Psychology as a Second Major

Students choosing Psychology as a secondary major will meet all of the essential requirements of the primary major in a thirty-hour program as described below.

Program Requirements

Students should note that some courses have prerequisites.

Required Courses (21 hours)

Students may choose either PHIL 200 or PHIL 201; students are not required to take both courses.
PSYC 201General Psychology

3

PSYC 206Developmental Psychology

3

PSYC 228Scientific Writing and Professional Development

2

PSYC 396Introduction to Statistics

3

PSYC 397Research Methods

3

PSYC 397LResearch Methods Lab

1

PSYC 499Psychology Capstone Course

3

PHIL 200Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHIL 201An Introduction to Logic

3

Electives (9 hours)

Select any three 400-level PSYC courses (excluding PSYC 499 which is already required of all Psychology second majors). Honors Program students pursuing a second major in Psychology may count HONR 400/HONR 401 collectively as one of the four required 400-level courses.

Total Credit Hours: 30