Nov 25, 2024

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2016-2017

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Psychology, BS

Department: Psychology

Grade Requirement

To qualify for graduation with a degree in psychology, the student must have a major grade point average of 2.5 or higher. Additionally, a minimum grade of “C” in both PSYC 201 - Statistics for Psychology and PSYC 320 - Research Methods in Psychology is required for the major.

Course Requirements

All psychology majors must successfully complete PSYC 150 - Orientation to the Psychology Major during their first year as a degree-seeking psychology major.

Required courses (25 credits)

Electives (15 credits)

Complete five additional courses, according to the following distribution:

Advanced psychological studies

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Biobehavioral, cognitive and social psychological studies

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Clinical studies, practicum and research

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Additional electives

Complete two additional psychology (PSYC) courses.

Cognate course (4 credits)

Complete one biology laboratory course, selected from the following:

Note:

First Year Seminar and Second Year Seminar may not be applied to the requirements of the psychology major.

Total minimum credits: 44

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.