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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychological Science Major


Psychological Science, BS
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Transition to the University 1 ENGL 1020-English Composition II 3
ENGL 1010-English Composition I 3 History Core 3
History Core 3 MATH 1530-Elements of Statistics 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3
PSY 1010-General Psychology 3 Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3
TOTAL SCH 13 TOTAL SCH 15
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
ENGL 2330-Topics in World Literature 3 Psychology Elective
(Psy 3050-Career Development in Psy
recommended)
3
COMM 2045-Public Speaking 3 PSY 3180-Research Methods 3
BIOL 1040/1041-Human Biology (Recommended) 4 BIOL 2010/2011- Human Anatomy and Physiology I
(Recommended)
4
PSY 2010-Statistics for Behavioral Sciences 3 Elective 3
PSY 3100-Developmental Psychology 4    
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 13
Third Year Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year Spring Semester
SCH
PSY 3020-Physiological Psychology or
PSY 3040-Cognitive Processes
4 PSY 3010-Learning and Motivation or
PSY 3030-Sensory Processes
4
PSY 3330-Social Psychology 3 Psychology Elective 3
Psychology Upper Division Elective 3 Psychology Elective OR
Minor Course
3
Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3 Psychology Elective OR
Minor Course
3
Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3 Psychology Elective OR
Minor Course
3
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 16
Fourth Year Fall Semester
SCH
Fourth Year Spring Semester
SCH
PSY 4350-Psychology of Personality or
PSY 4360-Abnormal Psychology
3 Psychology Upper Division Elective 3
Psychology Elective 3 Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3
Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3 Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3
Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3 Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3
Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
3 Psychology Upper Division Elective OR
Minor Course
1
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 13
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 120

*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.