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Psychology Honors Program Requirements & Curriculum
Freshman Year
| Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
Spring Semester |
Credit |
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| ACAD1001 | First Year Experience |
2 |
ENGL1003 | Writing about Literature |
3 |
| INFO1001 | Technology and Society |
3 |
MATH1200 | College Algebra |
3 |
| ENGL1001 | English Composition I |
3 |
PSYC3400 | Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC1001 | Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
PYSC2002 | Psychology of Personality |
3 |
| PSYC2001 | Psychology of Adjustment |
3 |
History Elective |
3 |
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| Open Elective |
3 |
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|
14 |
18 |
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Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
Spring Semester |
Credit |
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| BIOL1001 | Biology I with Lab or |
4 |
BIOL1002 | Biology II with Lab or |
4 |
| BIOL2503 | Anatomy & Physiology I with lab or | BIOL2504 | Anatomy & Physiology II with lab or | ||
| BIOL1005 | Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals I | BIOL1006 | Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals II | ||
| MATH2200 | Statistics |
3 |
SOCI1001 | Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| PSYC1107 | Human Growth and Development or |
3 |
PSYC2105 | Social Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC1002 | Developmental Child Psychology | ENGL1006 | Children’s Literature or English Literature 2000+ Elective |
3 |
|
| PSYC1003 | Basic Concepts and Principles in Applied Behavior Analysis |
3 |
PSYC2808 | Psychological Tests and Measures |
3 |
| PSYC2300 | Adolescents at Risk |
3 |
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|
16 |
16 |
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Junior Year
| Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
Spring Semester |
Credit |
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| PSYC2603 | Brain & Behavior |
3 |
PSYC2107 | Experimental Social Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC2203 | Understanding Diversity |
3 |
Global Awareness & Diversity Elective |
3 |
|
| PSYC3004 | Writing for Psychology |
3 |
PSYC3903 | Psychology Internship II and Seminar or |
3 |
| PSYC3902 | Psychology Internship I and Seminar |
3 |
Social Science Elective | ||
| PSYC3200 | Psychology of Family |
3 |
PSYC4005 | Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences with Lab |
4 |
| PSYC3305 | Group Counseling |
3 |
PSYC3300 | Addictions Counseling or |
3 |
| PSYC4306 | Counseling Theory and Practice or | ||||
| PSYC4301 | Counseling Children | ||||
|
18 |
16 |
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Senior Year
| Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
Spring Semester |
Credit |
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| PSYC3100 | Cognitive Psychology |
3 |
PSYC4902 | Psychology Honors Practicum |
9 |
| PSYC3402 | Child Psychopathology |
3 |
PSYC4600 | Senior Seminar in Psychology |
3 |
| ENGL2003 | Public Speaking |
3 |
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| EXSC3205 | Drugs and Society |
3 |
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| Open Elective |
3 |
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|
15 |
12 |
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| Total Credits: |
125 |
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At the conclusion of the sophomore year, students are invited to apply for honors track in the Psychology degree program. Applicants must submit a letter of intention, a letter of reference from instructors outside of the Department of Teacher Education and Family Studies, a degree audit indicating a cumulative GPA of 2.5 overall and 3.0 in courses within the major (non-general education). Upon review of these materials, the student may be invited by the faculty of the Department of Teacher Education and Family Studies to enroll in the honors program. At the end of the Junior year, students will be reassessed, and only those who have retained their 3.0 G.P.A. in the major will be invited to continue in the honors program. Those who successfully complete PSYC4902 will graduate with “distinction in Psychology.”
