BS Bachelor of Science in Psychology General Psychology specialization
Courses
Total program credits needed for graduation: 180
General Education Requirements
45 quarter credits with a minimum of 6 quarter credits from each of the following categories:
- Communication
- Humanities
- Natural Science and Mathematics
- Social Science
Required Courses
- BIO1000
- Human Biology (6 quarter credits)
- ENG1000
- English Composition (6 quarter credits)
- MAT2001
- Statistical Reasoning (6 quarter credits)
- PHI2000
- Ethics (6 quarter credits) (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC1000
- Introduction to Psychology (6 quarter credits)
Core Courses
66 course quarter credits. Select from the following:
- PSYC3002
- Developing a Psychology Perspective (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC3210
- Human Lifespan Development* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC3500
- Learning and Cognition* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC3520
- Introduction to Social Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC3540
- Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4100
- History and Modern Systems of Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4310
- Biological Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4600
- Research Methods in Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4700
- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences* (6 quarter credits)
In addition, choose 12 quarter credits from the following courses:
- PSYC2200
- Educational Psychology (3 quarter credits)
- PSYC2700
- Child Development (3 quarter credits)
- PSYC2800
- Introduction to Human Sexuality (3 quarter credits)
- PSYC2900
- Introduction Psychology of Personality (3 quarter credits)
- PSYC3110
- Abnormal Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC3770
- Psychology of Human Motivation and Performance* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4110
- Positive Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4200
- Foundations of Industrial and Organizational Psychology* (6 quarter credits)
- PSYC4210
- Cyberpsychology (6 quarter credits)
Elective Courses
Choose 63 credits of additional undergraduate courses.
Capstone Course
Taken during learner's final quarter.
- PSYC4900
- Psychology Capstone Project (6 quarter credits)
*This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor or refer to the course descriptions for more information.
Arkansas residents must complete Arkansas general education requirements.
Transfer Credits
There are many ways to reduce tuition costs, including transferring credits which can help save time and money. You can transfer up to 135 credits into this specialization.
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Concentrations
If you have elective courses in your specialization, you may be able to use them to fulfill both your degree and concentration requirements at the same time. However, completing a concentration may extend your total credits beyond the requirements of your degree. Concentrations available for this specialization include:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Project Management
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