Psychology Major

Major Requirements

The major in psychology consists of eleven courses. The distribution of courses presented for a major should conform to the following pattern:

PSYC 100 - Introduction to Psychology
Note: Students can earn credit equivalent to PSYC 100 by scoring a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in Psychology, by scoring a 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate higher level Psychology exam, or by submitting qualifying GCE A-Level grades. Students who do so are still required to take 11 courses for the major.
PSYC 201 - Research in Psychology I and PSYC 301 - Research in Psychology II
Three other courses at the intermediate level, at least one of which must be from Group A and at least one of which must be from Group B.
Three upper level courses (300-level courses, not including PSYC 301 ). A 4-credit independent study, internship, or preceptorship may also fulfill one of the upper level course requirements with prior departmental permission.
One course from the Underrepresented Populations, Paradigms, and Perspectives (UP³⁾requirement. UP³ courses have as their central theme one or more of the following: a focus on historically underrepresented perspectives, paradigms, or populations in psychology; a critical lens on issues of power and privilege in the field; an analysis of the implications of exclusion or marginalization in the field of psychology or on psychological experience.
- UP³ Courses:
  PSYC 264 - The Psychology of Gender
  PSYC 350 - Race in Developing Lives
  PSYC 364 - Lives in Context: Psychology and Social Structure
  PSYC 368 - Psychology of/and Disability
  PSYC 380 - Community Psychology and Public Health
  
  This requirement may be met at any level of the curriculum, and courses that fulfill this requirement may also satisfy other requirements for the major (e.g., Race in Developing Lives fulfills both the UP³ requirement as well as the upper level course requirement). Topics courses that are offered occasionally may sometimes fulfill the UP³ requirement.
One course approved to satisfy the capstone requirement in psychology

PSYC 401 - Directed Research in Psych
PSYC 402 - Clinical Science Capstone
PSYC 450 - Research in Hemisphere Asymmetries

Note: Occasionally, other courses in psychology may be offered that satisfy the capstone requirement (with prior departmental permission).

One other psychology course.

No more than one independent project, internship or preceptorship can count towards the major.