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Psychology, BS

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The study of psychology provides an understanding of the biological, cognitive, social, and clinical origins of behavior, thought, and emotion, and the methods that psychologists use to investigate these. Knowledge of psychological principles and the ability to evaluate theories and research are essential in our rapidly changing society.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_6c205989
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Degree Requirements

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    Study within Psychology

    0 items

      1. Core Program

      12 items
      1. PSY 103
        Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. One of the following statistics courses:
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PSY 201
        Statistical Methods in Psychology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AMS 102
        Elements of Statistics 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AMS 110
        Probability and Statistics in the Life Sciences 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AMS 310
        Survey of Probability and Statistics 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      7. BUS 215
        Introduction to Business Statistics 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ECO 320
        Mathematical Statistics 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      9. POL 201
        Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      10. SOC 202
        Statistical Methods in Sociology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      11. Another statistics course approved by the department
        Not resolved to a course
      12. PSY 310
        Research and Writing in Psychology 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      2. Survey Courses in Psychology

      0 items

        Group A

        3 items
        1. PSY 220
          Survey in Developmental Psychology 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PSY 230
          Survey in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PSY 240
          Survey in Social Psychology 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course

        Group B

        2 items
        1. PSY 250
          Survey in Biopsychology 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PSY 260
          Survey in Cognition and Perception 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course

        3. Five PSY courses

        0 items

          1. One course numbered 200 or higher excluding

          15 items
          1. One course numbered 200 or higher excluding:
            Not resolved to a course
          2. PSY 201
            Statistical Methods in Psychology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          3. PSY 273
            Supervised Research in Psychology 0-6 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          4. PSY 283
            Applications and Community Service 1-3 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          5. PSY 310
            Research and Writing in Psychology 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          6. PSY 399
            Not resolved to a course
          7. PSY 447
            Readings in Psychology 1-6 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          8. PSY 475
            Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I 3 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          9. PSY 476
            Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II 3 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          10. PSY 487
            Independent Research in Psychology 0-6 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          11. PSY 488
            Internship 0-6 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          12. PSY 495
            Senior Honors Seminar 1 credit
            Not resolved to a course
          13. PSY 496
            Senior Honors Seminar 1 credit
            Not resolved to a course
          14. the discontinued PSY 300
            Not resolved to a course
          15. 200-level survey courses used to satisfy requirement #2
            Not resolved to a course

          2. A laboratory course

          2 items
          1. PSY 380
            Research Lab: Human Cognition 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          2. PSY 382
            Research Lab: Social Psychology 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course

          3. An advanced statistics or one of the following

          10 items
          1. Advanced Statistics
            Not resolved to a course
          2. PSY 301
            Advanced Statistics 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AMS 315
            Data Analysis 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          4. Or one of the following courses:
            Not resolved to a course
          5. PSY 355
            Human Brain Function 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          6. PSY 356
            Physiological Psychology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          7. PSY 368
            Sensation and Perception 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          8. BIO 334
            Principles of Neurobiology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          9. BIO 338
            From Synapse to Circuit: Self-organization of the Brain 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          10. Note: The same BIO course cannot be used to fulfill the Biology concentration requirement (see requirement #5)
            Not resolved to a course

          4. Two more courses numbered 300 or higher, excluding

          10 items
          1. PSY 310
            Research and Writing in Psychology 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          2. PSY 399
            Not resolved to a course
          3. PSY 447
            Readings in Psychology 1-6 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          4. PSY 475
            Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I 3 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          5. PSY 476
            Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II 3 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          6. PSY 487
            Independent Research in Psychology 0-6 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          7. PSY 488
            Internship 0-6 credits,
            Not resolved to a course
          8. PSY 495
            Senior Honors Seminar 1 credit
            Not resolved to a course
          9. PSY 496
            Senior Honors Seminar 1 credit
            Not resolved to a course
          10. the discontinued PSY 300
            Not resolved to a course

          4. Upper-Division Writing Requirement

          0 items

            5. Courses Outside the Psychology Department

            0 items

              1. Mathematics

              10 items
              1. 1. Calculus I - Select one of the Following
                Not resolved to a course
              2. MAT 125
                Calculus A 3 credits (or MAT 130 /MAT 125)
                Not resolved to a course
              3. MAT 131
                As published: “Calculus I 4 credits”
                4
              4. AMS 151
                Applied Calculus I 3 credits
                Not resolved to a course
              5. Note: If students do not place into MAT 125 or MAT 131 or AMS 151 on the basis of the math placement examination, MAT 123 (or MAT 119 /MAT 123 ) is a required course for the major.
                Not resolved to a course
              6. 2. Calculus II - Select One of the Following
                Not resolved to a course
              7. MAT 126
                Calculus B 3 credits
                Not resolved to a course
              8. MAT 132
                Calculus II 4 credits
                Not resolved to a course
              9. AMS 161
                Applied Calculus II 3 credits
                Not resolved to a course
              10. Note: Passing the mathematics placement examination at level 8 or higher also satisfies this requirement. Ideally students should take courses in sequential pairs (i.e., MAT 125, MAT 126).
                Not resolved to a course

              2. Biology

              0 items

                Requirements

                3 items
                1. BIO 201
                  Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIO 202
                  Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIO 203
                  Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Requirements

                3 items
                1. BIO 204
                  Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIO 205
                  Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIA 2 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIO 207
                  Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB 2 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                3. Any two concentrations selected from the following five choices

                0 items

                  Requirements

                  28 items
                  1. BIO 208
                    Cells, Brains, Minds 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. BIO 310
                    Cell Biology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. BIO 312
                    Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. BIO 314
                    Cancer Biology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  5. BIO 315
                    Microbiology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. BIO 317
                    Principles of Cellular Signaling 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  7. BIO 320
                    General Genetics 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  8. BIO 321
                    Ecological Genetics 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  9. BIO 325
                    Animal Development 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  10. BIO 327
                    Developmental Genetics Laboratory 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  11. BIO 328
                    Mammalian Physiology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  12. BIO 332
                    Computational Modeling of Physiological Systems 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  13. BIO 334
                    Principles of Neurobiology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  14. BIO 335
                    Neurobiology Laboratory 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  15. BIO 336
                    Conservation Biology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  16. BIO 337
                    Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation: Implications for Brain Function 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  17. BIO 338
                    From Synapse to Circuit: Self-organization of the Brain 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  18. BIO 339
                    Neurobiology of Disease 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  19. BIO 350
                    Not resolved to a course
                  20. BIO 351
                    Ecology 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  21. BIO 354
                    Evolution 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  22. BIO 358
                    Biology and Human Social and Sexual Behavior 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  23. BIO 359
                    Not resolved to a course
                  24. BIO 361
                    Biochemistry I 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  25. BCP 401
                    Principles of Pharmacology 4 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  26. HBM 320
                    General Microbiology 3 credits *
                    Not resolved to a course
                  27. HBM 321
                    General Microbiology Laboratory 1 credit *
                    Not resolved to a course
                  28. * The HBM 320 & 321 course pair counts as ONE course.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  5 items
                  1. CHE 131
                    As published: “General Chemistry IB 4 credits”
                  2. CHE 133
                    As published: “General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit”
                  3. CHE 132
                    General Chemistry II 4 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. CHE 134
                    General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
                    Not resolved to a course
                  5. Note: CHE 129 + CHE 130 (together) may be used as a substitute for CHE 131
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  12 items
                  1. One of the following sequences:
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. PHY 121
                    Physics for the Life Sciences I 4 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. PHY 122
                    Physics for the Life Sciences II 4 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. PHY 125
                    Classical Physics A 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  5. PHY 126
                    Classical Physics B 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. PHY 127
                    Classical Physics C 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  7. PHY 131
                    Classical Physics I 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  8. PHY 133
                    Classical Physics Laboratory I 1 credit
                    Not resolved to a course
                  9. PHY 132
                    Classical Physics II 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  10. PHY 134
                    Classical Physics Laboratory II 1 credit
                    Not resolved to a course
                  11. PHY 141
                    Classical Physics I: Honors 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  12. PHY 142
                    Classical Physics II: Honors 3 credits
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. CSE 113
                    Foundations of Computer Science I 4 credits
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. CSE 114
                    Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 4 credits
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Notes

                  4 items
                  1. Transfer students must take at least 12 credits of psychology in residence at Stony Brook.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. No more than six credits from among PSY 273 , PSY 283 , PSY 447 , and PSY 487 may be taken in one semester. Other restrictions on applying these courses toward graduation requirements exist; consult the Undergraduate Psychology Office and see also Course Credit and Grading Option Limits in the “Academic Policies and Regulations” chapter.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. Students interested in a major in Psychology should meet with a Psychology Department Undergraduate Advisor (Room B-109). Additional meetings should be scheduled periodically to review progress toward fulfilling Department requirements.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. Psychology courses may be repeated only ONE time.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Psychology Honors Program

                  4 items
                  1. a faculty mentor and
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. collaborative research with faculty which results in a senior thesis.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. A cumulative g.p.a. of 3.00 and a 3.50 g.p.a. in psychology.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. Successful completion of a senior thesis while enrolled in PSY 495 and PSY 496 , see below.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  SBC Courses

                  3 items
                  1. Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Sample Course Sequence

                  2 items
                  1. select the opposite of what was taken during Freshman Spring Semester
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. must be one of the options not already completed
                    Not resolved to a course
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