Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Basic Requirements for Major

Thirty four credits in Psychology as follows: 1311, 2313, 3330, 3326, 3432, 3339, 4348 and 12 credits in advanced psychology electives.  The comprehensive examination in psychology is now completed at the end of the research sequence in the fall in PSY 4348 which culminates in a formal "Research Proposal.

Course Sequence

Year I

Fall Semester

ENG 1301	Literary Tradition I	3
HIS 1311	American Civilization I	3
PSY 1311	Foundations of Psychology as Human Science	3
PHI 1301	Phil & Ethical Life	3
	Language or Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

ENG 1302	Literary Tradition II	3
HIS 1312	American Civilization II	3
THE 1310	Understanding The Bible	3
	Fine Arts or Math	3
	Language or Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Year II

ENG 2311	Literary Tradition III	3
ENG 2312	Literary Tradition IV	3
HIS 2301	Western Civilization I	3
HIS 2302	Western Civilization II	3
PSY 2313	General Psychology	3
PHI 2323	The Human Person	3
THE 2311	Western Theological Tradition	3
	Fine Arts or Math	3
PSY 3326	Statistics for the Social Sciences	3
	Science Core w/Lab	4
Total Credit Hours:		31

Year III

Fall Semester

PSY 3330	History Of Psychology	3
PSY 3432	Quantitative Research Design	4
PHI 3311	Philosophy of Being	3
	Language or Elective	3
ECO 1311	Fundamentals Of Economics	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Language: As needed

Spring Semester

	Elective	3
PSY 3339	Phenomenological Research	3
	Psychology Elective	3
POL 1311	Principles Of American Politics	3
	Language or Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Language: As needed

Year IV

Fall Semester

	Psychology Elective	3
	Psychology Elective	3
	Science Core w/Lab	4
PSY 4348	Senior Thesis	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Spring Semester

	Elective	9
	Psychology Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		12