Program: Psychology - Natural Science Concentration, BS (252C) - Appalachian State University

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement (3 Hours)

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

Three (3) credits of Foundations of American Democracy (FAD) are required for degree completion. Courses that meet this requirement may also be used to meet other major, minor, or General Education requirements.

Program Requirements

General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

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

Major Requirements (41-42 Hours)

(not including 3 semester hours for PSY 1200 ; already counted in General Education requirements, above)

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major discipline, 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 State University.

Introduction to Discipline (4 Hours)

Research Methods (7-8 Hours)

(*Minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required)

Foundations of Psychological Science (12 Hours)

Choose at least one course from each of the following groups

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

Biological Group

Developmental Group

Indiv/Group Behavior Group

Learning & Cognition Group

Doing Psychology (3 Hours)

Choose 3 hours from the following Laboratory and/or Research/Fieldwork courses:

Laboratory Courses (PSY 3100 is prerequisite for PSY 4210 -PSY 4217 )

Research/Fieldwork Courses

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, and PSY 3100 is a prerequisite for some of these courses.

Choose at least six (6) hours from PSY 2210 or any PSY 3000-3999 or any PSY 4000-4999 courses not used to meet another major requirement or other degree requirement.

Science/Math Requirement (3 Hours)

Choose at least three (3) credit hours from AST, BIO, CHE, GES, PHY, STT, MAT, or KIN 2035 , KIN 2040 , KIN 2050 , or KIN 2700 . Classes excluded from the hours are any math and science courses used to meet a general education requirement or other major requirements or STT 1810 , STT 2810 , STT 2820 , MAT 1001 , and MAT 1010 .

Natural Science Concentration (21 Hours)

Minimum of 21 semester hours

Any course used to satisfy a general education requirement and MAT 1001 cannot be used to satisfy a concentration requirement.

21 semester hours must be selected from at least two of the following areas: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, KIN 2035 , KIN 2040 , KIN 2050 , PHL 3300 , PHL 3550 , PHL 3600 , PHL 4000 .

Minor (optional)

Electives (16-17 Hours)

Taken to total 120 hours for the degree

Psychology - Natural Science Concentration, BS (252C)