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Psychology Curriculum Worksheet
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Requirements are in bold.                                                                                                                                                                                 Recommendations are in italics.

Course #

Course Name

Term Taken

Comments

Course #

Course Name

Term Taken

Comments

FALL

SPRING

Freshman

Psyc 110+L

Fund. of Psych. (w.lab)

 

 

Psyc

Elective (from Core 8)2

 

 

INTD

Fresh. Seminar/Psych.

 

 

MATH

103, 106, or 1143

 

 

ENGL 107

Composition

 

 

SOC 110

Intro. to Sociology

 

 

PHIL 120

Intro. to Philosophy

 

 

COMM 100

Public Speaking

 

 

C/IL 102

Computer Literacy

 

 

PHIL 210

Ethics

 

 

HUM

Humanities elective1

 

 

PHED

Physical education4

 

 

Sophomore

Psyc 210

Statistics in Beh. Sci.

 

 

Psyc 330

Res. Meth.: Lec. & Lab

 

 

Psyc

Elective (from Core 8)2

 

 

Psyc

Elective (from Core 8)2

 

 

NSCI BIOL

Biology Elective

 

 

NSCI Elective

NSCI Biol, Chem, or Phys5

 

 

HUM

Humanities elective1

 

 

S/BH

Soc/Beh Science Elective

 

 

PHED

Physical education4

 

 

PHED

Physical education4

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior

Psyc

Elective (from Core 8)2

 

 

Psyc

Elective (from Core 8)2

 

 

Psyc

Elective

 

 

Psyc

Elective

 

 

Psyc 390

Ac & Career Dev

 

 

Psyc

Elective

 

 

T/RS 121

Theology I

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

HUM

Humanities elective1

 

 

T/RS 122

Theology II

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

HUM

Humanities elective1

 

 

Senior

Psyc

Elective

 

 

Psyc 491

History and Lit. II

 

 

Psyc 490

History and Lit. I

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Phil or Theo elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 

 

Elective

 

 


1 Humanities: History, Literature, or Foreign Languages.

2 Core 8 courses: Majors need to take 5 courses from the core 8 with at least one from each of the following pairs:

                Psyc 220 Social Psychology                                                 or            Psyc 221 Childhood and Adolescence

                Psyc 224 Personality                                                            or            Psyc 225 Abnormal Psychology

                Psyc 230 Sensation and Perception*                  or            Psyc 231 Behavioral Neuroscience*

                Psyc 234 Cognitive Psychology (Fall only)*      or            Psyc 235 Conditioning and Learning (Spring only)*

                * indicates that there is an optional lab associated with this course.   2 optional labs can replace a psych elective (not a core 8 elective).

3 Or a higher level course.

4 Students need a total 3 credits in physical education in order to graduate. 

5 Natural science elective must be from biology, chemistry, or physics.

 

Course #

 Credit

Course name

Term Taken

Registering For

Projected Term

Grade

Comments: substitutions, waivers, etc.

Major (41.5-42.5 Credits)

Required                                                                                                       Lec/ Lab             Lec/Lab                  Lec/Lab                 Lec/Lab

Psyc 110 +L

3.5

Funds. of Psychology (w. lab)

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 210

3.0

Statistics in Beh. Sci.

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 330

5.0

Res. Meth. in Beh. Sci. Lec/Lab

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 390

1.0

Jr. Sem (Ac&Car Devel)

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 490

1.5

History & Lit. of Psych I

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 491

1.5

History & Lit. of Psych II

 

 

 

 

 

Core 8: Students must choose at least 1 from each of the following pairs. Circle selected course in each pair.

Psyc 220 or 221

3

Social Psychology or
Childhood and Adolescence

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 224 or 225

3

Personality or Abnormal

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 230 or 231

3-4.5

Sensation and Perception or
Behavioral Neuroscience

 

 

 

 

 

Psyc 234 or 235

3-4.5

Cognitive Psychology or
Conditioning and Learning

 

 

 

 

 

Psych Electives; one elective must come from the core 8.  (2) optional labs can replace one elective.

Core 8:

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Skills

Fresh Sem

1.0

Intd 100

 

 

 

 

 

QuantReas

3-4

Math 103, 106, or 114

 

 

 

 

 

Comp

3.0

Eng 107

 

 

 

 

 

PubSpeak

3.0

Comm 100

 

 

 

 

 

CompLit

3.0

C/IL 102 (2 cr) + Lab (1 cr)

 

 

 

 

 

Electives (33 Credits; no more than 15 in Psyc; use this area for minors, concentrations, etc. **)

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social/Behavioral Science (6 credits)

SOC 110 *

3.0

Intro. to Sociology

 

 

 

 

SOC 110 is recommended, not required.

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Science (6 credits)

BIOL GE Elective*

3.0-4.0

 

 

 

 

 

* Or a higher level course.

BIOL, CHEM, PHYS GE Elect.

3.0-4.0

 

 

 

 

 

* Or a higher level course.

Humanities (12 credits)

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 credits must come from the same humanities field: History, Literature, or Foreign Language.  The other 6 credits must be in the other humanities fields.


Philosophy & T/RS (15 credits)

PHIL 120

3.0

Intro to Philosophy

 

 

 

 

 

PHIL 210

3.0

Ethics

 

 

 

 

 

T/RS 121

3.0

Theology I

 

 

 

 

 

T/RS 122

3.0

Theology II

 

 

 

 

 

Phil or T/RS

3.0

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

* Course recommended for this requirement

Physical Education (3 credits)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Intensive Courses (from above):

Cultural Diversity Courses (from above):

Quantitative Reasoning (from above):

1. _Psyc 330L______                 2. _Psyc 491_________

1. ___________________         2. ___________________

1. Math course _______________

 

** Note here requirements for minors, concentrations, etc.:

 

 


Advice

(Accumulated from multiple psychology professors)

 

Plan on completing 4 out of 5 of the Core classes by the Spring term of your Junior year.

If you plan to take the GRE Psychology test in the Fall of your Senior year, try to take as many (e.g., more than 5) of the Core 8 psychology electives before then.  This may mean loading up on psychology credits in your Sophomore and Junior years and pushing GE credits to your Senior year.

Note: Behavioral Neuroscience and Conditioning and Learning are typically offered only ONCE a year.  If you plan on taking any of these classes, plan ahead and plan the rest of your schedule around them.

To do research, you do NOT have to take it for credit.  If you want to do research, start with volunteering or FSRP (both of which are free), and then take Undergraduate Research for credit. 

If you are interested in Biology or Neuroscience, do NOT take the biology classes for psychology students.  Take the biology classes for Biology majors.  They will fulfill your requirements.

Take Abnormal Psychology (Psyc 225) early if you are interested in clinical psychology.  Abnormal is a prerequisite for Clinical (Psyc 360).

If you are interested in clinical psychology, take Clinical (Psyc 360) and Psychological Testing (335) during the Fall term of your Junior year.

If you are interested in doctoral level clinical psychology, you should seriously consider taking Behavioral Neuroscience (Psyc 231) as many Ph.D. programs in clinical want to see it on your transcript.

Optimally, Field Experience (Psyc 481) should be taken in the Spring term of your Junior year or the Fall term of your Senior year.  If applying to graduate school, take it before you apply, but you should also get experience on your own.  Try to have at least 2 or 3 experience-based citations for your curriculum vitae if you are applying to Ph.D. programs in clinical.

Save Personality (Psyc 224) until at least your Junior year.  It is a class that is offered every term.  And, if you are interested in personality then you are probably interested in clinical.  To be on the right course for clinical, you should be taking other courses (e.g., Abnormal, Clinical, Psychological Testing, and Behavioral Neuroscience) first.

Note that certain courses, marked with an * (e.g., Soc 110), are only recommended, not required.  If not taken, something must be taken in their place.

Two psyc courses with lab fulfill a 3-credit requirement. If you take only 1 psyc lab course, it will just be an extra credit on your transcript. 

Any pairing of Psyc lab courses (230L, 231L, 234L, 235L, 335L) and/or Psyc 492 Advanced Topics courses counts as one elective course.

Updated 6/24/08