Departmental Requirements for a

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Psychology

College-wide Requirements: In addition to meeting the requirements in General Education and in the major, students must also complete six (6) credits in the Liberal Arts Core required of all majors in the College of Liberal Arts. Options for satisfying this requirement are outlined under the section on the College of Liberal Arts. To qualify for graduation, students (1) must pass the Senior Departmental Comprehensive Examination with a score of 70 or higher, (2) must have taken all of their junior- and senior-level requirements in the major at Morgan (unless granted prior written permission by the Dean to take courses elsewhere), and (3) must have earned a cumulative average of 2.0 or better and a major average of 2.0 or better, with no outstanding grades below “C” in the major (which includes all courses required for the major and required supporting courses).

Required Courses for the Major in Psychology for students entering MSU before August 2006.

Course

Description       Credits

Credit Hours

PSYC 101

General Psychology

3

PSYC 102

Developmental Psychology

3

PSYC 108

Scientific Method in Psychology

3

PSYC 200 or

202

Psychology of Learning or

Psychology of Perception

3

PSYC 213

Theories of Personality

3

PSYC 219

History and Systems of Psychology

3

PSYC 231

Social Psychology

3

PSYC 316

Psychological Statistics I

3

PSYC 317

Psychological Statistics II

3

PSYC 320

Experimental Psychology I

3

PSYC 399

Junior Seminar

3

PSYC 497

Senior Seminar

3

MATH 113

Introduction to Mathematical Analysis I

4

BIOL 102

Introductory Biology II

4

     

CHOOSE    6 Credit Hours

XXX

Foreign Language (Two sequential courses in the same language)

XXX

Foreign Language (Two sequential courses in the same language)

or

COSC 110

Introduction to Computing and

INSS 141

Introduction to Computer-Based Information Systems

TOTAL DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:      50

Required Courses for the Major in Psychology for students entering the MSU after August 2006.

Course

Description

Credits

PSYC 101

General Psychology

3

PSYC 102

Developmental Psychology

3

PSYC 108

Scientific Method in Psychology

3

PSYC 200

Psychology of Learning

3

PSYC 202

Psychology of Perception

3

PSYC 213

Theories of Personality

3

PSYC 219

History and Systems of Psychology

3

PSYC 231

Social Psychology

3

PSYC 316

Psychological Statistics I

3

PSYC 317

Psychological Statistics II

3

PSYC 320

Experimental Psychology I

3

PSYC 399

Junior Seminar

3

PSYC 497

Senior Seminar

3

PSYC ELEC

Psychology Elective

3

PSYC ELEC

Psychology Elective

3

BIOL 102

Introductory Biology II

4

CHOOSE                   6 credit hours

XXX

Foreign Language (Two sequential courses in the same language)

3

XXX

Foreign Language (Two sequential courses in the same language)

3

 

or

 

COSC 110

Introduction to Computing and

3

INSS 141

Introduction to Computer-Based Information Systems

3

 

TOTAL:

55