PS115 – Psychology Program
and Profession
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Kaplan University Course Catalog
 Go to the Kaplan student webpage.
 Scroll down to Resources under My Classes.
 Click Documents.
 Click University Catalog.
 Scroll down to Undergraduate Course Descriptions
to read descriptions of all the classes offered at
Kaplan University.
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Kaplan
 180 credits required
 General course requirements (33 credits)
 100/200 level communications course
 100/200 level math course
 200 level communications course
 300/400 arts and humanities course
 300/400 physical science course
 300/400 Social Science course
Psychology major core requirements
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CS120 or 121
MM207 – Statistics
PS115 – Psychology Program and Profession
PS124 – Intro to Psychology
PS200 – Intro to Cognitive Psychology
PS210 – History of Psychology
PS220 – Child and Adolescent Psychology
SC235 – General Biology
PS300 – Research Methods
PS330 – Personality Development
PS410 – Screening and Assessment
PS499 – Capstone in Psychology
24 credits of 300/400 emphasis area courses **
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88 total major required credits
Areas of Emphasis
 3 present options offered by Kaplan – although you can choose your
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Child Development
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Applied Behavior Analysis
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PS340 – Exceptional Needs Children
PS345 – Language and Speech Development and Disorders
PS350 – Working with Children
PS420 – Social Relationships in Childhood
PS340 – Exceptional Needs Children
PS360 – Applied Behavioral Analysis 1
PS365 – Applied Behavioral Analysis 2
PS430 – Program Design and Evaluation
Substance Abuse
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PS370 – Health Psychology
PS375 – Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
PS380 – Clinical Psychology
PS450 – Case Management
Open Electives
 59 total Elective Credits
 1 of which needs to be IT133 – software application
 Possible Class choice Scenarios
 Clinical therapist – owns and operates own practice
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Case worker for Abused Women’s Shelter
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SS260 Gender and Society
SS144 – Intro to Sociology
CJ333 – Family and Domestic Violence
Medical/Neurobiological areas
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PS380 – Clinical Psychology
PS440 abnormal Psychology
HS 440 – finance for healthcare
HS210 – medical office management
SC335 Biochemistry
HU280 – bioethics
Criminal Justice – probation officer, forensic Psychology, etc
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Introduction to Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Cyber Crime, organized crime, psychology of law
enforcement, juvenile crime
Other Elective Options?
 Career/Professional
 Personal health and wellness
 Critical thinking
 Family/Relationships
 Time management, clerical, software and technical
skills
Questions/Concerns