Degree Program Requirements
RQ295 / COL 100 Foundations of Online Learning (fomerly Academic and Career Planning) (3 semester hours) - Required as the first course in all undergraduate programs. General Education Requirements (30 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours
EN101 / ENG 101 - Proficiency in Writing (Required)
EN102 / ENG 102 - Effectiveness in Writing or
EN202 / ENG 200 - English Composition and Literature Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
SS101 / ECO 101 - Microeconomics
SS102 / ECO 102 - Macroeconomics
SS111 / GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
SS133 / SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
SS190 / ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
SS210 / CFD 220 - Human Sexuality
SO220 / SOC 220 - American Popular Culture Science - 4 semester hours including required 1 hour lab
SC101 / SCI 110 - Introduction to Chemistry
SC199 / SCI 110 L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab
SC102 / SCI 102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology
SC122 / SCI 102 L - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
SC103 / SCI 103 - Introduction to Physics
SC123 / SCI 103 L - Introduction to Physics Lab
SC104 / SCI 104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SC124 / SCI 104 L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
SC106 / SCI 106 - Introduction to Oceanography
SC126 / SCI 106 L - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
SC107 / SCI 107 - Introduction to Meteorology
SC127 / SCI 107 L - Introduction to Meteorology Lab Mathematics - 3 semester hours
MA110 / MA112 / MAT 110 - Introduction to College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Algebra, or
MA111 / MA113 / MAT 111 College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Trigonometry, or
MA125 / MAT 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors, or
MA225 / MAT 225 - Calculus History - 6 semester hours
HS101 / HIS101 - American History to 1877
HS102 / HIS 102 - American History since 1877
HS111 / HIS 111 - World Civilization I
HS112 / HIS 112 - World Civilization II
HS121 / HIS 121 - Western Civilization Before The Thirty Years War
HS122 / HIS 122 - Western Civilization Since Thirty Years War
HS215 / HIS 223 - History of the American Indian
HS217 / HIS 221 - African-American History before 1877
HS218 / HIS 222 - African-American History since 1877 Humanities - 3 semester hours
HM101 / SPA 100 - Spanish I
HM102 / SPA 101 - Spanish II (Prerequisite: HM101) - or other foreign language
HM200 / MUS 200 - Music Appreciation
HM230 / REL 201 - Introduction to World Religions
HM240 / ART 200 - Art Appreciation
HM277 / PHI 200 - Introduction to Ethics
PH101 / PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Literature - 3 semester hours
HM201 / LIT 220 - American Literature before the Civil War
HM202 / LIT 221 - American Literature from Civil War to Present
HM221 / LIT 210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
HM222 / LIT 211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
HM211 / LIT 201 - World Lit through the Renaissance
HM212 / LIT 202 - World Lit since the Renaissance Political Science - 3 semester hours
SS121 / POL 210 - American Government I
SS131 / INR 210 - International Relations
Core Courses (34 semester hours)
SS134 / PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology
SC100 / SCI 100 - Introduction to Biology and SC198 / SCI 100 L - Introduction to Biology Lab
MC306 / MAT 302 - Applied Statistics (3SH) (Prerequisite - MA110 / MAT 112 - Introduction to College Algebra &Trigonometry)
SS234 / PSY 221 - Personality Theories
PY303 / PSY 303 - Learning and Cognition
PY304 / PSY 304 - Perception
PY300 / PSY 305 - History and Systems of Psychology
PY311 / PSY 326 - Abnormal Psychology
PY342 / CFD 342 - Human Life Span Development
PY400 / PSY 400 - Experimental Psychology I
PY401 / PSY 401 - Experimental Psychology II (Prerequisite: PY400/PSY 400)
Major Courses (15 semester hours)
Students enrolled in Psychology will take five (5) courses from any of the categories below. Students interested in a specific concentration of study should select courses from one or two categories.
Biological/Cognitive Psychology
PY409 / PSY 409 - Principles of Psychology Measurement
PY444 / PY446 / PSY 440 – Biological Psychology / Physiological Psychology
PY445 / PSY 445 - Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making Social/Developmental Psychology
SS251 / CFD 215 - Introduction to Child Development
SS210 / PSY 220 - Human Sexuality
PY307 / PY313 / CFD 307 - Child Psychology / Child and Adolescent Development
PY377 / CFD 308 - Infant-Toddler Development
PY302 / PSY 301 - Advanced Social Psychology
PY343 / PSY 343 - Adult Development
PY403 / PY404 / PSY 403 - Prejudice and the Minority Experience / Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Clinical/Forensic/Applied Psychology
PY306 / PSY 306 - Organizational Psychology
PY324 / PY325 / PSY 324 - Addictions and Addictive Behavior / Psychology of Addiction and Substance Abuse
PY372 / PY350 / PSY 350 - Professional Development / Vocational Counseling and Professional Development
IS324 / PSY 360 - Psychology of Terrorism
PY402 / PSY 402 - Psychology and the Law
PY431 / PSY 431 - Psychology of Disaster
PY432 / PSY 432 - Psychology of Combat
PY460 / PSY 460 - Sports Psychology
Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
PY498 / PSY 498 - Senior Seminar in Psychology
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment. Electives (33 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.
Total = 122 semester hours | 