Psychology Major, BS, PY00

Major Code: PY00 Bachelor of Science Summary Degree Requirements

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 39 Hours

Area 1A 3 hours met bvy PSY 0100 - choose one additional course to fulfull Area 1A.

General Education Core 42 Areas

Area 1A Social Science: 6 Hours

Area 1 Social and Behavorial Sciences 9 hours total. Six hours from Social Science (area 1A) and three hours from Civics (area 1B).

Area 1B Civics: 3 Hours

Area 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 hours total. Six hours from Social Science (area 1A) and three hours from Civics (area 1B).

Area 2A Written Communication: 6 Hours

Area 2 Communications 9 hours total. Six hours in written communication (area 2A) and three hours in oral communication (area 2B). ENG 101 and ENG 102 or ENG 111 fulfill area 2A.

Area 2B Oral Communication: 3 Hours

Area 2 Communications 9 hours total. Six hours in written communication (area 2A) and three hours in oral communication (area 2B).

Area 3 Non-lab Natural Science: 3 Hours

Area 3 Natural Sciences 7 hours total. Three hours from the non-lab course list and four hours from courses with a lab list. Must have a minimum of one course with a lab, from different MOTR disciplines.

Area 3 Natural Science with Lab: 4 Hours

BIO 0101 - General Biology 4
BIO 0108 - Principles of Biology I 3 BIO 108 (3 hrs) and BIO 109 (1 hr) must be taken together
BIO 0109 - Principles of Biology I Lab 1
BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
BIO 0180 - Essential Anatomy & Physiology 4
CHEM 0121 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 3 CHEM 121 (3 hrs) and CHEM 122 (1 hr) must be taken together
CHEM 0122 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory 1
CHEM 0140 - General Chemistry I 3 CHEM 140 (3 hrs) and CHEM 141 (1 hr) must be taken together.
CHEM 0141 - Gen Chemistry I Laboratory 1
GEOG 0201 - Physical Geography 4
GEOL 0120 - Introduction to Geology 4
GEOL 0185 - Introduction to Meteorology 4
PHYS 0121 - Fundamentals of Physical Science with Lab 4
PHYS 0160 - Elementary College Physics I 4
PHYS 0270 - General Physics I 4

Area 4 Mathematics: 3 Hours

Area 4 Mathematics 3 hours total.

Area 5A Humanities: 6 Hours

Area 5 14 hours total. Humanities 6 hours (area 5A)/Fine Arts 3 hours (area 5B)/Global Competencies 3 hours (area 5C)/Health & Wellness 2 hours (area 5D).

Area 5B Fine Arts: 3 Hours

Area 5 14 hours total. Humanities 6 hours (area 5A)/Fine Arts 3 hours (area 5B)/Global Competencies 3 hours (area 5C)/Health & Wellness 2 hours (area 5D).

Area 5C Global Competencies: 3 Hours

Area 5 14 hours total. Humanities 6 hours (area 5A)/Fine Arts 3 hours (area 5B)/Global Competencies 3 hours (area 5C)/Health & Wellness 2 hours (area 5D).

Area 5D Health and Wellness: 2 Hours

Area 5 14 hours total. Humanities 6 hours (area 5A)/Fine Arts 3 hours (area 5B)/Global Competencies 3 hours (area 5C)/Health & Wellness 2 hours (area 5D).

KINE 0103 - Lifetime Wellness 2

Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 Yours to Lose students only

Psychology Requirements: 49 Hours

Choose One: 3 Hours

Psychology Electives: 12 Hours**

Psychology elective requirement will be met by completing 12 hours of additional Psychology courses, of which 6 hours must be upper-division courses, 300 level or above. No more than 3 hours of PSY 0491 and no more than 3 hours of PSY 0499 may be used to fulfill the Psychology elective requirement.

Science: 9 Hours

Additional hours of science, computer science or math that do not fulfill any other requirements. These include courses from: BIO, CHEM, MATH, GEOL, EH, PHYS, and CIS as well as these specific courses: ACCT 201, HS 111, IET 110, INTS 306, KINE 385, PHIL 140, PHIL 312, and PHIL 420.

Electives: 22 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

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Total Hours: 120

PSY 0100 satisfies 3 hours of General Education Core Requirement Area 1A (6 hours required).

Institutional requirement UE 0100 may also be met by HNRS 0101 (2 credit hours).