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Psychology, BS

Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.0701
Total credits (published)
33
Credits (computed from items)
124-125
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196413
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196413_ce93c454
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundations

0 items

    Foundations

    6 items
    1. PSY 205
      Foundations of Human Behavior
      or: PSY 209 Foundations of Human Behavior/ Honors Section
      3
    2. PSY 213
      3
    3. PSY 322
      3
    4. PSY 335
      3
    5. PSY 374
      3
    6. PSY 395
      3

    Statistics Sequence Options

    1 item
    1. Majors must satisfy a two semester statistics sequence from the list below which also satisfies the quantitative skills requirement of the Liberal Arts Core, PSY 252 counts towards the 30 required credits in Psychology, but MAT courses do not.
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Preferred Option for Statistics Sequence

    2 items
    1. MAT 221
      4
    2. PSY 252
      3

    Alternative Statistics Sequence 1

    2 items
    1. MAT 121
      4
    2. PSY 252
      3

    Alternative Statistics Sequence 2

    2 items
    1. MAT 285
      3
    2. PSY 252
      3

    Alternative Statistics Sequence 3

    2 items
    1. MAT 295
      4
    2. PSY 252
      3

    Psychology Advanced Electives

    electives · 20 items
    1. Students are required to take one advanced elective. Advanced elective courses are listed below:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PSY 331
      3
    3. PSY 332
      3
    4. PSY 334
      3
    5. PSY 373
      3
    6. PSY 379
      3
    7. PSY 383
      3
    8. PSY 410
      3
    9. PSY 415
      3
    10. PSY 420
      3
    11. PSY 422
      3
    12. PSY 424
      3
    13. PSY 425
      3
    14. PSY 430
      3
    15. PSY 431
      3
    16. PSY 432
      3
    17. PSY 443
      3
    18. PSY 447
      3
    19. PSY 472
      3
    20. PSY 484
      3

    Psychology Lecture-Lab Combination

    8 items
    1. B.S. students are required to complete one psychology lecture-laboratory combination. Courses selected to complete the combination may not be used to satisfy other requirements for the major. There are no substitutions for this requirement. The department strongly recommends students take the lecture and lab during the same semester. There is no guarantee that labs will be offered in future semesters. If it is not possible to take the lecture and lab simultaneously, the lecture must be completed as a pre-requisite to the lab. The following course sequences satisfy this requirement:
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    2. PSY 321& PSY 331
      Introduction to Sensation and Perceptionand Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PSY 324& PSY 334
      Developmental Biopsychologyand Laboratory in Developmental Biopsychology
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PSY 382& PSY 383
      Health Psychologyand Laboratory in Health Psychology
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PSY 419& PSY 420
      Complex Cognition & Learningand Using Robots to Understand the Mind
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PSY 442& PSY 443
      Research Methods in Child Psychologyand Laboratory in Child Psychology
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PSY 471& PSY 472
      Experimental Social Psychology: Research Methods and Scientific Inferenceand Laboratory in Social Psychology: Advanced Research Methods and Practice
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PSY 474& PSY 484
      Forensic Psychologyand Laboratory in Forensic Psychology
      Not resolved to a course

    Psychology Electives

    electives · 0 items

      Select additional Psychology (PSY) electives to achieve a minimum of 30 PSY credit hours numbered at the 300 level or above if needed

      electives · 0 items

        Natural Science Lecture-Laboratory Requirement

        6 items
        1. BIO 121& BIO 122& BIO 123& BIO 124
          General Biology Iand General Biology I Laboratoryand General Biology IIand General Biology II Laboratory
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        2. CHE 106& CHE 107& CHE 116& CHE 117
          General Chemistry Lecture Iand General Chemistry Laboratory Iand General Chemistry Lecture IIand General Chemistry Laboratory II
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        3. CHE 109& CHE 119& CHE 129& CHE 139
          General Chemistry Lecture I (Honors and Majors)and General Chemistry Lecture II (Honors and Majors)and General Chemistry Laboratory I (Honors and Majors)and General Chemistry Laboratory II (Honors and Majors)
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        4. PHY 101& PHY 102
          Major Concepts of Physics Iand Major Concepts of Physics II
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        5. PHY 211& PHY 212
          General Physics Iand General Physics II
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        6. PHY 215& PHY 221& PHY 216& PHY 222
          General Physics I for Scientistsand General Physics Laboratory Iand General Physics II for Scientistsand General Physics Laboratory II
          Not resolved to a course
          8

        Mathematics and Natural Sciences Electives

        electives · 15 items
        1. ANT 131
          3
        2. ANT 433
          3
        3. CSD 212
          3
        4. CSD 315
          3
        5. CSD 325
          3
        6. CSD 345
          3
        7. CSD 409
          3
        8. GEO 155
          3
        9. GEO 215
          3
        10. GEO 316
          3
        11. GEO 326
          3
        12. GEO 455
          3
        13. GEO 482
          3-4
        14. GEO 583
          3
        15. NSD 225
          3
        Source. Syracuse University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://coursecatalog.syracuse.edu/undergraduate/arts-sciences/psychology-bs/. Captured page pages/0704.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.