Psychology, B.A.

The B.A. degree in psychology is recommended for students who wish to become psychologists and are planning to gain admission into graduate programs. In addition, this degree is recommended for students who desire to combine psychology with another academic discipline.

Major	35
Cognates	9-13
Minor	18
General Education	36
Elementary Foreign Language*	0-6
Electives to = 124
TOTAL	124

Required Courses

PSYC 100 - Careers in Psychology (SERV-2) 1 hour
PSYC 122 - General Psychology 3 hours
PSYC 128 - Developmental Psychology (IN-8) 3 hours
PSYC 224 - Social Psychology 3 hours
PSYC 227 - Cognitive Psychology 3 hours
PSYC 297 - Research Design and Statistics I 3 hours
PSYC 315 - Abnormal Psychology 3 hours
PSYC 346 - Introduction to Personality Theories 3 hours
PSYC 357 - Psychological Testing 3 hours
PSYC 416 - History and Systems of Psychology (W) 3 hours
PSYC 490 - Psychology Seminar 1 hour
PSYC 491 - Psychology Practicum 1-3 hours (2 hours required) *
PSYC 498 - Research Design and Statistics II (W) 4 hours
*Start in the junior year

Total 35 Hours

*Elementary foreign language or two years of high school foreign language 0-6 hours

Required Cognates

BIOL 421 - Issues in Science and Society (W) 3 hours
RELT 373 - Christian Ethics (R-4) 3 hours
MATH - One math course other than MATH 215 only if ACT math subscore is below 22, SAT score is below 520 or SAT-R score is below 570 0-3 hours
Science course with lab 3-4 hours