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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: UofM 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Psychology, (B.A.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Psychology, (B.A.)

Program objectives for a B.A. in Psychology are: (a) describe the nature of psychology as a discipline; (b) use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena; (c) demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology; (d) describe the basic characteristics of the science of psychology; (e) explain different research methods used by psychologists; (f) design and conduct basic studies to address psychological questions using appropriate research methods; (g) evaluate the appropriateness of conclusions derived from psychological research; (h) generalize research conclusions appropriately based on the parameters of particular research methods; (i) follow the APA Code of Ethics in the treatment of human and nonhuman participants in the design, data collection, interpretation, and reporting of psychological research; (j) use critical thinking effectively; (k) use reasoning to recognize, develop, defend, and criticize arguments and other persuasive appeals; (l) approach problems effectively; (m) describe major applied areas of psychology (e.g., clinical, counseling, industrial/organizational, school, health); (n) identify appropriate applications of psychology in solving problems; (o) articulate how psychological principles can be used to explain social issues and inform public policy; (p) recognize the necessity for ethical behavior in all aspects of the science and practice of psychology; (q) recognize and understand the importance of academic integrity; (r) recognize and respect human diversity and understand that psychological explanations may vary across populations and contexts; (s) assess and justify engagement with respect to civic, social, and global responsibilities; (t) understand the limitations of psychological knowledge and skills.

University General Education Program (41 hours)

See Graduation from the University for the University General Education Program requirements.

College and Degree (B.A.) Requirements (6-9 hours)

The College and Bachelor of Arts requirements are in addition to the University General Education Program requirements and are listed above.

The Major (39 hours in Psychology)

Completion of

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PSYC 1030 - General Psychology** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 1300 - Careers in Psychology ** Credit Hours: (1)
PSYC 3010 - Research and Statistics I ** Credit Hours: (4)
PSYC 3020 - Research and Statistics II ** Credit Hours: (4)

NOTE: PSYC 3010 and PSYC 3020 may only be repeated twice (taken three times) to earn a minimum grade of C-. No more than 9 upper division (3000/4000 level) psychology credit hours may be attempted prior to completion of PSYC 3010 with a grade of C- or better.

One Course from Each of the Three Content Areas Below:

Cognition and Physiological Psychology:

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PSYC 3303 - Thinking/Cognitive Processes ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3304 - Perceptual Psychology Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3305 - Psyc Learning/Memory** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3306 - Physiological Psyc** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3307 - Animal Behavior ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3507 - Alcohol/Drugs/Behavior ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3530 - Psychology of Language Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4305 - Mind/Brain/Intelligence ** Credit Hours: (3)

Social, Cultural and Developmental Psychology:

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PSYC 3030 - Multicultural Psychology Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3101 - Psychology of Personality Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3103 - Child Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3106 - Social Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3108 - Positive Psychology Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3236 - Psychology of Gender Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3506 - Human Sexuality Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3510 - Deviance/Role History Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3601 - Psychology of Evil Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4034 - Children Soc Relationships Credit Hours: (3)

Applied Psychology:

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PSYC 3102 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3508 - Indust/Organizatnl Psyc Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3509 - Applying Psyc/Community Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3512 - Health Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3518 - Psychology of Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 3520 - Legal/Forensic Psyc Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4030 - Issues Psychotherapy Rsrch Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4101 - History of Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4102 - Abnormal Child Psych Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4401 - Intro to Clinical Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4507 - Psyc Internship Credit Hours: (3)

Psychology Field Test

All majors must take a Psychology Field Test during their senior year.

Concentrations (24 hours):

The department offers three concentrations: (a) General Psychology (b) Behavioral Neuroscience (c) Cognitive Science. Students must complete the requirements for one concentration.

General Psychology:

Completion of requirements above and at least 32 upper division hours in PSYC to bring the PSYC total to at least 39 hours.

Behavioral Neuroscience:

Completion of requirements above and

Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit Hours: (3)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credit Hours: (3)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: (3)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3306 - Physiological Psyc** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3507 - Alcohol/Drugs/Behavior ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4505 - Special Prob/Behav Neurosci Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4506 - Direct Rsch Behav Neuro Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 4997 - Senior Thesis/Behav Neurosci Credit Hours: (3)
  • and at least 32 upper division hours in PSYC courses to bring their PSYC total to at least 39 hours.

    • Cognitive Science:

    Completion of requirements above and

    Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSYC 3303 - Thinking/Cognitive Processes ** Credit Hours: (3)
    At Least One Course From Either
    Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSYC 3103 - Child Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)

    or

    PSYC 3106 - Social Psychology ** Credit Hours: (3)
    At Least Two Courses From:
    Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSYC 3304 - Perceptual Psychology Credit Hours: (3)
    PSYC 3305 - Psyc Learning/Memory** Credit Hours: (3)
    PSYC 3306 - Physiological Psyc** Credit Hours: (3)
    PSYC 3530 - Psychology of Language Credit Hours: (3)
    PSYC 4305 - Mind/Brain/Intelligence ** Credit Hours: (3)

     

    PSYC 4998 - Sr Thesis/Cognitive Science Credit Hours: (3)

    or

    PSYC 4999 - Honors Sr Thesis/Cognitive Sc Credit Hours: (3)

     

  • and at least 32 additional upper division hours in PSYC courses to bring their PSYC total to at least 39 hours.
    • Students Choosing Cognitive Science Concentration

    Students choosing Cognitive Science concentration must complete at least three of the following courses outside of psychology:

    Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    COMP 1800 - Problem Solving/Computers Credit Hours: (3)
    COMP 1900 - CS1: Introduction to Programming Credit Hours: (4)
    COMP 2700 - Discrete Structures Credit Hours: (4)
    COMP 4001 - Intro to Python Programming Credit Hours: (3)
    ENGL 3511 - Intro to Linguistics ** Credit Hours: (3)
    PHIL 3460 - Nature/Mind/Knowledge Credit Hours: (3)
    PHIL 3621 - Intermediate Logic Credit Hours: (3)
    PHIL 4421 - Philosophy of Mind Credit Hours: (3)

    Electives

    Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120.

    Honors Program

    The Psychology Honors Program provides an opportunity for selected Psychology majors to enrich their learning experience through honors courses, independent study, a senior thesis, and extracurricular learning experiences. The program requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of honors work in psychology. Students who earn at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average in the major will earn degrees that included the distinction “With Honors in Psychology.” Please contact the department honors coordinator for more detailed information about the Psychology Honors Program and assistance in applying. Psychology majors may also be eligible to participate in the University Honors Program described elsewhere in this bulletin. Some psychology honors courses may be counted toward the requirement of the University Honors Program.

    Psychology Honors Classes. The honors courses described below are open only to students in good standing in the Psychology Honors Program or the University Honors Program. Honors courses in Psychology include: (1) PSYC 1030 (General Psychology - Honors). Students who wish to enroll in this course during their first year may do so either by meeting the requirements for the University Honors Program or by instructor permission; (2) periodically offered honors sections of other courses in the psychology curriculum; (3) specialized honors courses; (4) Honors Special Topics; (5) Directed Research and Senior Thesis.

    Psychology Honors Contracts. Students may ask the instructor of any psychology course to negotiate an honors contract, in which the instructor and student agree on additional honor-level requirements for the course.

    Psychology Honors Senior Thesis. Students ask a psychology faculty member to serve as adviser for PSYC 4996 - Honors Senior Thesis, typically completed during the student’s last semester. Before enrolling in PSYC 4996, the student should complete at least one semester of PSYC 4504 - Directed Research under the same faculty adviser who will oversee work in the honors thesis. Students specializing in Behavioral Neuroscience may choose to enroll in PSYC 4506 (Directed Research in Behavioral Neuroscience) and PSYC 4997 (Senior Thesis in Behavioral Neuroscience). The completed thesis is presented in writing and defended orally before a faculty committee.

    Typical 4-Year Psychology Sequence

    Freshman Year

    Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

    FALL SEMESTER

    ENGL 1010 - English Composition** Credit Hours: (3)
  • Foreign Language 1010 (3)
    • PSYC 1030 - General Psychology** Credit Hours: (3)
  • MATH (3-4) *
  • History* (3)

    •  

    SPRING SEMESTER

    ENGL 1020 - English Comp/Analysis** Credit Hours: (3)
  • Foreign Language 1020 (3)
  • Social Science* (3)
    • PSYC 1300 - Careers in Psychology ** Credit Hours: (1)
  • Fine Arts/Humanities* (3)
  • PSYC UD or LD Elective (3)

    • Semester Totals 31-32 hrs

    Sophomore Year

    Course NameCredit Hours:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

    FALL SEMESTER

    ENGL 2201 - Literary Heritage ** Credit Hours: (3)

    or

    ENGL 2202 - Lit Heritage: African-American ** Credit Hours: (3)

     

  • Foreign Language 2010 (3)
    • PSYC 3010 - Research and Statistics I ** Credit Hours: (4)
  • Fine Arts/Humanities* (3)
  • Elective (3)

    •  

    SPRING SEMESTER

    COMM 2381 - Oral Communication ** Credit Hours: (3)
  • Foreign Language 2020 (3)
    • PSYC 3020 - Research and Statistics II ** Credit Hours: (4)
  • Elective (3)

    • Semester Totals 29 hrs

    Junior Year

    FALL SEMESTER

    • Natural Science (4) *
    • PSYC Content Area 1 (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • Elective (3)
    • Elective (3)

     

    SPRING SEMESTER

    • Natural Science* (4)
    • PSYC Content Area 2 (3)
    • Elective (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • History* (3)

    Semester Totals 32 hrs

    Senior Year

    FALL SEMESTER

    • PSYC Content Area 3 (3)
    • Elective (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)

     

    SPRING SEMESTER

    • Elective (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)
    • Elective (1) - only if 3-credit Math

    Semester Totals 27-28 hrs

    Typical 2-Year Psychology Sequence (transfer students with A.A. Degree)

    TRANSFER EQUIVALENT CREDITS ASSUMED:

    • ENGL 1010 * (3)
    • ENGL 1020 * (3)
    • COMM 2381 * (3)
    • ENGL 2201  or ENGL 2202 * (3)
    • Fine Arts/Humanities* (6)
    • Foreign Language 1010/1020 (6)
    • MATH* (3)
    • History* (6)
    • Natural Science* (8)
    • PSYC 1030 * (3)
    • Social Science - PSYC LD Elective* (3)
    • LD Electives (13)

    Transfer Totals: 60 hrs.

    Junior Year

    FALL SEMESTER

    • Foreign Language 2010 (3)
    • PSYC 1300  (1)
    • PSYC 3010  (4)
    • PSYC Content Area 1 (3)
    • Elective (3)

    SPRING SEMESTER

    • Foreign Language 2020 (3)
    • PSYC 3020 (4)
    • PSYC Content Area 2 (3)
    • PSYC Content Area 3 (3)
    • Elective (3)

    Semester Totals: 30 hrs

    Senior Year

    FALL SEMESTER

    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)

    SPRING SEMESTER

    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • PSYC UD Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)
    • UD Elective (3)

    Semester Totals: 30 hrs

     

    Total Hours: 120

    Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

    *Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

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