Psychology Major

Requirements: Psychology Major (B.A.)

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1	Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
CCI 2
CCI 3
CCI 4
CCX	Experiential Learning
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C")	Writing & Criticism	EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
CCD	Digital Literacy and Communication
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR	Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)	Quantitative Reasoning
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)	Experimental Reasoning	MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C")	Elementary French & Culture II	FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC	AUP Capstone

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 44 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PY1000CCI	INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2020	RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY + Lab	PY1000CCI
PY2120CCR	WRITING THE SOCIAL WORLD	College Level=Sophomore AND EN1010 AND PY1000CCI OR GS2006GE110 OR GS2006
PY4090CCC or [course:py4095:code][course:py4095:type]	Senior Seminar or Senior Project	((PY2120CCR OR GS2120CCR) OR College Level=Senior) OR ( Major=Psychology OR Major=Gender, Sexuality and Society AND College Level=Senior) or [course:py4095:prereq]

Fundamental Courses

Select three courses from the following list.

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
PY2013	UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	None
[course:py2021:code][course:py2021:type]	[course:py2021:name]	[course:py2021:prereq]
PY2022	PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES	None
[course:py2042:code][course:py2042:type]	[course:py2042:name]	[course:py2042:prereq]
PY2043	ABNORMAL & CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI
PY2044	CLINICAL THEORIES	PY1000CCI
PY2045CCI	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2046CCI	CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2055	BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR	PY1000CCI
PY2075	COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI

Select four courses from the following list or the list above if not already taken – at least two must be at the 3000 level or above.

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
MA1020CCM	APPLIED STATISTICS I	MA0900 or placement above
[course:py2007:code][course:py2007:type]	[course:py2007:name]	[course:py2007:prereq]
[course:py2008:code][course:py2008:type]	[course:py2008:name]	[course:py2008:prereq]
PY2009	SHATTERED BRAINS, FRACTURED MINDS	PY1000CCI
PY2010CCI	INTRODUCTION TO GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIETY	None
PY2013	UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	None
MA2020	APPLIED STATISTICS II	MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120
[course:py2021:code][course:py2021:type]	[course:py2021:name]	[course:py2021:prereq]
PY2022	PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES	None
[course:py2042:code][course:py2042:type]	[course:py2042:name]	[course:py2042:prereq]
PY2043	ABNORMAL & CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI
PY2044	CLINICAL THEORIES	PY1000CCI
PY2045CCI	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
PY2046CCI	CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY	None
[course:py2051:code][course:py2051:type]	[course:py2051:name]	[course:py2051:prereq]
PY2055	BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR	PY1000CCI
[course:py2061:code][course:py2061:type]	[course:py2061:name]	[course:py2061:prereq]
PY2075	COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	PY1000CCI
PY3025	PSYCHOLOGY OF SENSATION	PY1000CCI
PY3035	PSYCHOLINGUISTICS	None
CS3048	HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION	CS1005 GPA 3.0 OR CS1040 OR CS1040GE110
PY3065	PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING & MEMORY	PY1000CCI
PY3066	LIFE STORIES	College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI
PY3067CCI	SOCIAL MEMORY	College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI
PY3068	THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROCESS	PY1000CCI OR PY1000GE110
PY3090	Topics in French Literature, only topics on Psychoanalysis, maximum one course towards PY degree	FR2200CCI OR FR2500 OR FR2550
PY3091	Topics in Psychology	College Level=Sophomore

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

Honors

Students earning a 3.7 or above in their Psychology courses taken during the junior and senior years may apply for honors, which requires the creation of an original scholarly product of exceptional quality. Interested students should contact the department chair.

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