To earn the B.A. with a major in psychology, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (refer to Part 7 of the undergraduate Bulletin) and the School of Arts and Sciences (refer to Part 3 of the undergraduate Bulletin), in addition to fulfilling the following requirements:
B.A. with a Major in Psychology
| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
| IPFW General Education Requirements |
| Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations |
| COM 114 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
3 |
| One of the following:
|
3 |
| ENG W131 |
Elementary Composition I |
| ENG W140 |
Elementary Composition—Honors |
| One of the following: |
3 |
| MA 153 |
Algebra and Trigonometry I |
| MA 168 |
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student |
| STAT 125 |
Communicating with Statistics |
| Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences |
6 |
| See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses |
| Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society |
| See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses |
| PSY 120 |
Elementary Psychology (credits included in Major Courses, below) |
0 |
| Additional credits in Area III |
3 |
| Area IV—Humanistic Thought |
6 |
| See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses |
| Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression |
3 |
| See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses |
| Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in PSY) |
3 |
| See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses |
|
| School of Arts and Sciences Requirements |
| English Writing |
|
| ENG W233 |
Intermediate Expository Writing (or other approved writing course) |
3 |
| Foreign Language |
| Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part B |
14 |
| Distribution (not in PSY) |
| Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part C |
9 |
| Cultural Studies |
| Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part D |
6 |
| Core and Concentration (Major) Courses |
| PSY 100 |
Introduction to the Science and Fields of Psychology |
1 |
| PSY 120 |
Elementary Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 201 |
Introduction to Quantitative Topics in Psychology I |
3 |
| PSY 203 |
Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 314 |
Introduction to Learning |
3 |
| PSY 329 |
Psychobiology II: Principles of Psychobiological Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 416 |
Cognitive Psychology |
3 |
| Three of the following: |
9 |
| PSY 235 |
Child Psychology* |
| PSY 240 |
Introduction to Social Psychology |
| PSY 350 |
Abnormal Psychology |
| PSY 369 |
Development Across the Lifespan* |
| PSY 420 |
Introduction to Personality Theory |
| *Credit not given for both PSY 235 and PSY 369 |
| One of the following: |
3 |
| PSY 441 |
Advanced Research in Personality and Social Psychology |
| PSY 480 |
Field Experience in Psychology |
| PSY 490 |
Practicum in Psychology |
| PSY 499 |
Honors Thesis in Psychology |
| PSY 540 |
History of Psychology |
| PSY 550 |
Introduction to Clinical Psychology |
| Additional credits in psychology at the 200 level or above |
9 |
| Successful completion of the Major Field Test in Psychology |
| General Elective Courses |
| Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124. |
| Total |
124 |
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