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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.

BA Psychology Degree Plan

All Degree plans are for informational purposes only.  Official Degree Plans for graduation clearance will be conducted by the Constantin Dean's Office.

UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS DEGREE PLAN FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS Bulletin used:2023 - 2024
Course name when taken credits Course name when taken credits
CORE COURSES 71 PSYCHOLOGY COURSES 34
Eng 1301: Lit Trad I Psy 1311: Foundations of Psy
Eng 1302: Lit Trad II Psy 2313: General Psych
Eng 2311: Lit Trad III (Rome) Psy 3330: History of Psych
Eng 2312: Lit Trad IV Psy 3326: Statistical Methods in Psychology
Psy 3339: Phenomenological Research
His 1311: Am Civ I [F] Psy 3432: Quantitative Research
His 1312: Am Civ II [S] Psy 4348: Senior thesis
His 2301: Western Civ I (Rome) Psy Adv. Elective:
His 2302: Western Civ II Psy Adv. Elective:
Psy Adv. Elective:
Phi 1301: Phil & Ethical Life Psy Adv. Elective:
Phi 2323: The Human Person (Rome)
Phi 3311: Phil of Being
The 1310: Under the Bible ELECTIVES 15
The 2311: West Theo Trad (Rome) Upper Level Elective 3
Upper Level Elective 3
For. lang. Upper Level Elective 3
For. lang. Upper or Lower level elective 3
For. lang. Upper or Lower level elective 3
For. lang.
Eco 1311: Fund of Eco
Pol 1311: Princ of Amer Politics
Fine Arts: (Rome)
Math:
Bio (3 Cr + Lab):
Phys Sci. (3 Cr + Lab):
1. Advanced credits: Students must earn 38 credits in courses numbered 3000 or above, of which 26 must be earned at UD.
2. Grades below C- in advanced courses in the major do not count toward fulfillment of the major requirement.
3. A total of only 4 credits in 1-credit P/NP courses may count toward the 120 credits needed for graduation.
4. The last 12 advanced credits in the major must be earned at UD. Revised 2022-2023 0

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Year I

Fall Semester

ENG 1301Literary Tradition I

3
HIS 1311American Civilization I

3
PSY 1311Foundations of Psychology as Human Science

3
PHI 1301Phil & Ethical Life

3
Language or Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester

ENG 1302Literary Tradition II

3
HIS 1312American Civilization II

3
THE 1310Understanding The Bible

3
Fine Arts or Math

3
Language or Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Year II

ENG 2311Literary Tradition III

3
ENG 2312Literary Tradition IV

3
HIS 2301Western Civilization I

3
HIS 2302Western Civilization II

3
PSY 2313General Psychology

3
PHI 2323The Human Person

3
THE 2311Western Theological Tradition

3
Fine Arts or Math

3
PSY 3326Statistics for the Social Sciences

3
Science Core w/Lab

4
Total Credit Hours:31

Year III

Fall Semester

PSY 3330History Of Psychology

3
PSY 3432Quantitative Research Design

4
PHI 3311Philosophy of Being

3
Language or Elective

3
ECO 1311Fundamentals Of Economics

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Language: As needed

Spring Semester

Elective

3
PSY 3339Phenomenological Research

3
Psychology Elective

3
POL 1311Principles 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 4348Senior Thesis

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester

Elective

9
Psychology Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:12