Requirements for the Major:

To graduate? with a major in psychology, a? student must: (a) complete nine courses (as specified below), each with a grade of C- or better, (b) earn at least a C average (2.0) in all psychology courses selected to fulfill those major course requirements, and (c) take a comprehensive major exam in the senior year (described below).

  • Psychology 110: Introduction to Psychology
  • Psychology 221:?Research Methods and Statistics I
  • Psychology 222: Research Methods and Statistics II
  • 2 of the following 4 courses:
    • Psychology 255: Social Psychology
    • Psychology 330: Motivation & Emotion
    • Psychology 350:?Abnormal Psychology
    • Psychology 375: Personality
  • 2 of the following 4 courses:
    • Psychology 310:?Sensation and Perception
    • Psychology?320:?Learning
    • Psychology?360:?Cognitive Psychology
    • Psychology?370:?Neuroscience and Behavior
  • 1 additional Psychology course
  • The Senior Studies Requirement may be completed in either of the following ways:
    • 1 400-level Psychology course
    • Senior thesis

Senior Majors? Exam

In the senior year, each major is required to take a comprehensive major exam. Its purpose is to provide an additional source of feedback to the Department of Psychology and to the individual student about the educational experience in psychology. Graduation with a major in psychology requires taking the exam at the scheduled time. Individual and group scores are reviewed annually by psychology department faculty for use in program evaluation. Each graduating senior receives an individual score report for self-evaluation.

Requirements for the Minor

To graduate with a minor in psychology, a student must: (a) complete six courses (as specified below), each with a grade of C- or better, and (b) earn at least a C average (2.0) in all psychology courses selected to fulfill the minor requirements outlined below.

  • Psychology 110: Introduction to Psychology
  • Psychology 221:?Research Methods and Statistics I
  • Psychology 222: Research Methods and Statistics II
  • 1 of the following 4 courses:
    • Psychology 255: Social Psychology
    • Psychology 330: Motivation & Emotion
    • Psychology 350: Abnormal Psychology
    • Psychology 375: Personality
  • 1 of the following 4 courses:
    • Psychology 310:?Sensation and Perception
    • Psychology?320:?Learning
    • Psychology?360:?Cognitive Psychology
    • Psychology?370:?Neuroscience and Behavior
  • 1 additional Psychology course