Psychology Major Suggested Sequence of Courses

The following is a model for completing the Psychology major in four years. Only Psychology courses are listed. See Major structure (above) for specific courses that fall into each category.

First Year

Foundation Course #1

Psy 1 (Introduction to Psychology)

3

Foundation Course #2

Psy 103 (Applied Psychology) / Psy 187 (Careers in Psychology)

OR

Psy 125 (Basic Communication Skills)

3

Statistics/Methods Course #1

Psy 40 (Basic Statistical Methods)

3

Second Year

Statistics/Methods Course #2

Psy 106 (Basic Research Methods)

AND

Psy 106L (Basic Research Methods Lab)

6

Foundation Course #3

Psy 103 (Applied Psychology)/Psy 187 (Careers in Psychology)

OR

Psy 125 (Basic Communication Skills)

3

Knowledge Base #1

Choose a course from one of the knowledge base areas: Sociocultural, Cognitive, Developmental, Biological, and Mental / Physical Health

3

Statistics/Methods Course #3

Psy 111 (Applied Statistical Computing)

OR

Psy 155 (Psychological Testing)

OR

Psy 194 (Advanced Research Apprenticeship)

OR

Psy 167A (Special Topics in Research Methods and Statistics)

3

Third Year

Practice Course

Psy 192 (Practicum) or Psy 193 (Research Apprenticeship)

3

Knowledge Base #2

Choose a course from one of the knowledge base areas: Sociocultural, Cognitive, Developmental, Biological, and Mental / Physical Health

3

Knowledge Base #3

Choose a course from one of the knowledge base areas: Sociocultural, Cognitive, Developmental, Biological, and Mental / Physical Health

3

Knowledge Base #4

Choose a course from one of the knowledge base areas: Sociocultural, Cognitive, Developmental, Biological, and Mental / Physical Health

3

Applied Elective #1

Choice of UD elective - Psy 1xx

3

Applied Elective #2

Choice of UD elective - Psy 1xx

3

Fourth Year

Knowledge Base #5

Choose a course from one of the knowledge base areas: Sociocultural, Cognitive, Developmental, Biological, and Mental / Physical Health

3

Applied Elective #3

Choice of UD elective - Psy 1xx

3

Applied Elective #4

Choice of UD elective - Psy 1xx

3

Capstone Course

Psy 190 (Workshop) OR Psy 195 (Capstone)

3