Psychology, BA

General Education Core Requirements

• Reasoning and Discourse - 12 Credits

  English (9)

• ENG 111 College English and Composition (3)
• ENG 112 College Composition and Rhetoric (3)
• ENG 213 College Composition and Literature (3)
• ENG 214 American Literature PRE-1865 (3)
• ENG 216 American Literature POST-1865 (3)
• ENG 220 British Literature PRE-1800 (3)
• ENG 222 British Literature POST-1800 (3)

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• COM 210 Public Speaking (3)

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• Computational Reasoning - 9 Credits

  Mathematics (6)

• MAT 111 General Mathematics - I (3)
• MAT 112 General Mathematics - II (3)

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• MAT 113 Intermediate Algebra (3)

•  *Computer Science majors should enroll in MAT 113 .

• MAT 115 Precalculus (4)

•  *Computer Science majors should enroll in MAT 115.

• MAT 120 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3)
• MAT 121 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3)

• *Only Education majors may take MAT-120 and 121 to meet the Computational Reasoning Mathematics requirement.

   

   

• Technology (3)

• CIS 101 Concepts of the Computer (3)

• OR

• CIS 102 Introduction to Swift & Apple Technology (3)

• OR

• EDU 101 Basic Instructional Technology (3)

• * For Education Majors only

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• Foundational Studies - 1 Credit

• OAS 100 College Success (1)

• OR

• OAS 101 Transfer Student Success (1)

• OR

• OAS 102 Adult Education Success (1)

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• Health and Physical Fitness - 3 Credits

• HPE 101 Foundations of Health (3)

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• Historical, Civic, Social and Ethical Perspectives - 6 Credits

• Historical, Civic and Social Perspectives (3)

• HIS 115 Intro to World Civilization (3)
• HIS 203 African American History Pre-1877 (3)
• HIS 204 African American History Post-1877 (3)
• HIS 276 American History PRE-1865 (3)
• HIS 278 American History POST-1865 (3)
• INT 252 International Relations (3)
• POL 150 Introduction to Political Science (3)
• POL 201 U.S. Government (3)
• POL 210 Comparative Politics (3)
• POL 230 American State and Local Government (3)
• SSC 115 Introduction to Social Science (3)
• SOW 210 Introduction To Social Work (3)
• CRJ 201 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (3)
• PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)
• SOC 211 Introduction to Sociology (3)

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• Ethical Perspectives List (3)

• ETH 215 Cross-Cultural Ethics of Responsibility (3)

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• Humanities and Global Perspectives - 6 credits

  Humanities Elective from the following list (3)   

• HUM 201 Introduction to African-American Humanities (3)
• HUM 210 A Survey of the Arts (3)
• MUS 225 Music Appreciation (3)
• MUS 227 African American Music (3)
• ENG 211 Introduction to World Literature (3)

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• Global Perspectives (3)

• REL 225 Introduction to Religion (3)
• REL 234 World Religions (3)
• REL 235 Bible (3)
• REL 295 African American Religion (3)

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• Natural and Physical Science Perspectives - 3 - 4 credits

• Biology placement dependent on student’s major.

• BIO 111 Introduction to Biological Science (3)

• * Social Work majors should enroll in BIO-111 (3)

• BIO 112 General Biology (3)
• BIO 113 General Biology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 114 Principles of Biology I (3)
• BIO 115 Principles of Biology I Laboratory (1)

• * Biology majors should enroll in BIO-114/115 (4)

• CHE 112 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHE 122 Principles of Chemistry Lab (1)
• PHY 112 Introduction to Physical Science (3)

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• Total General Education Requirement - 40 - 41 credits

Major Courses

• PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)
• PSY 204 Psychology of Personality (3)
• PSY 210 Human Development (3)
• PSY 304 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSY 312 Cross Cultural Psychology (3)
• PSY 330 Physiological Psychology (3)
• PSY 400 Psychological Tests and Measurements (3)
• PSY 465 Experimental Psychology (3)
• PSY 466 Experimental Psychology Laboratory (1)
• PSY 470 History of Psychology (3)
• PSY 492 Seminar in Psychology (3)
• SOC 202 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
• SOC 211 Introduction to Sociology (3)
• SOC 341 Social Psychology (3)
• SOW 210 Introduction To Social Work (3)
• CRJ 200 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
• SSC 200 Elementary Statistics (3)
• SSC 322 Introduction to Research (3)

Elective Courses

• Electives (9)

Four-Year Course Distribution Plan