Dec 16, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology, B.A.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete a minimum of 39 hours at the 300+ level. These hours are generally completed by the Major Requirements. However, keep this hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree .

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

Choose one course from approved list
Credit(s): 3

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

Choose one course from approved list
Credit(s): 3

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
OR
approved equivalent transfer course Credit(s) 3-4

UK Core hours: 35-36

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Select one of the following (completed by Advanced Lecture/ Lab):

PSY 427 - COGNITIVE PROCESSES Credit(s): 4
PSY 430 - RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY Credit(s): 4
PSY 440 - RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
PSY 450 - LEARNING Credit(s): 4
PSY 456 - BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 4
PSY 460 - PROCESSES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 4
PSY 552 - EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4

Graduation Composition and Communication hours (GCCR): 4

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

(placement exam recommended)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 3

(partially completed by PSY 312 ; and to complete this requirement, consider PSY 456 as the Advanced Lecture/Lab or PSY 565 as the Capstone or PSY 393 or PSY 459 as electives)

b. Social Science

(completed by Premajor and Major Requirements)

c. Humanities: 6

III. Laboratory or Field Work

(completed by Premajor Requirement)

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 15-32

Premajor Requirements

PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4 *
OR
PSY 11– Credit(s): 3 ^
PSY 195 - ORIENTATION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 1
PSY 215 - EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4 *

Premajor hours: 8-9

Major Requirements

Major Core Requirements

PSY 216 - APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY. Credit(s): 4 *

plus four of the following five courses:

PSY 223 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PSY 311 - LEARNING AND COGNITION Credit(s): 3
PSY 312 - BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
PSY 313 - PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Credit(s): 3
PSY 314 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CULTURAL PROCESSES Credit(s): 3

Major Core hours: 16

Other Course Work Required for the Major

From the Major Department:

Advanced Lecture/Lab: 4

Choose from:

PSY 427 - COGNITIVE PROCESSES Credit(s): 4
PSY 430 - RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY Credit(s): 4
PSY 440 - RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
PSY 450 - LEARNING Credit(s): 4
PSY 456 - BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 4
PSY 460 - PROCESSES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 4
PSY 552 - EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4

Capstone Option: 3-8

Choose from:

PSY 495 - SENIOR THESIS SEMINAR Credit(s): 4
PSY 496 - SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH Credit(s): 4
PSY 499 - SENIOR INTERNSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PSY 500 - HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PSY 534 - CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PSY 535 - PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING Credit(s): 3
PSY 561 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY:(SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 562 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 563 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 564 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN LEARNING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 565 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 566 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

Electives: 0-5

Choose from:

PSY 302 - PSYCHOLOGY IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Credit(s): 3
PSY 320 - INTRODUCTION TO FORENSICS: PSYCHOLOGY AND LEGAL ISSUES Credit(s): 3
PSY 331 - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT Credit(s): 3
PSY 333 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PSY 350 - CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PSY 393 - RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable) †
PSY 394 - RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
PSY 395 - INDEPENDENT WORK IN PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
PSY 399 - FIELD BASED/COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PSY 459 - NEUROPHARMACOLOGY: DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3 †
PSY 558

From Outside the Major Department

Choose 14 hours outside Psychology at the 300+ level. 200+ level courses used to satisfy College requirements can also be counted here Credit(s): 14

Other Major hours: 26

Electives

Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation

Subtotal: Electives: 5

Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120

*Course used towards completion of a UK Core Requirement.

^This requirement is fulfilled for students who have completed a 3-credit introductory psychology course at an accredited college or university, or who have scored a 3 on the Advance Placement Psychology Test.

†Course used toward completion of the College Natural Science requirement.

Psychology, B.A.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics

UK Core hours: 35-36

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Graduation Composition and Communication hours (GCCR): 4

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 3

b. Social Science

c. Humanities: 6

III. Laboratory or Field Work

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 15-32

Premajor Requirements

Premajor hours: 8-9

Major Requirements

Major Core Requirements

plus four of the following five courses:

Major Core hours: 16

Other Course Work Required for the Major

From the Major Department:

Advanced Lecture/Lab: 4

Choose from:

Capstone Option: 3-8

Choose from:

Electives: 0-5

Choose from:

From Outside the Major Department

Other Major hours: 26

Electives

Subtotal: Electives: 5

Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120