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Program checklist · B.S.

Psychology Major

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199120
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199120_4a648367
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements

0 items

    Gateway Course

    1 item
    1. As published: “General Psychology (with a grade of C or better) F”
      3

    Core Requirements

    major core · 3 items
    1. As published: “Statistical Principles of Psychological Research H”
      3
    2. As published: “Research Methods in Psychology 1,2”
      3
    3. One course below 400 from each of the following program areas:
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Behavioral Integrative Neuroscience:

    4 items
    1. As published: “Learning H”
      3
    2. As published: “Sensation and Perception 3, H”
      3
    3. 3
    4. As published: “Biopsychology H”
      3

    Cognitive:

    3 items
    1. As published: “Sensation and Perception 3, H”
      3
    2. As published: “Cognitive Psychology H”
      3
    3. One course below 400 from two of the three following psychology program areas:
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Clinical:

    2 items
    1. As published: “Introduction to Clinical Psychology H”
      3
    2. As published: “Psychopathology H”
      3

    Development:

    1 item
    1. As published: “Child Development 4, H”
      3

    Social:

    4 items
    1. As published: “Social Psychology H”
      3
    2. One upper-level course chosen from "Special Requirement Courses" (see list below) 5
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. One upper-level PSYC and/or NSCI course numbered between 395 and 699. May not include PSYC 493 or NSCI 493. 5
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. One additional PSYC and/or NSCI course above 101; may not include PSYC 190 or NSCI 190. 5
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Requirements

    9 items
    1. BIOL 101& 101L
      Principles of Biologyand Introductory Biology Laboratory H, F
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. One of:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. CHEM 101& 101L
      General Descriptive Chemistry Iand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I H, F
      Not resolved to a course
    4. As published: “General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences F”
      4
    5. As published: “Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity H, F”
      4
    6. As published: “Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H, F”
      4
    7. One additional non-Psychology and Neuroscience Department quantitative reasoning course (FC-QUANT) not used to fulfill the FC-QUANT Gen Ed requirement or any other requirement in the psychology major.
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. At least 3 additional three-credit hour non-Psychology and Neuroscience Department courses which must come from the Allied Science list (see below). Additionally, 1 four-credit hour non-Psychology and Neuroscience Department course from the Allied Science list (see below) or one of the following combinations: CHEM 241 + 241L, CHEM 241H + 245L, CHEM 262 + 262L or CHEM 262H + 263L or EMES 101 + EMES 101L. 6
      Not resolved to a course
      13
    9. Remaining General Education requirements and enough additional hours to accumulate 120 academic hours
      Not resolved to a course
      62

    Special Requirements Courses

    18 items
    1. 1-3
    2. 3
    3. 3
    4. 3
    5. 3
    6. 3
    7. 3
    8. As published: “Addiction H”
      3
    9. 3
    10. 3
    11. 3
    12. 3
    13. As published: “Quantitative Psychology H”
      3
    14. As published: “The General Linear Model in Psychology H”
      3
    15. 3
    16. 3
    17. 3
    18. 3

    NSCI 395 and any course between NSCI 400-699, except NSCI 415 and NSCI 493.

    0 items

      Allied Science Electives

      electives · 0 items

        Anthropology

        14 items
        1. 3
        2. 3
        3. 3
        4. 3
        5. 3
        6. 3
        7. 3
        8. 3
        9. 3
        10. 3
        11. 3
        12. 3
        13. 3
        14. 3

        Astronomy

        0 items

          ASTR ---

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            Biochemistry

            2 items
            1. 4
            2. 4

            Biology

            0 items

              BIOL ---

              0 items

                Biomedical Engineering

                14 items
                1. 3
                2. 4
                3. 4
                4. 3
                5. 3
                6. 3
                7. BMME 405
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                8. BMME 420
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                9. 3
                10. BMME 445
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                11. BMME 455
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                12. BMME 470
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                13. BMME 485
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                14. BMME 505
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3

                Biostatistics

                0 items

                  BIOS ---

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                    Chemistry

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                      CHEM ---

                      0 items

                        Computer Science

                        0 items

                          COMP ---

                          0 items

                            Environment and Ecology

                            23 items
                            1. 4
                            2. ENEC 202
                              Not resolved to a course
                              4
                            3. 3
                            4. 4
                            5. 4
                            6. 4
                            7. 3
                            8. 3
                            9. 3
                            10. 4
                            11. 4
                            12. 4
                            13. 3
                            14. 3
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                            16. 4
                            17. 3
                            18. 4
                            19. 3
                            20. 4
                            21. 3
                            22. 4
                            23. 3

                            Environment Sciences

                            27 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 3
                            6. 4
                            7. 3
                            8. 3
                            9. 3
                            10. 3
                            11. ENVR 442
                              Not resolved to a course
                              3
                            12. 3
                            13. 3
                            14. 3
                            15. 3
                            16. 3
                            17. 3
                            18. 3
                            19. 3
                            20. 3
                            21. 3
                            22. 3
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                            24. 3
                            25. 3
                            26. 3
                            27. 3

                            Exercise and Sport Science

                            9 items
                            1. As published: “Human Anatomy F”
                              3
                            2. EXSS 175& EXSS 275L
                              Human Anatomyand Human Anatomy Laboratory F
                              Not resolved to a course
                              4
                            3. 3
                            4. 4
                            5. As published: “Neuromuscular Control and Learning H”
                              3
                            6. 3
                            7. 3
                            8. 3
                            9. 3

                            Geography

                            11 items
                            1. As published: “The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth's Environmental Systems H”
                              3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 4
                            5. 3
                            6. 3
                            7. 3
                            8. 3
                            9. 3
                            10. 3
                            11. 3

                            Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences

                            0 items

                              GEOL ---

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                                MASC ---

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                                  EMES ---

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                                    Mathematics

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                                      MATH ---

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                                        Microbiology

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                                          MCRO ---

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                                            Nutrition

                                            4 items
                                            1. 3
                                            2. 3
                                            3. 3
                                            4. 3

                                            Philosophy

                                            2 items
                                            1. As published: “Truth and Proof: Introduction to Mathematical Logic H”
                                              3
                                            2. 3

                                            Physics

                                            0 items

                                              PHYS ---

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                                                Statistics and Operations Research

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                                                  STOR ---

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