Nov 21, 2024

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology, BA

Program Code: 251A
CIP Code: 42.0101

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.

Language Requirements (6-12 Hours)

Completion of 6 semester hours at the *intermediate level or higher

Language Course 1040
*
and
Language Course 1050
*
or
Language Course 1060
*
or
Higher level courses

Note: Language courses 1010 & 1020 or 1030 are prerequisites for *intermediate level courses.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.

Major Requirements (41-42 Hours)

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 III. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered through Appalachian. No more than 46 semester hours of Psychology courses may be counted toward the BA Degree.

Introduction to Discipline (4 Hours)

Research Methods (7-8 Hours)

*Grade of “C” or better required

Foundations of Psychological Science (12 Honors)

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

PSY 3100 is a 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 six semester hours from courses beyond the requirements in sections C through F above or the following

Minor Required (12-21 Hours)

Minimum of 9 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must be courses offered through Appalachian.

Electives (9-19 Hours)

Taken to total 122 hours for the degree

2 semester hours of free electives must be outside the major discipline

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