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A major in Psychology requires the following courses:

PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology 4 sh
PSY 240 Lifespan Development 4 sh
PSY 241 Social Psychology 4 sh
PSY 242 Cognitive Psychology 4 sh
PSY 243 Behavioral Neuroscience 4 sh
     
PSY 302 Experimental Research Methods and Statistics 4 sh
PSY 303 Non-experimental Research Methods and Statistics 4 sh
     
Two courses selected from: 8 sh
PSY 331 Psychological Testing  
PSY 333 Abnormal Psychology  
PSY 343 Personality Psychology  
PSY 345 Psychology of Learning  
PSY 350-354 Special Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience  
PSY 355 Sensation and Perception  
PSY 356 Health Psychology  
PSY 382 Child Psychopathology  

Any course numbered 383-390 

   
     
One course selected from: 4 sh
PSY 460 Empirical Research Seminar  
PSY 461 Senior Seminar  
     
Eight additional semester hours in Psychology 8 sh
 TOTAL 48 sh

Double Major. The psychology department waives four hours of electives for any student completing a double major. For example, a student double-majoring in Psychology and Exercise Sport Science would need a total of 44 PSY hours instead of the normal 48.