General Psychology Major

Degree requirements for students enrolled before Fall, 2006

• PYC100 (3cr)
• STA225 (3cr)
• PYC250 (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 (PYC250 + 1 elective)
  • Clinical Processes: 3cr (1 elective)
  • Social issues/Group Dynamics: 6cr (PYC260 + 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 100 Introductory Psychology (3cr)
• STA 225 Statistics (3cr)
• PYC 201 Research Methods I ( 3cr, Co-requisite: STA 225)
• PYC 202 Research Methods II (3cr, Pre-requisite: PYC 201)

Sub-total: 12cr

Recommended for year 3

2. 0 Basic Processes

Prerequisite: PYC 202

• One of the following:
• PYC 407 Psychobiology (formerly Physiological Psych) (3cr)
• PYC 409Perceptual & Cognitive processes (3cr)
• PYC 414 Learning & Memory (3cr)

Sub-total: 3cr

2. 1 Advanced Lab in Basic Processes

Prerequisite: PYC 202; corresponding scientific content course

• One following to match scientific content course:
• PYC 408 Advanced Psychobiology lab (3cr)
• PYC 410 Advanced Perceptual & Cognitive lab (3cr)
• PYC 415 Advanced Learning (3 cr.)

Sub-total: 3cr

3.0 Distribution areas

3.1 Developmental Psychology/Family Life:

A. PYC 250 Developmental (3cr)
B. One of the following:

• PYC 233 Parent/child relationships (3cr)
• PYC 234 Infancy/Early Childhood Development (3cr)
• PYC 236 Middle Childhood/Adolescent Development (3cr)
• PYC 256 Adult Development and Aging (3cr)
• PYC 275 Human Sexuality (3cr)
• PYC 351 Family Development (3cr)
• PYC 451 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 341 Personality (3cr)
• PYC 342 Abnormal (3cr)
• PYC 343 Health Psychology (3cr)

Sub-total: 3cr

3.3 Social issues/Group Dynamics

A. PYC 260 Social Psychology (formerly PYC360 + PYC361) - 3 cr

B. One of the following:

• PYC 350 Religion & Psychology (3cr)
• PYC 354 Sex Differences/Sex Roles (3cr)
• PYC 265 Exploring Leadership (3cr)
• PYC 440 Cross Cultural Socialization (3cr)
• PYC 370 I/O Psychology (3cr)
• PYC 490 Group Dynamics (3cr)

Sub-total:6cr

Recommended for year 4

4.0 Capstone: Integrative experience

One of the following:

• PYC 412 History and Systems (3cr)
• PYC 420 Testing and Measurement (3cr)
• PYC 491 Research in Developmental Psychology (3cr)
• PYC 495 Special Projects (3cr)
• PYC 499 Advanced issues in Psychology: instructor?s area of research and expertise (3cr)

Sub-total: 3cr

New equivalent curriculum for students enrolled before Fall, 2006