Psychology, Bachelor of Arts
General Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Required Support Courses | 12 | |
| Major (Required) Courses | 34 | |
| Minor (Required) | 18 | |
| Electives (As needed to complete 120 credit hours required) | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 36 upper-division credit hours required for degree
- 30 upper-division and 25% of total semester hours required for this degree must be completed at A&M-SA to satisfy residency requirement
- CIP Code: 42.0101
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum 1 | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 2311 | Technical Writing | |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 1306 | Gen Biology I-Attr Living Sys 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 1307 | Gen Biology II-Biol Organisms 2 | 3 |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology 2 | 3 |
| Component Option Course from Approved List | 3 | |
| Select course from BA PSYC Approved List (See Required Support Courses) | 3 | |
| Subtotal: | 42 | |
| Required Support Course | ||
| UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | General Biology I Lab | 0 |
| or BIOL 1308 | Intro to Life Sciences I | |
| BIOL 1107 | General Biology II - Lab | 0 |
| or BIOL 1309 | Intro to Life Sciences II | |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 0 |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy | 0 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| World Geography | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Intro to World Literature | ||
| Introduction to Drama | ||
| Intro to Political Science | ||
| Intro to Spanish Lang-Literat | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Major (Required) Courses 3 | ||
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology ((Meets Social Behavioral Sciences Requirement for Core Curriculum)) 2 | 0 |
| PSYC 2202 | The Psychology Major 2 | 2 |
| PSYC 2385 | Writing in Psychology 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 2388 | Psychological Research/Stats I 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 3488 | Psyc Research & Stats II 2 | 4 |
| PSYC 4160 | Psychology Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Capstone | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Psych Research & Stats III 2 | ||
| History & System of Psychology 2 | ||
| Select one course from 5 of the 6 following areas: | 15 | |
| Development | ||
| Lifespan Development | ||
| Learning and Cognition | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Perception | ||
| Biological Bases of Behavior: | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Social/Personality: | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| Applied Psychology: | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
| Intro Clinical Psychology | ||
| Psychological Assessment | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
PSYC 4344 | ||
| Psychology and Law | ||
| Experiential Learning in Psychology: | ||
| Internship in Psychology | ||
| Directed Research in Psyc | ||
| PSYC Elective | ||
| Select one Upper division PSYC elective | 3 | |
| Subtotal: | 34 | |
| Minor (Required) 4 | ||
| A minimum of 10 upper-division credit hours required. | 18 | |
| Subtotal: | 18 | |
| Or Electives | ||
| As needed to complete 120 credit hours required. 5 | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Other courses may satisfy core curriculum requirements. Courses listed under the core curriculum above are also specific degree requirements, and are recommended in the core to expedite degree completion.
- 2
C minimum required
- 3
2.0 overall GPA for major
- 4
2.0 overall GPA
- 5
At least 6 hours of electives must be upper division if minor is not selected.