General Psychology Major

Degree requirements for students enrolled before Fall, 2006

• PYC100 (3cr)
• STA225 (3cr)
• PYC2500 (3cr)
• PYC301 (3cr)
• PYC341 (3cr)
• PYC360+361 (4cr)
• PYC407 (4cr)
• PYC409+410 (3cr)
• PYC412 (3cr)
• PYC414+415 (4cr)
• PYC420 (3cr)

Degree requirements for new students after Fall, 2006

• Core requirements: 12cr
• Basic processes + advanced laboratory: 6cr
• Distribution areas:
  • Developmental Psychology/Family Life: 6cr (PYC2500 + 1 elective)
  • Clinical Processes: 3cr (1 elective)
  • Social issues/Group Dynamics: 6cr (PYC2600 + 1 elective)
• Capstone: 3cr (1 elective)

TOTAL: 36 cr

Detailed degree requirements for new students after Fall, 2006

Recommended for years 1 & 2

1. 0 Core: Topics and methods to illustrate concepts, principles, and theories in Psychology

• PYC 1000 Introductory Psychology (3cr)
• STA 2250 Statistics (3cr)
• PYC 2010 Research Methods I ( 3cr, Co-requisite: STA 225)
• PYC 2020 Research Methods II (3cr, Pre-requisite: PYC 201)

Sub-total: 12cr

Recommended for year 3

2. 0 Basic Processes

Prerequisite: PYC 2020

• One of the following:
• PYC 4070 Psychobiology (formerly Physiological Psych) (3cr)
• PYC 4090Perceptual & Cognitive processes (3cr)
• PYC 4140 Learning & Memory (3cr)

Sub-total: 3cr

2. 1 Advanced Lab in Basic Processes

Prerequisite: PYC 2020; corresponding scientific content course

• One following to match scientific content course:
• PYC 4080 Advanced Psychobiology lab (3cr)
• PYC 4100 Advanced Perceptual & Cognitive lab (3cr)
• PYC 4150 Advanced Learning (3 cr.)

Sub-total: 3cr

3.0 Distribution areas

3.1 Developmental Psychology/Family Life:

A. PYC 2500 Developmental (3cr)
B. One of the following:

• PYC 2330 Parent/child relationships (3cr)
• PYC 2340 Infancy/Early Childhood Development (3cr)
• PYC 2360 Middle Childhood/Adolescent Development (3cr)
• PYC 2560 Adult Development and Aging (3cr)
• PYC 2750 Human Sexuality (3cr)
• PYC 3510 Family Development (3cr)
• PYC 4510 Death and Dying (3cr)

Sub-total: 6cr
N.B. Sections A and B may be completed in any sequence

3.2 Clinical Processes:

One of the following:

• PYC 3410 Personality (3cr)
• PYC 3420 Abnormal (3cr)
• PYC 3430 Health Psychology (3cr)

Sub-total: 3cr

3.3 Social issues/Group Dynamics

A. PYC 2600 Social Psychology (formerly PYC360 + PYC361) - 3 cr

B. One of the following:

• PYC 3500 Religion & Psychology (3cr)
• PYC 3540 Sex Differences/Sex Roles (3cr)
• PYC 2620 Exploring Leadership (3cr)
• PYC 4400 Cross Cultural Socialization (3cr)
• PYC 3700 I/O Psychology (3cr)
• PYC 4900 Group Dynamics (3cr)

Sub-total:6cr

Recommended for year 4

4.0 Capstone: Integrative experience

One of the following:

• PYC 4120 History and Systems (3cr)
• PYC 4200 Testing and Measurement (3cr)
• PYC 4910 Research in Developmental Psychology (3cr)
• PYC 4950 Special Projects (3cr)
• PYC 4990 Advanced issues in Psychology: instructor?s area of research and expertise (3cr)

Sub-total: 3cr

New equivalent curriculum for students enrolled before Fall, 2006

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