Psychology BS Pathways Graduation Checklist
(Recommended but not limited to Pre-Neuroscience, Pre-Medicine, and Pre-Physical Therapy students)
Name: ______EMPLID: ______
General Education Requirements GE Catalog Year: ______
Required Core: (12 or more credits)
ENG 111: Introduction to College Writing (3 credits) ______
ENG 151: College Writing (3 credits) ______
Math & Quantitative Reasoning (MQ) ______(Effective Fall 2015 MTH 123 or higher except MTH 217/218)
Life & Physical Sciences (LP) (3 credits) ______
Flexible Core: (18 credits) One course from each of the first 5 areas, and a 6th course selected from any of the 5 areas.
1- U.S. Experience in its Diversity (US) (3 credits) ______(COR 100 will fulfill this requirement)
2- Creative Expression (CE) (3 credits) ______
3- Individual & Society (IS) (3 credits) ______(PSY 100 will fulfill this requirement, as well as Pre-Major)
4- Scientific World (SW) (3 credits) ______
5- World Cultures & Global Issues (WC) (3 credits) ______
6- One additional course from any Flexible Core Area, no more than 2 courses from any one area (3 credits) ______
College Option (CO): (6-12 credits depending on status at time entering baccalaureate program)
At least one course must satisfy Contemporary World (4 credits) (can be a CO course from below) ______
At least one course must satisfy Pluralism & Diversity (4 credits) (can be a CO course from below) ______
Social Science (200-level) (4 credits) ______(PSY 202, 212, 213, 215, 217, 226, 235, 242, 268, & 288 will fulfill category)
Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (TALA 200 level) (3-4 credits) ______
Life and Physical Science Lab (1credit) ______
Scientific World Lab (1 credit) ______
At least 6 credits must be taken at the 200-level in the Flexible Core and/or College Option
PSY 213 will fulfill Social Science, Contemporary World and Pluralism & Diversity. PSY 215, 217, 235 and 268 will fulfill Social Science and Pluralism and Diversity.
Pre-Major Requirements: (6 or more credits) (C grade or better required, allowed to repeat course, if necessary)
Psychology 100 (3 credits) Introduction to Psychology
Effective Fall 2015 MTH 123 (4 credits) or higher except MTH 217/218
Sequencing of pre-major/major requirements: PSY 100 (C or better) & MTH 123 or higher except MTH 217/218 (C or better) to proceed to PSY 201 (C or better) to proceed to PSY 266 (C or better) to proceed to Psychology Experimental laboratory course (PSY 330, 333, 334 or 335).
Major Requirements (42 Credits) Major Catalog Year: ______
A.) Must Complete:
PSY 201: Foundations of Psychological Research (4 credits)
PSY 266: Statistics in Psychology (4 credits)
PSY 352: History and Systems of Psychology (4 credits)
B.) Developmental Psychology
PSY 242 (4 credits)
One course in Physiological Psychology
PSY 232 or PSY 239 (4 credits)
One course in Cognitive Psychology
PSY 288 or PSY 385 (4 credits)
C.) Psychology Experimental laboratory course chosen from:
PSY 330, 333, 334 or 335 (6 credits)
D.) 12 additional credits in Psychology at the 200-level or higher including at least 4 credits at the 300 or 400 level:
PSY 593, 594, 597, & 598 allowed to count up to 4 credits towards these 200-level courses.
PSY ______
PSY ______
PSY 300 or 400 level ______
Additional Degree Requirements
Total credits to graduate:
120 total credits
Cumulative GPA:
Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
Effective Fall 2015 for entry, continuation, and graduation students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
GPA in major requirements:
Must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in Psychology major courses, not including pre-major requirement (PSY 100)
Transfer students:
Minimum 30 total credits and 50% of the major must be done in residency
Graduating with Honors:
3.5 GPA in Psychology Courses
Minimum 2 semester sequence of independent study
Honors Thesis under supervision of Psychology faculty member
Present a poster at the annual CSI Undergraduate & Scholarship Conference
Effective Fall 2015:
Ø Pre-Major requirements include: PSY 100 with a grade of “C” or better & MTH 123 or higher except MTH 217/218 with a grade of “C” or better.
For entry, continuation, and graduation students must have at least a 2.5 overall GPA.
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Revised 1/11/16-CRL