Program: Psychology - Health Studies Concentration, BS - Appalachian State University

Program Requirements

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

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 PSY 1200 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 II & III. 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 pairs of courses

(PSY 3100 is a prerequisite/co-requisite for each of these courses)

Biological

Developmental

Indiv/Group Behavior

Learning & Cognition

Doing Psychology (must total 3 Hours)

Choose at least one LABORATORY course from the following

(PSY 3100 is prerequisite for PSY 4211 -PSY 4217 )

Choose at least one Research or Fieldwork course

Any PSY Service Learning course will fulfill this requirement except PSY 2100 .

Applied Psychology (6 Hours)

Choose at least two courses from the following

Capstone Course (3 Hours)

Choose at least one course from the following

(PSY 3100 is a prerequisite for each of these courses)

Psychology Elective Courses (Choose 6 Hours)

(PSY 1200 is a prerequisite for each of these courses)

Choose at least 6 hours from courses beyond the requirements in sections C - F 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 BIO, CHE, PHY, STT, MAT, or E S 2031 or E S 2032 . Classes excluded from the additional hours are STT 1810 , STT 2810 , STT 2820 , MAT 0010 , and MAT 1010 .

Health Studies 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 from Exercise Science and Health Promotion 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: Exercise Science, Health Promotion, Biology, PHL 3015 .

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