Apr 18, 2024

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2021-2022

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.

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 PSYC 201 - Statistics for Psychology , PSYC 204 - Research Methods I: Introducing Research and PSYC 304 - Research Methods II: Conducting Research is required for the major.

Course Requirements

Foundation courses (13 credits)

Pillar courses (15 credits)

Electives (12 credits)

Complete four additional advanced courses, according to the following distribution:

Advanced topics in cognition and learning or biopsychology

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Advanced topics in developmental, sociocultural or clinical

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Senior seminar

Choose one of the following or a second course from the advanced topics courses listed above:

Additional elective

Complete one additional psychology (PSYC) course.

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 Core Curriculum section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.