Psychology Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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General Admission Information for Psychology

High school students should have at least one year of algebra. Social science courses, including psychology and natural science courses such as biology and chemistry are also encouraged.

General Degree Completion Requirements for Psychology

Students who major in psychology but who transfer some lower division psychology coursework from other colleges/universities must complete at least 50 hours of upper division credits in the 70 credit psychology major.

• If a student takes  or  or for Cluster A, they cannot take  or  or as an elective;

Capstone Requirement: The university capstone requirement is met by the department capstone and must attain a grade ≥C.

Required courses are designed to provide students with the foundations of the field. Through careful planning in the selection of cluster and elective courses, students may develop a program of study to prepare for application to graduate school programs or meet specific career goals in psychology-related business/human services occupations.

World Language Requirement: Two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.

Major Requirements

• To declare psychology as a major, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA ≥2.0 and completed  or its equivalent with a grade ≥C.
• Transfer students may be given credit for appropriate transfer courses in the major and for electives. Transfer credits will be limited to 20 lower division credits and no more than 30 transfer credits total applied toward the major.
• Students must attain a grade ≥C for each of the required courses:
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• There is no overall GPA requirement for this major.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits.ÌýIndividual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current.ÌýStudents should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet theÌý.

This major requires the completion of theÌý.ÌýStudents pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA)Ìýdegree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.Ìý Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Cluster A Core Course Requirements–choose at least four from the approved list.

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Cluster B Applied/Lab and Speciality Course Requirements–choose at least three from the approved list.

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Electives–courses used as electives in the major must come from the approved Cluster A or B or Focus Experience list (those not used to meet the minimum cluster requirements).

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Students who earn a BA in Psychology from 51¸£ÀûÉç should be able to:

• evaluate empirical research in psychology;
• explain how APA’s principles of ethics can be applied to a research study in psychology;
• investigate a major theoretical perspective from psychology;
• utilize APA (American Psychological Association) style requirements when writing.