Psychology major leading to BS degree

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A major in psychology leading to a Bachelor of Science degree requires completion of 49 or 50 credits in psychology and cognate fields distributed as follows:

Three courses selected from PSYC 111, 112, 113, and 114
PSYC 120, 250, 304, 403, and 473
Two courses selected from PSYC 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 259, 261, 262, 265, and 269
Six credits selected from PSYC 353, 354, 355, 359, 361, 362, 365, and 369
12 credits in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics, exclusive of CHEM 100 and PHYS 150 and 151.

1. Three courses selected from:

PSYC 111 - Brain and Behavior 111
PSYC 112 - Cognition 112
PSYC 113 - Principles of Development 113
PSYC 114 - Introduction to Social Psychology 114

2. Required courses:

PSYC 120 - Quantitative Literacy in the Behavioral Sciences 120
PSYC 250 - Research Design and Analysis 250
PSYC 304 - History and Systems of Psychology 304
PSYC 403 - Directed Individual Study 403
PSYC 473 - Senior Thesis 473

3. Two courses selected from:

PSYC 252 - Sensation Measurement and Perception 252
PSYC 253 - Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behaviors 253
PSYC 254 - Attention 254
PSYC 255 - Cognitive Neuroscience 255
PSYC 256 - Neuropharmacology 256
PSYC 259 - Cognition and Emotion 259
PSYC 261 - Socioemotional Development 261
PSYC 262 - Gender-Role Development 262
PSYC 265 - Developmental Psychopathology 265
PSYC 269 - Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination 269

4. Six credits selected from:

PSYC 353 - Advanced Methods in Systems Neuroscience Research 353
PSYC 354 - Advanced Methods in Attention Research 354
PSYC 355 - Advanced Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience Research 355
PSYC 359 - Advanced Methods in Cognition and Emotion Research 359
PSYC 362 - Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychology Research 362
PSYC 365 - Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychopathology Research 365
PSYC 369 - Advanced Methods in Social Psychology Research 369

Psychology major leading to BS degree

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2. Required courses:

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4. Six credits selected from:

5. 12 credits in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics, exclusive of CHEM 100 and PHYS 150 and 151.