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 |
| or BIOL 1308 | Intro to Life Sciences I | |
| BIOL 1307 | Gen Biology II-Biol Organisms 2 | 3 |
| or BIOL 1309 | Intro to Life Sciences II | |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| Creative Arts - Select from | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Drama | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| American History | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology 2 | 3 |
| UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Select course from BA PSYC Approved List (See Required Support Courses) | 3 | |
| World Geography | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Intro to World Literature | ||
| Intro to Political Science | ||
| Intro to Spanish Lang-Literat | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Subtotal: | 42 | |
| Required Support Course | ||
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Subtotal: | 6 | |
| Major (Required) Courses 3 | ||
| PSYC 2302 | The Psychology Major | 3 |
| PSYC 2385 | Writing in Psychology 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 2388 | Psychological Research/Stats I 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 2188 | Psychological Research/Stats 1 Lab | 1 |
| PSYC 3389 | Psyc Research & Stats II | 3 |
| PSYC 3189 | Psyc Research & Stat II Lab | 1 |
| PSYC 4160 | Psychology Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Required Lab Course (Select one) | 4 | |
| Psychology of Learning: | ||
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Psychology of Learning Lab | ||
| Cognitive Psychology: | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Cognitive Psychology Lab | ||
| Psychology of Perception: | ||
| Psychology of Perception | ||
| Psychology of Perception Lab | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History & System of Psychology 2 | ||
| Psych Research & Stats III 2 | ||
| Select one course from 4 of the 5 following areas: | 12 | |
| Development: 5 | ||
| Lifespan Growth & Development | ||
| Biological Bases of Behavior: | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Social/Personality: 5 | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| Applied Psychology: | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
| Intro Clinical Psychology | ||
| Psychological Assessment | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Military Psychology | ||
| Forensic and Legal Psychology | ||
| Experiential Learning in Psychology: | ||
| Internship in Psychology | ||
| Directed Research in Psyc | ||
| PSYC Elective | ||
| Select one Upper division PSYC elective | 3 | |
| Subtotal: | 37 | |
| Minor (Required) 4,5 | ||
| A minimum of 15 upper-division credit hours required in Minor or in Electives. 5 | 18 | |
| Subtotal: | 18 | |
| Electives | ||
| As needed to complete 120 credit hours required. 5 | 17 | |
| 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 15 hours of upper division courses are required from either electives or minor in any combination to achieve the required 36 upper division hours. If upper division sections are chosen in place of Social/Personality and/or Development, then only 9 or 12 upper division hours would be required from these areas.