Psychology
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Course Sequence

BA Requirements

(Note: GenEd coursework, in addition to these listed psychology requirements, must be completed by the end of the junior year)

View Degree Requirements in the Course Catalog

Courses and Sequence

Freshman Year – First Semester         

  • PSYC 101 – Introduction to Psychology – three credits 

Freshman Year – Second Semester

  • PSYC 203 – Research Methods – three credits

Sophomore Year – First Semester

  • PSYC 220 – Intro to Statistical Methods in Psychology – four credits
  • PSYC 300-level advanced elective (choose one from 300 level psychology course) – three credits

Sophomore Year – Second Semester

  • PSYC 301 – Experimental Psychology – four credits
  • PSYC 300-level elective (choose one from 300 level psychology course) – three credits

Junior Year – First Semester

  • STAT 442 Fundamentals of Modern Statistics II – three credits
  • Advanced Electives  (choose one from 300 level psychology courses) – three credits

Junior Year- Second Semester

  • STAT 481 Introduction to Statistical Data Mining – three credits   
  • Advanced Electives (choose one from 300 level psychology courses) – three credits
  • (GenEd requirements must be completed by end of this semester)
  • PSYC 491 (optional) – three credits

Senior Year- First Semester/First Year Master’s Program (note: this is considered the “double dip” semester)

  • PSYC 510 Research Methods in Psychology – three credits*
  • PSYC 578 Psychological Tests and Measures – three credits*
  • PSYC 491 or 492 Independent Research – three credits

Specialized Courses: Choose one course from the following: PSYC 504, 552, 561, 563, 565, 568, 573, 582, 583, 667 or 670 – three credits*

*Counts also towards the MA Degree

MA Requirements
Courses and Sequence
First Year Master’s Program/ Senior Year BA Program, First  Semester (note: this is considered the double dip semester)
PSYC 510 Research Methods in Psychology – three credits*
PSYC 578 Psychological Tests and Measurements – three credits*

PSYC 491 or 492 Independent Research – three credits

Specialized Courses: Complete three semester hours from the following: PSYC 504, 552, 561, 563, 565, 568, 573, 582, 583, 667, 670 or 504 – three credits*

First Year Master’s Program/ Senior Year BA Program – Second Semester
PSYC 520 Human Experimental Psychology – four credits
PSYC 550 Quantitative and Statistical Methods – three credits
PSYC 663 Independent Research – three credits

Second Year Master’s Program – First Semester
Specialized Courses: Complete one to three courses from the following if not already taken: PSYC 552, 561,563, 565, 568, 573, 582,583, 659,  667,  670 or 504 – three to nine credits
Free Electives: Complete three to six semester hours from 500 level free electives – three to six credits

Second Year Master’s Program – Second Semester
Specialized Courses: Complete three to six semester hours from following if not already taken PSYC 552, 561, 563, 565, 568, 573, 582, 583, 659,  667, 670 or 504 – zero to six credits
Free electives: Complete three to six semester hours from 500-level free electives if not already taken – three to six credits

PSYC 698 Master’s Thesis – four credits

*Counts also towards the MA Degree