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Program checklist · B.S.

Psychology, B.S. (Liberal Arts)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver · Monaca, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
42.0101
Credits (computed from items)
176-179
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214698
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214698_8c4ef357
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      5 items
      1. ENGL 202A
        Effective Writing: Writing in the Social Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSYCH 100
        Introductory Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSYCH 105
        Psychology as a Science and Profession
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSYCH 301W
        Basic Research Methods in Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. PSYCH 490
        Senior Seminar in Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        3 items
        1. Select 6 credits of GQ courses
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        2. PSYCH 200
          Elementary Statistics in Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
          or: STAT 200 Elementary Statistics
          4
        3. Select 12 credits of 200-level PSY courses (not to include PSYCH 294, PSYCH 296, or PSYCH 297). At least 3 credits must be from each group A, B, and C:
          Not resolved to a course
          12

        Group A

        4 items
        1. PSYCH 253
          Introduction to Sensation and Perception
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PSYCH 256
          Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PSYCH 260
          Neurological Bases of Human Behavior
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PSYCH 261
          Introduction to Psychology of Learning
          Not resolved to a course

        Group B

        4 items
        1. PSYCH 212
          Introduction to Developmental Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PSYCH 221
          Introduction to Social Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PSYCH 231
          Introduction to the Psychology of Gender
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PSYCH 238
          Introduction to Personality Psychology
          Not resolved to a course

        Group C

        5 items
        1. PSYCH 243
          Introduction to Well-being and Positive Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PSYCH 269
          Evolutionary Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PSYCH 270
          Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PSYCH 281
          Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Select 12 credits of PSYCH courses at the 400 level (not including PSYCH 490, and including no more than 3 credits of PSYCH 493, PSYCH 494, PSYCH 495, or PSYCH 496)
          Not resolved to a course
          12

        Requirements for the Option

        0 items

          Requirements for the Option: Require a grade of C or better

          1 item
          1. Select an option
            Not resolved to a course
            24-27

          Requirements for the Option

          0 items

            Additional Courses

            0 items

              Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

              1 item
              1. Select 15 credits from groups A, B, C, and D, including at least 3 credits from each of three different groups:
                Not resolved to a course
                15

              A. Genetics

              3 items
              1. ANTH 218
                Not resolved to a course
              2. ANTH 460
                Human Genetics
                Not resolved to a course
              3. BIOL 133
                Genetics and Evolution of the Human Species
                Not resolved to a course
                or: BIOL 222 Genetics

              B. Biological Anthropology

              7 items
              1. ANTH 21
                Introductory Biological Anthropology
                Not resolved to a course
              2. ANTH 22
                Humans as Primates
                Not resolved to a course
              3. ANTH 40
                Biocultural Evolution
                Not resolved to a course
              4. ANTH 401
                Human Evolution: The Material Evidence
                Not resolved to a course
              5. BBH 410
                3
              6. HPA 310
                Health Care and Medical Needs
                Not resolved to a course
              7. NUTR 251
                Introductory Principles of Nutrition
                Not resolved to a course

              C. Biological Implications

              0 items

                Any BBH course (except BBH 310)

                4 items
                1. HDFS 417
                  Biocultural Studies of Family Organization
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. RHS 100
                  3
                3. RHS 300
                  Introduction to Rehabilitation and Human Services
                  As published: “Foundations of Rehabilitation and Human Services”
                  3
                4. RHS 403
                  3

                D. Biology and Chemistry

                12 items
                1. BIOL 110
                  Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIOL 141
                  Introduction to Human Physiology
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIOL 155
                  Introduction to the Biology of Aging
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. BIOL 161
                  Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. BIOL 177
                  Biology of Sex
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. CHEM 110
                  Chemical Principles I
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. CHEM 111
                  Experimental Chemistry I
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. CHEM 112
                  Chemical Principles II
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. CHEM 113
                  Experimental Chemistry II
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. CHEM 210
                  Organic Chemistry I
                  Not resolved to a course
                11. CHEM 212
                  Organic Chemistry II
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. CHEM 213
                  Laboratory in Organic Chemistry
                  Not resolved to a course

                Supporting Courses and Related Areas

                0 items

                  Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

                  2 items
                  1. Select 3 credits in natural sciences from department list
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  2. Select 6 credits in social and behavioral sciences from department list
                    Not resolved to a course
                    6

                  Additional Courses

                  0 items

                    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                    1 item
                    1. Select 15 credits from at least three different groups of the following (3 credits in any category can be replaced by LA 495, but internship credits alone cannot be used to complete a category):
                      Not resolved to a course
                      15

                    Group 1, Section A

                    8 items
                    1. ECON 14
                      Principles of Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. ECON 102
                      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. ECON 104
                      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. ECON 302
                      Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (or higher-numbered ECON course)
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. PLSC 412
                      International Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. PLSC 444
                      Government and the Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. PLSC 481
                      Global Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. PLSC 490
                      Policy Making and Evaluation
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Group 1, Section B

                    2 items
                    1. BA 301
                      3
                    2. FIN 301
                      Corporation Finance (or any higher-numbered FIN course)
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Group 1, Section C

                    2 items
                    1. BA 303
                      3
                    2. MKTG 301
                      Principles of Marketing (or any higher-numbered MKTG course)
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Group 1, Section D

                    1 item
                    1. ACCTG 211
                      Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Group 2, Section A (Management)

                    8 items
                    1. BA 304
                      3
                    2. HPA 57
                      Consumer Choices in Health Care
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. HPA 101
                      Introduction to Health Services Organization
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. HPA 210
                      Health Care Payment
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. HPA 211
                      Financial Decisions in Health Care Organizations
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. HPA 301W
                      Health Services Policy Issues (or any higher-numbered HPA course)
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. LER 305
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. MGMT 301
                      Basic Management Concepts (or any higher-numbered MGMT course)
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Group 2, Section B (Law and Ethics)

                    9 items
                    1. BA 302
                      3
                    2. BLAW 243
                      3
                    3. LER 460
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. PHIL 119
                      3
                    5. PHIL 406
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. PHIL/STS 407
                      Seminar in Philosophy of Technology
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. PHIL 418
                      3
                    8. PHIL/STS 432
                      Medical and Health Care Ethics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. SCM 301
                      Supply Chain Management
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Group 2, Section C (Labor Relations)

                    2 items
                    1. LER 100
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. LER 304
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Any LER 400-level course

                    0 items

                      Group 2, Section D (Communication)

                      6 items
                      1. CAS 352
                        Organizational Communication
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. CAS 450W
                        Group Communication Theory and Research
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. CAS 452
                        Organizational Communication Theory and Research
                        Not resolved to a course
                      4. ENGL 419
                        Advanced Business Writing
                        Not resolved to a course
                      5. ENGL 460
                        Business and Literature
                        Not resolved to a course
                      6. LER 464
                        Not resolved to a course

                      Group 3, Section A (Global View)

                      7 items
                      1. ENGR 451
                        Social Entrepreneurship
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. GEOG 424
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. GEOG 439
                        Not resolved to a course
                      4. GLIS 102N
                        Global Pathways
                        Not resolved to a course
                      5. HPA 401
                        Comparative Health Systems
                        Not resolved to a course
                      6. IB 303
                        International Business Operations
                        Not resolved to a course
                      7. LA 202
                        Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Liberal Arts
                        Not resolved to a course

                      Group 3, Section B (Diversity)

                      11 items
                      1. AFAM/HIST 210
                        Freedom's First Generation: African American Life and Work, from the Civil War to World War II
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. AFAM/LER/PLSC 445Y
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. AFAM/SOC 409
                        Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
                        Not resolved to a course
                      4. AFR/IB/PLSC 440
                        Globalization and Its Implications
                        Not resolved to a course
                      5. CED/WMNST 420W
                        Gender and International Development
                        Not resolved to a course
                      6. LER/WMNST 136
                        Not resolved to a course
                      7. LER 201
                        Not resolved to a course
                      8. LER/RHS 410
                        Not resolved to a course
                      9. LER/WMNST 472
                        Not resolved to a course
                      10. LER 475
                        Not resolved to a course
                      11. RHS 300
                        Introduction to Rehabilitation and Human Services
                        As published: “Foundations of Rehabilitation and Human Services”
                        3

                      Group 3, Section C (History)

                      3 items
                      1. HIST 151
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. HIST 155
                        American Business History
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. HIST/LER 458Y
                        History of Work in America
                        Not resolved to a course

                      Group 3, Section D (Technology)

                      1 item
                      1. IST 110
                        Information, People and Technology
                        Not resolved to a course

                      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

                      0 items

                        Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

                        3 items
                        1. Select 3 credits in arts/humanities from department list
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        2. Select 3 credits in natural sciences from department list
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        3. Select 3 credits in social and behavioral sciences from department list
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3

                        Additional Courses

                        0 items

                          Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                          2 items
                          1. PSYCH 260
                            Neurological Bases of Human Behavior (also counts in category a of COMMON REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3
                          2. Select 15 credits from groups A, B, C, D, and E, including at least 3 credits from each of four different groups:
                            Not resolved to a course
                            15

                          A. Genetics

                          3 items
                          1. BIOL 110
                            Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
                            Not resolved to a course
                          2. BIOL 133
                            Genetics and Evolution of the Human Species
                            Not resolved to a course
                          3. BIOL 222
                            Genetics
                            Not resolved to a course

                          B. Physiology

                          3 items
                          1. BIOL 141
                            Introduction to Human Physiology
                            Not resolved to a course
                          2. BIOL 161
                            Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture
                            Not resolved to a course
                          3. BIOL 472
                            Human Physiology
                            Not resolved to a course

                          C. Organic Chemistry

                          3 items
                          1. CHEM 202
                            Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
                            Not resolved to a course
                          2. CHEM 210
                            Organic Chemistry I
                            Not resolved to a course
                          3. CHEM 212
                            Organic Chemistry II
                            Not resolved to a course

                          D. Cell Biology

                          5 items
                          1. BIOL 230W
                            Biology: Molecules and Cells
                            Not resolved to a course
                          2. BIOL 469
                            Neurobiology
                            Not resolved to a course
                          3. MICRB 106
                            Elementary Microbiology
                            Not resolved to a course
                          4. MICRB 201
                            Introductory Microbiology
                            Not resolved to a course
                          5. MICRB 251
                            Molecular and Cell Biology I
                            Not resolved to a course

                          E. Other Topics

                          4 items
                          1. BIOL 177
                            Biology of Sex
                            Not resolved to a course
                          2. BIOL 240W
                            Biology: Function and Development of Organisms
                            Not resolved to a course
                          3. BIOL 409
                            Biology of Aging
                            Not resolved to a course
                          4. BBH 470
                            3

                          Supporting Courses and Related Areas

                          0 items

                            Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

                            2 items
                            1. Select 6 credits in natural sciences from department list
                              Not resolved to a course
                              6
                            2. Select 3 credits in social and behavioral sciences from department list
                              Not resolved to a course
                              3

                            Additional Courses

                            0 items

                              Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                              1 item
                              1. Select a total of 15 credits from groups A, B, C, and D:
                                Not resolved to a course
                                15

                              Group A

                              0 items

                                Select at least 3 credits of the following:

                                5 items
                                1. MATH 38
                                  Elementary Linear Algebra
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                2. MATH 110
                                  Techniques of Calculus I
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                3. MATH 111
                                  Techniques of Calculus II
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                4. MATH 140
                                  Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                5. MATH 141
                                  Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
                                  Not resolved to a course

                                Group B (optional) - Students may take only one of the courses in Group B for credit

                                5 items
                                1. Select 3 credits of the following:
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                  3
                                2. CMPSC 101
                                  Introduction to Programming
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                3. CMPSC 121
                                  Introduction to Programming Techniques
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                4. CMPSC 201
                                  Programming for Engineers with C++
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                5. CMPSC 203
                                  Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases
                                  Not resolved to a course

                                Group C, Section 1 - Students may take only one of the courses in Group C, Section 1 for credit

                                0 items

                                  Select 3 credits of the following:

                                  3 items
                                  1. STAT 318
                                    Elementary Probability
                                    Not resolved to a course
                                  2. STAT 414
                                    Introduction to Probability Theory
                                    Not resolved to a course
                                  3. STAT 418
                                    Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes for Engineering
                                    Not resolved to a course

                                  Group C, Section 2

                                  0 items

                                    Select at least 3 credits of the following:

                                    6 items
                                    1. STAT 319
                                      Elementary Mathematical Statistics
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    2. STAT 415
                                      Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    3. STAT 416
                                      Stochastic Modeling
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    4. STAT 460
                                      Intermediate Applied Statistics
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    5. STAT 462
                                      Applied Regression Analysis
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    6. STAT 464
                                      Applied Nonparametric Statistics
                                      Not resolved to a course

                                    Group D

                                    3 items
                                    1. CAS 483
                                      Communication and Information Technology II
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    2. CMPSC 122
                                      Intermediate Programming
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                    3. PSYCH 404
                                      Principles of Measurement
                                      Not resolved to a course

                                    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

                                    0 items

                                      Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

                                      2 items
                                      1. Select 3 credits in arts/humanities from department list
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        3
                                      2. Select 6 credits in natural sciences from department list
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        6
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