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Psychology Major Requirements

Major Program Requirements
PSY 105 General Psychology
PSY 203 Developmental Psychology
or PSY 227 Child Psychology
and PSY 228 Adolescent Psychology
PSY 216 Social Psychology
PSY 222 History and Systems in Psychology
PSY 304 Theories and Research in Counseling Psychology
PSY 305 Junior Seminar
PSY 306 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 307 Learning and Cognition
PSY 309 Research Methods I
PSY 414 Physiological Psychology
One additional Psychology elective 300 level or above.
One of the following:
PSY 417 Practicum
PSY 418 Practicum
PSY 425 Psychology Internship
PSY 486 Readings, Research or Teaching
PSY 499 Honors Thesis

Other Program Requirements
BI 102 Human Biology
MA 207 Elementary Statistics
Comprehensive Field Test in Psychology: Students are required to take the Comprehensive Field Test in Psychology during the Fall Semester of their Senior Year at a time and place designated by the department. Some graduate schools will require the GRE test in addition to this field test.

Psychology Minor Requirements

Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits of psychology courses chosen with the advice of faculty in the Psychology Department.