• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Psychology Major Requirements

Introductory Course
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Personal/Social Bases of Behavior (Area A)
Complete two of the following:8
PSYC 3400
Personality
PSYC 3402
Social Psychology
PSYC 3404
Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3406
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Biological/Cognitive Bases of Behavior (Area B)
Complete two of the following:8
PSYC 3450
Learning and Motivation
or PSYC 3451
 Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis
PSYC 3452
Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3458
Biological Psychology
PSYC 3464
Psychology of Language
PSYC 3466
Cognition
Statistics
Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission):4-5
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
Psychology Seminar
Complete one of the following:4
PSYC 4656
Seminar in Biological Psychology
PSYC 4658
Seminar in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 4660
Seminar in Cognition
PSYC 4662
Seminar in Personality
PSYC 4664
Seminar in Social Psychology
PSYC 4666
Seminar in Clinical Psychology
PSYC 4668
Seminar in Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4674
Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC 4676
Seminar in Developmental Psychology
PSYC 4678
Seminar in Social and Affective Neuroscience
Lab Requirement
Complete two psychology lab courses OR one psychology lab course and one psychology directed study research or honors thesis:8
Lab
PSYC 4600
Laboratory in Research Design
PSYC 4604
Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
PSYC 4606
Laboratory in Biological Psychology
PSYC 4610
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 4612
Laboratory in Cognition
PSYC 4614
Laboratory in Social Psychology
PSYC 4616
Laboratory in Personality
PSYC 4622
Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4624
Laboratory in Affective Science
PSYC 4626
Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development
PSYC 4628
Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
Directed Study Research or Honors Thesis
PSYC 4991
Directed Study Research
or PSYC 4971
 Junior/Senior Honors Project 2

Psychology Required Electives

Complete five PSYC courses.20

Supporting Courses

Interdisciplinary Cluster

Complete three of the following courses. Choose from one group only. Students may petition to create their own interdisciplinary cluster:11-15
Educational Psychology
EDUC 1111
Education in the Community
EDUC 5503
Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence
EDUC 5504
Child and Adolescent Development, Learning, and Teaching
EDUC 5570
Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity
Society and Psychology
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
ANTH 2302
Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH 2315
Religion and Modernity
LING 3412
Language and Culture
SOCL 1255
Sociology of the Family
SOCL 1260
Sociology of Gender
SOCL 1295
Drugs and Society
Forensic Psychology
CRIM 1120
Criminology
CRIM 2320
Youth Crime and Justice
CRIM 3110
Gender, Crime, and Justice
CRIM 3120
Race, Crime, and Justice
Cross-Cultural Psychology
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
LING 3412
Language and Culture
LING 3442
Sociolinguistics
Expressive Therapy
Required Courses
ARTF 1210
Abstract Drawing 1
MUSC 1118
Music Therapy 1
THTR 1130
Introduction to Acting
1Additional Art Course
Complete one of the following courses or course combinations concurrently with ARTF 1210:
ARTF 1200
Representational Drawing
ARTF 1220
Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221)
ARTF 1230
and ARTF 1231
Making with Form and Materials
and Making with Form and Materials Tools
ARTF 1240
and ARTF 1241
Making with Video, Sound, and Animation
and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools
ARTF 1250
and ARTF 1251
Designing Interactive Experiences
and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools
Counseling and Applied Psychology
CAEP 3480
Counseling Theories and Practice
CAEP 3485
Mental Health and Counseling
HUSV 2300
Counseling in Human Services
HUSV 3520
Child Intervention and Treatment
Artificial Intelligence and Information Science
CS 3800
Theory of Computation
CS 4100
Artificial Intelligence
CS 4120
Natural Language Processing
IS 2000
Principles of Information Science
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
Language
DEAF 2700
ASL Linguistics
LING 2350
Linguistic Analysis
LING 3412
Language and Culture
LING 3422
Phonology
LING 3442
Sociolinguistics
LING 3450
Syntax
LING 3452
Semantics
LING 3456
Language and Gender
SLPA 1205
Speech and Hearing Science
Human Factors
IS 2000
Principles of Information Science
IS 3500
Information System Design and Development
IS 4200
Information Retrieval
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
IS 4800
Empirical Research Methods
Child and Adolescent Abnormal Psychology
CRIM 2320
Youth Crime and Justice
HUSV 3520
Child Intervention and Treatment
SOCL 1295
Drugs and Society
Human Resource Management and Business
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
MISM 2301
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
MKTG 2209
Introduction to Marketing
ORGB 3201
Organizational Behavior
PHIL 1170
Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
SOCL 1280
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
Philosophy of Science and Psychology
PHIL 1105
Science and Pseudoscience
PHIL 1115
Introduction to Logic
PHIL 4510
Philosophy of Science
PHIL 4535
Philosophy of Mind
Ethics
PHIL 1130
Comparative Ethics
PHIL 1165
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 1170
Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
PHIL 1180
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3435
Moral Philosophy
Biological and Chemical Sciences
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113
BIOL 1141
Microbes and Society
BIOL 1147
The Human Organism
BIOL 1149
Biology of Human Reproduction
BIOL 2217
and BIOL 2218
Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1
and Lab for BIOL 2217
BIOL 2219
and BIOL 2220
Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 2
and Lab for BIOL 2219
BIOL 3405
Neurobiology
BIOL 5585
Evolution
CHEM 1101
and CHEM 1102
General Chemistry for Health Sciences
and Lab for CHEM 1101
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
CHEM 1211
and CHEM 1212
General Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 1211
CHEM 1214
and CHEM 1215
General Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 1214
EEMB 2302
Ecology
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
In addition to the following courses, any math skill course may be used with advisor approval:
ENVR 1101
Environmental Science
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
ENVR 1200
Dynamic Earth
ENVR 2200
Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 3418
Geophysics
MATH 4581
Statistics and Stochastic Processes
or any PHYS course
Health and Wellness
BIOL 1141
Microbes and Society
BIOL 1143
Biology and Society
BIOL 1147
The Human Organism
BIOL 1149
Biology of Human Reproduction
BIOL 2217
and BIOL 2218
Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1
and Lab for BIOL 2217
COMM 3201
Health Communication
HSCI 1105
Human Nutrition
HSCI 1106
Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
NRSG 1205
Wellness
PHIL 1165
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 1180
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 1185
The Ethics of Food
PT 1880
Introduction to Sports Medicine
SOCL 1295
Drugs and Society
Communication, Culture, and Society
COMM 1131
Sex, Relationships, and Communication
COMM 1255
Communication in a Digital Age
COMM 2105
Social Networks
COMM 2304
Communication and Gender
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
COMM 3230
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 3304
Communication and Inclusion
COMM 4535
Nonverbal Social Interaction
COMM 4605
Youth and Communication Technology
COMM 4625
Online Communities
LING 3412
Language and Culture
LING 3442
Sociolinguistics
LING 3456
Language and Gender
Social Work Track
HUSV 1101
Social Change and Human Services
HUSV 2355
Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment
HUSV 2970
Research Methods for Human Services
HUSV 3900
Social Policy
Mindfulness
CAEP 1280
Introduction to Mindfulness
CAEP 1290
Personal Behavior Change
CAEP 2280
The Yoga Tradition in Nepal: Philosophy, Methods, and Practice
CAEP 2290
The Yoga Tradition: Philosophy, Methods, and Practice
CAEP 3899
Relationships in College
HLTH 5002
Mindfulness: Theory and Practice
HUSV 2340
Mindfulness in Mental Health
PHIL 1130
Comparative Ethics
PHIL 1133
Selling Spirituality
PHIL 1275
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
PHIL 1290
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 2395
Japanese Buddhism

Mathematics Requirement

Complete one of the following courses:4
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
MATH 1213
Interactive Mathematics
MATH 1215
Mathematical Thinking
MATH 1231
Calculus for Business and Economics
MATH 1241
Calculus 1
MATH 1242
Calculus 2
MATH 1251
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
MATH 1252
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 2
MATH 1340
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1342
Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering

BS in Psychology Major Credit Requirements

Complete 68 semester hours in the major. A maximum of 34 semester hours of transfer credit is allowed in the major. Note: Up to 12 semester hours of psychology-related electives will count toward the major only after the “Interdisciplinary Cluster” section has been completed.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114PSYC area A elective4PSYC elective4Vacation
PSYC 10001PSYC elective4Elective4 
PSYC 11014Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
Math requirement4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EESC 20001PSYC area A elective4Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4Co-op0
PSYC 23204PSYC area B elective4Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4 
PSYC area B elective4PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4PSYC elective4  
PSYC elective4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 33154Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4Co-op0
 PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4 
 PSYC lab elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Co-op0PSYC lab elective4Elective4 
 PSYC seminar elective4Elective4 
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 
Total Hours: 130

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114PSYC area A elective4PSYC elective4Vacation
PSYC 10001PSYC elective4Elective4 
PSYC 11014Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
Math requirement4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EESC 20001Co-op0Co-op0Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4
PSYC 23204  Elective (or AP credit, etc.) 4
PSYC area B elective4   
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4   
PSYC elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC area A elective4Co-op0Co-op0Elective (or AP credit, etc.) 4
PSYC area B elective4  Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4   
Elective 4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
ENGW 33154PSYC lab elective4Elective4 
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4PSYC seminar elective4Elective4 
PSYC lab4Elective4  
PSYC elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 
Total Hours: 130

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114PSYC area A elective4VacationVacation
PSYC 10001PSYC elective4  
PSYC 11014Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
Math requirement4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 23204EESC 20001VacationCo-op0
PSYC area B elective4PSYC area A elective4  
Elective4PSYC area B elective4  
Elective4PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 33154Elective4Co-op0
 PSYC elective4Elective4 
 PSYC lab elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0PSYC elective4Elective4Co-op0
 PSYC lab elective4Elective4 
 PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0PSYC seminar elective4  
 PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
 PSYC elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114PSYC area A elective4VacationVacation
PSYC 10001PSYC elective4  
PSYC 11014Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
Math requirement4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EESC 20001Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
PSYC 23204  Elective4
PSYC area B elective4   
Elective4   
Elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 33154Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
PSYC area A elective4  Elective4
PSYC area B elective4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC elective4Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
PSYC lab elective4   
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
PSYC elective4PSYC seminar elective4  
PSYC lab elective4PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4PSYC elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130