Schedule for Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology
2008-2010 Catalog
FALL
SPRING
Freshmen Year
RHET1101 Oral Communication
HST 1301 Themes in American History
MATH 1300 or 1314 College Algebra
Science w/lab
elective
RHET 1302 Composition and Rhetoric
HST 1302 Issues in American History
Science
PSY 2301 Intro to Psychology
elective
14 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Sophomore Year
GOVT 2301 American Government
A&H 1301 Exploration of Humanities
PSY 2317 or STAT 1342 Statistics
elective
elective
GOVT 2302 Political Economy of Texas
AP 1301 Exploration of the Arts
elective
elective
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Junior Year
SPAU 3301 Communication Disorders
SPAU 3303 Normal Language Dev
SPAU 3340 Articulation Disorders
SPAU 3343 Phonetics
SPAU 3390 Clinical Practicum: Obser.
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
SPAU 3304 Communication Science
SPAU 3344 Anatomy & Physio. of Speech
SPAU 4308 Lang. Disorders of Children
SPAU 4342 Assessment of Speech-Lang*
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
* recommended free elective
Senior Year
SPAU 3341Audiology
SPAU 3345 Neural Basis of Commun.
SPAU 4325 Special Populations*
elective
elective
SPAU 3390 Clinical Practicum: Field Pract
elective
elective
elective
SPAU 4394 Multi-cultural (SUMMERS ONLY)
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
* recommended free elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Typical Four-Year Schedule for Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience
2004-2006 Catalog
FALL
RHET1101 Oral Communication
HIST 1301 American History
MATH 2417 Calculus I
CHM 1311/1111 Gen Chem I w/lab
PSY 2301 Intro to Psychology
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
GOVT 2301 Const/Pol Beh US & TX
HUMA 1301 Exploration of Humanities
BIOl 2311 Intro to Modern Biology
NSC 4352 Cellular Neuroscience
Elective
15-16 Total Semester Credit Hours
NSC 4354 Integrative Neuroscience
NSC major-guided elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
NSC 4356 Neurophysiology
NSC major-guided elective
NSC major-guided elective
elective
elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
SPRING
Freshmen Year
RHET 1302 Composition and Rhetoric
HST 1302 American History
PSY 2317 or STAT 1342
CHM 1312/1112 Gen Chem II w/lab
NSC 3361 Behavioral Neuroscience
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
Sophomore Year
GOVT 2302 Pol Institutions US & TX
ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts
BIOL 2281 Intro Biology Lab
NSC 4367 Developmental Neuroscience
Elective
14-15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Junior Year
NSC 4353 Neuroscience Lab Methods
NSC 4363 Neuropharmacology
NSC major guided elective
Elective
Elective
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
Senior Year
NSC 4366/4166 Neuroanatomy w/workshop
NSC major-guided elective
elective
elective
elective
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
Typical Four-Year Schedule for Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience
2004-2006 Catalog (PRE MED – More rigorous math and physics sequence)
FALL
RHET1101 Oral Communication
HIST 1301 American History
MATH 2417 Calculus I
CHM 1311/1111 Gen Chem I w/lab
PSY 2301 Intro to Psychology
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
GOVT 2301 Const/Pol Beh US & TX
HUMA 1301 Exploration of Humanities
BIOl 2311/2111 Intro to Modern Biology
CHEM 2323/2123 Organic I w/lab
PHYS 3342 or 2326/2126
17-18 Total Semester Credit Hours
SPRING
Freshmen Year
RHET 1302 Composition and Rhetoric
HST 1302 American History
MATH 2419 Calculus II
CHM 1312/1112 Gen Chem II w/lab
PHYS 3341 or 2325/2125¹
16-17 Total Semester Credit Hours
Sophomore Year
GOVT 2302 Pol Institutions US & TX
ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts
BIOL 2281 Intro Biology Lab
BIOL 2312/2112 Intro Mod. Biol. II
CHEM 2325/2125 Organic II w/lab
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
Junior Year
BIOL 3301/3101 Genetics
BIOL 3302/3101 – Mol & Cell
BIOL 3361/3161 Biochem I
BIOL 3362/3162 – Biochemistry II
NSC 3361 Behavioral Neuroscience
NSC 4354 Integrative Neuroscience
NSC 4352 Cellular Neuroscience
STAT Course
NSC 4353 Neuroscience Lab Methods
14 Total Semester Credit Hours
17 Total Semester Credit Hours
11 Total Upper Division Hours
17 Total Upper Division Hours
January – HPAC forms due
Attend HPAC Interview Application Seminar February – Apply for April MCAT exam
Interviews with Advisory Committee begin
May – Texas application available
June – AMCAS, ACCOMAS, ADDSAS
application
Senior Year
NSC 4356 Neurophysiology
NSC 4367 Developmental Neurobiology
NSC 4363 Neuropharmacology
Upper Division Elective
NSC 4366/4166 Neuroanatomy w/workshop
Upper Division Elective
NSC Upper Division Elective
Upper Division Elective
NSC Upper Division Elective
Upper Division Elective
16 Total Semester Credit Hours
15 Total Semester Credit Hours
16 Total Upper Division Hours
15 Total Upper Division Hours
¹Either physics is accepted by the professional school