Department of Psychology

Jennifer M. Apperson, Ph.D., Chair
Joyce M. Trent, Secretary

The Department of Psychology offers both an undergraduate major and a minor, as well as basic introductory and service courses to numerous other college majors. Psychology courses required for other majors and minors are clearly identified under those disciplines.

PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM

Faculty

Jennifer M. Apperson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology
Christopher A. Bjornsen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology
David M. Carkenord, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology
Eric L. Laws, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology
James A. Scepansky, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology
Edward D. Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology
David B. Stein, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology

Registration for internship and independent research opportunities in psychology requires a 2.50 GPA.
To satisfy major requirements for graduation, students majoring in psychology must earn a grade of no less than C- in all psychology courses (42-44 credits).
The Department of Psychology offers four concentrations. All psychology majors are required to take the 23-25 credits of core requirements and 13 credits of concentration requirements and 6 credits of psychology electives.

ASSESSMENT

The Department of Psychology requires senior majors to take a comprehensive psychology test. The purpose of the test is to assess the progress of our majors and the effectiveness of our program.

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR, B.S. DEGREE

A.    General Education Core Requirement. 33 credits.
         See General Education Requirements
         Psychology Majors take PHIL 306 to fulfill Goal 10.

B. Additional Degree Requirements. 10 credits.
See Additional Degree Requirements

C.	Major Requirements/42-44 credits.
	1.	CORE REQUIREMENTS. 23-25 credits
		PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology/3 credits
		PSYC 233	Research Methods in Psychology/4 credits
		PSYC 234	Quantitative Methods in Psychology/3 credits
		PSYC 251	Introduction to Biopsychology/3 credits
		PSYC 457	History and Systems of Psychology/3 credits
		PSYC 460	Advanced General Psychology/3 credits
		PSYC 461	Seminar in Psychology/3 credits
		PSYC 492	Internship in Psychology (Section –01: Applied or Section –02: Research/ 1-3 credits (May be taken for additional credit applied toward PSYC electives)

2. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS 13 credits
All students must successfully complete at least one class from each area below.

	DEVELOPMENTAL AREA
	PSYC 371	Infant and Child Development/3 credits
	PSYC 373	Adolescent Development/3 credits
	PSYC 375	Psychology of Adulthood and Aging/3 credits

	GENERAL/EXPERIMENTAL AREA
	PSYC 300	Sensation and Perception (lab)/4 credits
	PSYC 321	Physiological Psychology (lab)/4 credits
	PSYC 322	Cognitive Psychology (lab)/4 credits
	PSYC 323	Developmental Methods (lab)/4 credits
	PSYC 324	Learning (lab)/4 credits

	INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL/SOCIAL AREA
	PSYC 331	Social Psychology/3 credits
	PSYC 260	Consumer Psychology/3 credits
	PSYC 366	Industrial/Organizational Psychology/3 credits
	PSYC 400	Human Factors Psychology/3 credits

	PRE-CLINICAL/COUNSELING AREA
	PSYC 356	Abnormal Psychology/3 credits
	PSYC 420	Psychological Tests and Measurements/3 credits
	PSYC 423	Theories of Personality/3 credits


3.	PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS
	Students must complete at least 6 Psychology elective credits. PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE courses may be selected from the CONCENTRATION areas or from the elective courses offered on a rotating basis listed below. Students planning to attend graduate school in a given CONCENTRATION area or intending to seek employment in a given CONCENTRATION area are encouraged to complete their electives from that CONCENTRATION area.


ELECTIVE courses offered on a rotating basis:
PSYC 221	Life Span Development
PSYC 295	Special Topics in Psychology
PSYC 311	Study Abroad
PSYC 312	Study Abroad
PSYC 350	Psychology of Sex and Gender
PSYC 357	Psychopathology of Childhood
PSYC 384	Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 410	Fundamentals of Psychological Interviewing
PSYC 430	Psychology and the Law
PSYC 440	Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 452	Psychopharmacology
PSYC 489	Symposium in Psychology (Washington Center)
PSYC 490	Independent Research in Psychology
PSYC 492	Internship in Psychology (Applied or Research)
PSYC 495	Special Topics in Psychology

MINOR

A minor in psychology is offered. A minimum of 18 semester hours is required for this program. These include:
       PSYC 101. Introduction to Psychology/3 credits
       Three credits from courses in Developmental Area
       Three credits from courses in Industrial/Organizational/Social Area
       Three credits from courses in Pre-Clinical/Counseling Area
       Six credits of electives selected from any of the Psychology courses
       TOTAL/18 credits

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