Psychology Major

Major Requirements

1. PSYC 100

   Introduction to Psychology

   As published: “Introduction to Psychology Note: Students can earn credit equivalent to PSYC 100 by scoring a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in Psychology, by scoring a 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate higher level Psychology exam, or by submitting qualifying GCE A-Level grades. Students who do so are still required to take 11 courses for the major.”
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2. PSYC 201

   Research in Psychology I

   As published: “Research in Psychology I and PSYC 301 - Research in Psychology II”
3. Three other courses at the intermediate level, at least one of which must be from Group A and at least one of which must be from Group B.

   Not resolved to a course
4. Group A PSYC 240 - Principles of Learning and Behavior PSYC 242 - Cognitive Psychology PSYC 244 - Cognitive Neuroscience PSYC 246 - Exploring Sensation and Perception PSYC 248 - Behavioral Neuroscience

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5. Group B PSYC 250 - Developmental Psychology PSYC 252 - Distress, Dysfunction, and Disorder: Perspectives on the DSM PSYC 254 - Social Psychology PSYC 258 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology PSYC 272 - Health Psychology

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6. Other Intermediate Courses PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology PSYC 243 - Psychological Anthropology PSYC 264 - Psychology of Women and Gender PSYC 270 - Psychology of Sustainable Behavior

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7. Three upper level courses (300-level courses, not including PSYC 301 ). A 4-credit independent study, internship, or preceptorship may also fulfill one of the upper level course requirements with prior departmental permission.

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8. One course from the Underrepresented Populations, Paradigms, and Perspectives (UP3) requirement. UP3 courses have as their central theme one or more of the following: a focus on historically underrepresented perspectives, paradigms, or populations in psychology; a critical lens on issues of power and privilege in the field; an analysis of the implications of exclusion or marginalization in the field of psychology or on psychological experience.

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9. UP3 Courses: PSYC 264 - Psychology of Women and Gender PSYC 350 - Race in Developing Lives PSYC 364 - Lives in Context: Psychology and Social Structure PSYC 368 - Psychology of/and Disability PSYC 380 - Community Psychology and Public Health This requirement may be met at any level of the curriculum, and courses that fulfill this requirement may also satisfy other requirements for the major (e.g., Race in Developing Lives fulfills both the UP3 requirement as well as the upper level course requirement). Topics courses that are offered occasionally may sometimes fulfill the UP3 requirement.

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10. One course approved to satisfy the capstone requirement in psychology PSYC 401 - Directed Research in Psych PSYC 402 - Clinical Science Capstone PSYC 450 - Research in Hemisphere Asymmetries

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11. One other psychology course.

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