A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Psychology is designed to prepare students to become scientifically literate citizens who are capable of both consuming and participating in scientific research. Successful graduates of the BS in Psychology will be familiar with the major concepts and theories of psychology, along with how to apply these concepts and theories to contemporary scientific inquiry. Students learn how to apply scientific principles toward the advancement of scientific knowledge of a variety of behaviors and mental processes. Through their experiences inside and outside the classroom, students learn to apply what scientific principles of experimentation and critical thinking to learn about humanity, and to appropriately analyze and describe relevant scientific research.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 230171
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_230171_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.
Utah Tech General Education Requirements
general education · 14 items
- EnglishNot resolved to a course3-7
- MathematicsNot resolved to a course3-5
- American InstitutionsNot resolved to a course3-6
- Life SciencesNot resolved to a course3-10
- Physical SciencesNot resolved to a course3-5
- Fine ArtsNot resolved to a course3
- Literature/HumanitiesNot resolved to a course3
- Social & Behavioral SciencesNot resolved to a course3
- As published: “General Biology (LS) (meets GE Life Science requirement)”or: BIOL 1200 Human Biology (LS)or: BIOL 1610 Principles of Biology I (LS)3
- As published: “Introduction to Statistics (MA) (meets GE Mathematics requirement) 1”3
- As published: “General Psychology (SS, GC) (meets GE Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement)”3
- or: FSHD 1500 Human Development Lifespan (SS, GC)3
- 3
- 3
Bachelor of Science Requirements
6 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- As published: “Capstone Research in Psychology 1”3
Depth Content Area Requirements
0 items
Complete one (1) course each from at least three (3) Depth Content Area categories
0 items
Developmental:
1 item
- or: PSY 3220 Adolescence and Emerging Adulthoodor: PSY 3230 Adult Development & Aging3
Cognitive:
1 item
- 3
Clinical:
1 item
- or: PSY 3440 Child & Family Mental Healthor: PSY 4300 Introduction to Counseling & Psychotherapyor: PSY 4350 Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy3
Social:
1 item
- 3
Neuroscience:
1 item
- or: PSY 4130 Interpersonal Neuroscience3
Or PSY 4520 Psychobiology
0 items
Writing Intensive Requirements
0 items
Complete a minimum of 9 credits of Depth Content Area courses that are Writing Intensive (4000-level or higher). These Writing Intensive courses are not required to come from different Depth Content Areas, and the Writing Intensive courses may also fulfill the Depth Content Area requirements.
Complete a minimum of 9 credits of Depth Content Area courses that are Writing Intensive (4000-level or higher). These Writing Intensive courses are not required to come from different Depth Content Areas, and the Writing Intensive courses may also fulfill the Depth Content Area requirements. · 0 items
Psychology Electives
electives · 0 items
Complete a minimum of 12 credits of additional PSY courses (9 credits must be upper-division)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits of additional PSY courses (9 credits must be upper-division) · 0 items
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