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Psychology

May be elected as a departmental concentration program

Prerequisites to Concentration. Students planning to concentrate in psychology should elect an introductory psychology course (Psychology 111, 112, 114, or 115) by the end of the sophomore year. Students who receive a grade lower than "C" in Psychology 111, 114, or 115 are ineligible for a concentration in psychology.

Bachelor of Arts. 30 credits in post-introductory courses, including:

  1. Breadth Requirement: At least one course from four of the following five groups:

  2. Group I. Psychology 340.
    Group II. Psychology 330.
    Group III. Psychology 350.
    Group IV. Psychology 360, 380, or 390.
    Group V. Psychology 370.

  3. Lab Requirement: Each psychology concentrator must complete two lab courses. A student may either complete two labs from the list of research-based lab courses, or the student may take one lab from the list of research based lab courses and one lab from the list of experiential lab courses.

  4. Research-Based Courses: Psychology 302, 303, 331, 332, 341, 342, 343, 351, 361, 371, 372, 381, 383, 391, 510.

  5. Experiential Lab Courses: Psychology 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 317, 319, 579.

  6. Four credits of Psychology 211, Project Outreach, completed in two different sections. Psychology 211 is graded credit/no credit. The credits do not count toward the 30 credits required for the concentration.
  7. Three credits of Psychology 404 or 405 (Field Practicum), or 408 (Field Practicum in Research Techniques/ Natural Science) or 409 (Field Practicum in Research Techniques). Psychology 404, 405, 408, and 409 are graded credit/ no credit. The credits do not count toward the 30 credits required for the concentration.

  8. Statistics: One course. Statistics 402 is required. Students interested in a stronger mathematical foundation in Statistics may substitute Statistics 425 and 426.

Additional Concentration Courses.

The following courses may be used to satisfy additional concentration requirements: Psych. 301, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 372, 400-402, 410, 411, 412, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 451, 453, 455, 456, 459, 463, 464, 467, 468, 471, 474, 475, 482, 486, 488, 490, 491, 498, 500-502, 505, 507, 512, 513, 514, 530, 531, 539, 541, 542, 551, 558, 561, 565, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 579, 581, 590, 591, 592.

Courses which may not be used as part of a concentration in psychology are identified in the course listings. Concentrators who are planning to earn graduate degrees in psychology may find a supplementary background in the biological sciences or in the social and behavioral sciences (i.e., anthropology, sociology, etc.) helpful in their later studies. Concentrators are also advised that additional courses in mathematics, communication sciences, and logic are likely to facilitate advanced study in psychology. A student's personal interests should determine the shape of the concentration plan.

Honors Concentration. The department offers Honors work both at the introductory and advanced levels. Underclass Honors students may elect Psychology 114 or 115 as prerequisite to more advanced work. Students interested in an Honors concentration in psychology may obtain information and application material from the LS&A Honors Program Office, 1228 Angell Hall, or the Psychology Undergraduate Office, 1044 East Hall. Applications for the psychology Honors sequence of courses are usually reviewed only in the winter term of the sophomore year or the fall term of the junior year. Students wishing to pursue Honors by petition must file a statement of intent at least one term prior to graduation. Details and deadlines are available in the Psychology Undergraduate Office.

Honors candidates pursuing either the Psychology or the Biopsychology and Cognitive Science concentration complete the regular statistics and advanced laboratory requirements for concentration, as differentially detailed above. In addition, Psychology concentrators must elect one course from each of the five groups, while Biopsychology and Cognitive Science Honors candidates must meet their group course requirements plus cognates from the categories listed in 2, 4, and 6. However, courses in these groups differ from those above for both A.B. and B.S. candidates. Contact the Honors advisor or Psychology Undergraduate Office for details. Honors candidates pursuing either concentration also, if admitted to the Honors sequence of courses, elect Psychology 312, 510, and 511 as part of the necessary approved credits. Psychology 312, elected in the winter term of the junior year, emphasizes research methodologies as well as an extensive literature review to insure that students have an adequate basis upon which to initiate a senior Honors project. Enrollment in Psychology 510 and 511 during the senior year acknowledges a student's intention to complete the senior Honors thesis, which involves the design and execution of an acceptable research project and written report describing and analyzing this research. Satisfactory completion of Psychology 510 may substitute for one of the advanced laboratory requirements, as detailed above in 2 (Psychology) or 3 (Biopsychology and Cognitive Science), but one regular lab must be elected.

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