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Psychology, BS

2021-2022 Edition

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The Bachelor of Science degree program in psychology is designed to provide a research-based undergraduate education for students with a broad range of interests in basic and applied psychology. Psychology majors engage in academic course work and other experiences that span the breadth of psychology, as well as in-depth explorations that meet their own specific interests. Students have an opportunity to take fundamental and advanced courses spanning biological psychology, cognition, social psychology, personality psychology, sensation and perception, clinical psychology, applied psychology, learning and motivation, developmental psychology, and other subfields of psychology. By its very nature, psychology is a wide-ranging, cross-cutting field of study, and we encourage and offer interdisciplinary explorations via a highly flexible interdisciplinary cluster of courses that counts toward the BS curriculum, strong ties to other departments and programs, and experiential education to enhance the learning process, including conducting research in faculty laboratories and participation in Northeastern’s co-op program.  

Academic Progression Standards

Students who fail to maintain a minimum grade-point average of 2.000 will be placed on probation. Three consecutive academic terms on probation will result in dismissal from the major.

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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Psychology Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
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
Abnormal Psychology
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 one of the following options:4-5
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
MATH 2280
and PSYC 2315
Statistics and Software
and Statistics in Psychological Research Supplement 1
Psychology Seminar
Complete one of the following:4
PSYC 4654
Seminar in Behavioral Modification
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 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
1

PSYC 2315 requires a departmental signature. This option is most common when using transfer credit.

Psychology Required Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete five PSYC courses.20

Supporting Courses

Interdisciplinary Cluster

Course List
Code Title Hours
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
Gender in a Changing Society
SOCL 1295
Drugs and Society
Forensic Psychology
CHEM 1107
Introduction to Forensic Science
CRIM 1120
Criminology
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
ARTF 1121
Conceptual Drawing
MUSC 1118
Music Therapy 1
THTR 1130
Introduction to Acting
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 3434
Bilingualism
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
HUSV 3580
Sexual Violence: Counseling, Programs, and Policy
SOCL 1295
Drugs and Society
Human Resource Management and Business
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
MISM 2301
Management Information Systems
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
Ethics: East and West
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 3403
Animal Behavior
BIOL 3405
Neurobiology
BIOL 5585
Evolution
CHEM 1101
and CHEM 1102
General Chemistry for Health Sciences
and Lab for CHEM 1101
CHEM 1104
and CHEM 1105
Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences
and Lab for CHEM 1104
CHEM 1107
Introduction to Forensic Science
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 1450
Introduction to Marine Biology
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 1120
Oceans and Coasts
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
HSCI 5230
Clinical Nutrition Applications in Health and Disease
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

Mathematics Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
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

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 11014PSYC area A elective4Vacation0Vacation0
ENGW 11114PSYC elective4  
Math requirement4Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
PSYC 10001   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 23204PSYC area A elective4Vacation0Co-op0
PSYC area B elective4PSYC area B elective4  
Elective4PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
Elective4Elective4  
 EESC 20001  
 16 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0PSYC elective4Elective4Co-op0
 PSYC lab elective4Elective4 
 ENGW 33154  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0PSYC lab elective4Elective4Co-op0
 PSYC 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
PSYC 11014PSYC area A elective4Vacation0Vacation0
ENGW 11114PSYC elective4  
Math requirement4Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
PSYC 10001   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 23204Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
PSYC area B elective4  Elective4
Elective4   
Elective4   
EESC 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC area A elective4Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
PSYC area B elective4  Elective4
ENGW 33154   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC lab elective4Co-op0Co-op0Vacation0
PSYC elective4   
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
PSYC lab elective4PSYC seminar elective4  
PSYC elective4PSYC elective4  
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 11014PSYC area A elective4PSYC elective4Vacation
ENGW 11114PSYC elective4Elective4 
Math requirement4Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
PSYC 10001   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 23204PSYC area A elective4Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4Co-op
PSYC area B elective4PSYC area B elective4Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4 
PSYC elective4PSYC elective4  
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
EESC 20001   
 17 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opPSYC lab elective4Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4Co-op
 ENGW 33154Elective (or AP credit, etc.)4 
 PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opPSYC lab elective4Elective4Vacation
 PSYC seminar elective4Elective4 
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Total Hours: 130

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 11014PSYC area A elective4PSYC elective4Vacation
ENGW 11114PSYC elective4Elective4 
Math requirement4Elective4  
PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective)4Elective4  
PSYC 10001   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 23204Co-opCo-opElective (or AP credit, etc.)4
PSYC area B elective4  Elective (or AP credit, etc.) 4
PSYC elective4   
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4   
EESC 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC area A elective4Co-opCo-opElective (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 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC lab4PSYC lab elective4Elective4Vacation
ENGW 33154PSYC seminar elective4Elective4 
PSYC interdisciplinary cluster4Elective4  
PSYC elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 0
Total Hours: 130
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