Social Sciences, Psychology Concentration, B.A.

Total Credit Hours: 24

*Must use PSYC 480  to fulfill Research Methods requirement.

First Semester

• ENGL 101 - Composition I Credit Hour(s): 3
• HIST 101 - World Civilization I Credit Hour(s): 3
• Phys. or Biol. Sciences I & Lab Credit Hour(s): 4
• PSYC 103 - General Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• Technology Literacy Credit Hour(s): 3

Second Semester

• ENGL 102 - Composition II Credit Hour(s): 3
• Phys. or Biol. Sciences II & Lab Credit Hour(s): 4
• POSC 200 - American National Government Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• POSC 210 - Introduction to Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOCI 210 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOSC 200 - The Study of Race in the Social Sciences Credit Hour(s): 3

Third Semester

• ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENGL 201 - World Literature I Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• ENGL 205 - World Literature II Credit Hour(s): 3
• Foreign Language I Credit Hour(s): 3
• MATH 101 - General Mathematics Credit Hour(s): 3 or higher
• PSYC 210 - Life Span Human Development Credit Hour(s): 3

Fourth Semester

• COMM 201 - Basic Communications Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• COMM 208 - Fundamentals of Speech Credit Hour(s): 3
• Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• Foreign Language II Credit Hour(s): 3
• MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 350 - Health Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3

Fifth Semester

• Health & Wellness Credit Hour(s): 2-3
• PSYC 401 - Theories of Personality Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC - Restricted PSYC Electives Credit Hour(s): 3 **
• Restricted SOSC Elective Credit Hour(s): 3 *
• SOCI 330 - Social Class in America Credit Hour(s): 3

Sixth Semester

• Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 450 - Psychological Tests Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC - Restricted PSYC Electives Credit Hour(s): 3 **
• Restricted SOSC Elective Credit Hour(s): 3 *
• Restricted SOSC Elective Credit Hour(s): 3 *

Seventh Semester

• Elective Credit Hour(s): 6
• PSYC 403 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC - Restricted Psychology Electives Credit Hour(s): 3 **
• Restricted SOSC Elective Credit Hour(s): 3 *

Eighth Semester

• Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 480 - Research Design and Proposal Credit Hour(s): 3
• Restricted SOSC Elective Credit Hour(s): 6 *
• SOSC 490 - Seminar in Social Science Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 120-121

**Students must take a minimum of 9 additional hours from psychology concentration
**Psychology (PSYC) Concentration Restricted

PSYC Electives

• PSYC 300 - Introduction to Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 312 - The Psychology of Gender and Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 328 - Social Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 329 - History of Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 385 - Introduction to Biological Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 402 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 460 - Psychology and the Law Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 490 - Topics in Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
• PSYC 495 - Special Topics in Psychology Credit Hour(s): 1-3

Social Sciences Restricted Electives

An additional nine hours required from each of two following disciplines: political science, sociology (18 hours).