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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Psychology (B.S. Degree)

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FRESHMAN

FALL

First Year Seminar 101: 1 credit
WRT 101 - Introductory Writing Workshop 3 credits,
PSY 103 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
MAT 125 - Calculus A 3 credits
OR
MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits
CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits *
LANG Part 1: 3-4 credits

Total: 16-19 Credits

SPRING

First Year Seminar 102 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 102 - Intermediate Writing Workshop 3 credits,
PSY Group A (PSY 220 or PSY 230 or PSY 240 ) Credits: 3 credits
OR
PSY Group B (PSY 250 or PSY 260 ) Credits: 3 credits
MAT 126 - Calculus B 3 credits
OR
MAT 132 - Calculus II 4 credits
LANG Part 2: 3-4 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16-18 Credits

SOPHOMORE

FALL

PSY 201 - Statistical Methods in Psychology 3 credits **
PSY Group B (if Group A taken): 3 credits
OR
Group A (if Group B taken): 3 credits
One of the following 3 BIO Course Options
BIO 201 - Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
BIO 202 - Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
BIO 203 - Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology 3 credits
BIO 204 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
SBC: 3 credits
SBC: 3 credits

Total: 17 Credits

SPRING

PSY Upper-division elective (301-382): 3 credits
PSY Group A or B: 3 credits
PSY 200 and above elective****: 3 credits
One course from BIO 201, 202 OR 203 not already completed successfully
BIO 201 - Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
BIO 202 - Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
BIO 203 - Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology 3 credits
BIO 205 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIA 2 credits
OR
BIO 207 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB 2 credits
SBC: 3 credits

Total: 17 Credits

JUNIOR

FALL

PSY advanced laboratory (PSY 380 or PSY 382 ): 4 credits
Science sequence concentration elective: 3-5 credits
PSY Upper-division elective****: 3 credits
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
SBC: 3 credits

Total: 16-18 Credits

SPRING

PSY 301, PSY 355, PSY 356, PSY 368 or AMS 315***: 3 credits
Science sequence concentration elective: 3-5 credits
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
SBC: 3 credits
SBC: 3 credits

Total: 15-17 Credits

SENIOR

FALL

PSY 310 - Research and Writing in Psychology 4 credits
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
SBC: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SPRING

PSY Upper-division elective: 3 credits ****
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
Upper-division elective: 3 credits
SBC: 3 credits

Total: 12 Credits

Notes

Note: Passing a placement test at the appropriate level also satisfies the calculus requirement.

*CHE 131 is a prerequisite to the 200-level BIO courses.

** Other statistics courses allowed are AMS 102 , AMS 110 , AMS 310 , BUS 215 , ECO 320 , POL 201 , or SOC 202 .

***BIO 334 and BIO 338 may be used here only if it is not used in a BIO concentration.

**** May not use any of the following to fulfill this requirement: PSY 273 , PSY 283 , PSY 399, PSY 447 , PSY 475 , PSY 476 , PSY 487 , PSY 488 , or PSY 495 -PSY 496 .