Psychology, B.S.

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Major Requirements

The major requires 39 hours as follows:

PSY 150 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 271 - Research Design and Data Analysis I Credits: (3)
PSY 272 - Research Design and Data Analysis II Credits: (3)
PSY 455 - History of Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 495 - Senior Seminar in Psychology Credits: (3)

Psychology electives:

Developemental, 3 hours selected from:

PSY 320 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: (3)
PSY 322 - Adolescent Development: Problems and Achievements Credits: (3)
PSY 325 - Development: Early Adulthood through Maturity Credits: (3)
PSY 327 - Psychology of Aging Credits: (3)

Social, 3 hours selected from:

PSY 310 Credits: (3)

PSY 313 - Organizational and Industrial Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 333 - Psychology of Sex Differences Credits: (3)

Experimental, 3 hours selected from:

PSY 440 - Biological Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 444 - Cognitive Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 448 - Human Neuropsychology Credits: (3)

Clinical, 3 hours selected from:

PSY 363 - Behavioral Intervention Credits: (3)
PSY 430 - Personality Credits: (3)
PSY 441 - Health Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 470 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 474 - The Emotionally Disturbed Child and Adolescent Credits: (3)

Other Psychology electives (Hours 12)

In addition

To completing 39 hours of PSY corses, psychology majors must also complete a second major, a minor, or another approved program. Of the 39 required PSY hours, at least 12 muct be in junior/senior level courses.

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/ceap/psychology/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.