Program: Psychology - Sustainability Concentration, BS - Appalachian State University

Program Requirements

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

Some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.

Major Requirements (41-46 Hours)

(not including 15 semester hours for science & math and already counted in Area I above)

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major department, plus any other courses under major and concentration requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered through Appalachian.

Introduction to Discipline (4 Hours)

Research Methods (7-8 Hours)

(*Grade of “C” or better required)

Foundations of Psychological Science (12 Hours)

Choose at least one course from each of the following groups

( is a prerequisite/co-requisite for each of these courses)

Biological Group

Developmental Group

Indiv/Group Behavior Group

Learning & Cognition Group

Doing Psychology (must total 3 Hours for Laboratory and Research/Fieldwork Courses)

Choose at least one LABORATORY course from the following

( is prerequisite for -)

Research or Fieldwork Course - Choose at Least One

Any PSY Service Learning course will fulfill this requirement except .

Applied Psychology (6 Hours)

Choose at least two courses from the following

Capstone Course (3 Hours)

Choose at least one course from the following

( is a prerequisite for each of these courses)

Psychology Elective Courses (Choose 6 Hours)

( is a prerequisite for each of these courses)

Choose at least 6 hours from courses beyond the requirements in Foundations, Doing Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Capston Areas above or the following:

Science/Math Requirement (15 Hours)

Any math and science lab courses up to 12 hours can be used in both general education and this requirement. An additional 3 hours must be taken from AST, BIO, CHE, GLY, PHY, STT, MAT, or or . Classes excluded from the additional hours are , , , , and .

Sustainability Concentration (21 Hours)

Minimum of 21 semester hours

Any course used to satisfy a general education requirement cannot be used to satisfy a concentration requirement.

All courses must be from Environmental Science, Geography, & Sustainable Development must be from the 2000 level or above; Biology courses may be at 1000 or above.

21 semester hours must come from at least two of the following academic areas: Biology, Environmental Science, Geography, Sustainable Development, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Appalachian State University

Psychology - Sustainability Concentration, BS