Psychology Bachelor of Science degree

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology

I. Courses in Psychology:

Core Group - all required

PSY 310	Advanced Research Methods	3
PSY 489	Independent Study	1-3

The following courses are to be completed by the end of the junior year

PSY 129	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY 130	Psychology Laboratory	1
PSY 200	Statistics	3
PSY 210	Research Methods	4

One course from the Psychophysiology Area:

PSY 342	Perception	3
PSY 351	Physiological Psychology	3
PSY 361	Cognitive Neuroscience	3

One course from the Cognitive Area:

PSY 244	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSY 344	Psychology of Language	3
PSY 364	Cognitive Development	3

One course from the Social Area:

PSY 245	Social Psychology	3
PSY 246	Personality	3
PSY 365	Social Development	3

One course from the Clinical/Counseling Area:

PSY 356	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY 379	Child Psychopathology	3
PSY 447	Introduction to Counseling	3

One Theoretical Thinking course (Capstone experience):

PSY 429	History and Systems of Psychology	3
PSY 430	Theories of Psychology	3
PSY 439	Senior Honors Seminar	3
PSY 445	Seminar in Social Psychology	3
PSY 454	Theories of Memory	3

Also required: One course of a developmental focus. PSY 364, PSY 365 or PSY 379 may count here as well as in the groupings above. PSY 349 Child Psychology also meets this requirement. Students choosing to take PSY 364, PSY 365 or PSY 379 to meet both requirements must take an additional psychology elective in order to fulfill the requirement that they have 41 hours of psychology courses.

Psychology electives: 6 credits of any psychology courses to bring total psychology credit hours to 41.

II. Related Science Courses (14 credits):

One Mathematics course

MATH 104	Elementary Mathematical Models	3
MATH 105	Survey of Precalculus	3
MATH 106	University Precalculus	3
MATH 108	Prize-Winning Mathematics	3
MATH 110	Mathematics in Action	3
MATH 120	Survey of Calculus I	3
MATH 122	University Calculus I	4

and either the Biology or Chemistry focus.

Biology Focus

BIOL 131	Principles of Biology I	3
BIOL 132	Principles of Biology I Laboratory	1
BIOL 133	Principles of Biology II	3
BIOL 134	Principles of Biology II Laboratory	1
CHEM 115	General Chemistry Lecture I	3

Chemistry Focus

CHEM 115	General Chemistry Lecture I	3
CHEM 125	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM 116	General Chemistry Lecture II	3
CHEM 126	General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
BIOL XXX	One Biology course

As an alternative to the General B.S. requirements, students can elect to complete the following emphasis area with more specialized requirements:

Biopsychology/Cognitive Neuroscience Emphasis

Psychology courses – same as general BS except as noted:

• Psychophysiology Area – all three courses
• Additional BIOL courses – BIOL 243 Biodiversity and BIOL 434 Animal Behavior
  
• Other requirements – same as general B.S.

III. Of the total hours counting for graduation, a minimum of 36 hours must be at the 300 or 400 level and 66 hours must be outside of Psychology.

IV. Transfer students must take at least 23 hours in Psychology at Fredonia.

V. Honors thesis may be substituted for the Independent Study requirement.

VI. A minimum of 2.00 cumulative quality point average in all psychology courses.