Academic Catalog: B.S. in Psychology

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree is designed to provide students with a scientific foundation of psychology as well as in a variety of applied areas.

Delivery Mode

Traditional (on campus)

Curriculum

Course	Credits
General Education Courses	40 or 41
Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar	1
Composition ENG 101 English Composition I	3
Public Speaking Any Public Speaking Course	3
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course	3
Health and Wellness Any Health and Wellness Course	3
Technological Literacy Any Technological Literacy Course	3
Humanities Any Humanities Course	3
Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course	3
Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course	3
Social Sciences Any Social Sciences Course	3
General Education Options Any Ethics and Multicultural Awareness Emphasis Course ENG 102 Composition II Any Gen Ed BIO/CHE Any Gen Ed PHL/ML/CMD350/WST	12

Required Major Courses	18
PSY 100 General Psychology	3
PSY 220 Descriptive Statistics in Psych.	3
PSY 331 Inferential Statistics in Psychology	3
PSY 345 History and Systems in Psychology	3
PSY 365 Research Methods in Psychology	3
PSY 460 Senior Seminar: Special Topics	3

Research Competency	12
Select 12 credits from the following: PSY 301 Sensation and Perception Lab PSY 306 Cognitive Psychology Lab PSY 335 Advanced Learning Lab PSY 340 Psychological Measurement Lab PSY 350 Principles of Behavior Modification PSY 415 Childhood Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice PSY 420 Social Psychology Lab PSY 430 Physiological Psychology PSY 425 Senior Project Senior Project PSY 469 Internship (3 to 6 credits)	12

Psychology Electives	15
Select PSY courses NOT used to complete the above requirements	15

Free Electives	34 or 35

Total	120

Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:

Special Experience Course (1 course required): Any Special Experience Course
Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): PSY 345 History and Systems of Psychology AND PSY 365 Research Methods in Psychology
Laboratory Course (1 course required): Any Lab Course

Program Notes: A minimum overall and psychology GPA 2.0 is required. 42 credits of upper-level courses are required. Minors are strongly encouraged (see adviser). Developmental courses (ENG 100, DMA 092) do NOT count toward the 120 credits needed for graduation, but are used in calculating GPA.

Program Webpage

https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/psychology/index.aspx