Psychology Major

Requirements: Psychology Major (B.A.)

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1	Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
CCI 2
CCI 3
CCI 4
CCX	Experiential Learning
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE	Writing & Criticism	EN1010
CCD	Digital Literacy and Communication
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR	Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)	Quantitative Reasoning
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)	Experimental Reasoning	MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above)	Elementary French & Culture II	FR1100
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC	AUP Capstone

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 44 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PY1000CCI	INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2020	RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY + Lab	PY1000CCI
PY2120CCR	WRITING THE SOCIAL WORLD	College Level=Sophomore AND EN1010 AND (PY1000CCI OR GS2006CCI OR GS2006GE110)
PY4090CCC or PY4095CCC	SENIOR SEMINAR or SENIOR PROJECT	((PY2120CCR OR GS2120CCR) OR College Level=Senior) OR ( Major=Psychology OR Major=Gender, Sexuality and Society AND College Level=Senior) or PY2120CCR OR GS2120CCR AND College Level=Senior

Fundamental Courses

Select three courses from the following list.

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PY2013	UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	None
PY2022	PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES	None
PY2043	INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI
PY2044	CLINICAL THEORIES	PY1000CCI
PY2045CCI	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2046CCI	CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2055	BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR	PY1000CCI
PY2075	COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI

Select four courses from the following list or the list above if not already taken – at least two must be at the 3000 level or above.

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
DS1020CCM MA1020CCM	APPLIED STATISTICS I	MA0900 OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-20 OR ELECMA-30 OR (MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120 / MA0900 OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-20 OR ELECMA-30 OR (MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120
PY2009	SHATTERED BRAINS, FRACTURED MINDS	PY1000CCI
PY2010CCI	INTRODUCTION TO GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIETY	None
PY2013	UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	None
DS2020 MA2020	APPLIED STATISTICS II	MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 / MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120
PY2022	PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES	None
PY2043	INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI
PY2044	CLINICAL THEORIES	PY1000CCI
PY2045CCI	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2046CCI	CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2055	BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR	PY1000CCI
PO2062 PY2062	POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY	College Level=Sophomore / College Level=Sophomore
PY2075	COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI
PY2091	TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY	College Level=Sophomore
PY3025	PSYCHOLOGY OF SENSATION	PY1000CCI
PY3035	PSYCHOLINGUISTICS	None
PY3040	PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY	College Level=Sophomore
CS3048	HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION	CS1005 GPA 3.0 OR CS1040 OR CS1040GE110 OR CS1040CCD
PY3065	PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING & MEMORY	PY1000CCI
PY3066	LIFE STORIES	College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI
PY3067CCI	SOCIAL MEMORY	College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI
PY3069	SOCIETY, ILLNESS, & HEALTH	College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI
PY3070	THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION AND RACISM	College Level=Sophomore
PY3091	TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY	College Level=Sophomore

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

Honors

Students earning a 3.7 or above in their Psychology courses taken during the junior and senior years may apply for honors, which requires the creation of an original scholarly product of exceptional quality. Interested students should contact the department chair.