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Requirements - BPS (Bachelor of Professional Studies) in Psychology

(Offered in the evening trimester program only)

Requirements:
Credits
College Core Courses
40
Required courses for the major: (4 credits each)
28
PSY
1101
 Introductory Psychology* (or PSY 201 and PSY 202)
 
PSY
2400
 Brain, Mind and Behavior
 
PSY
3020
 Ouantitative Research Methods in Psychology*  
PSY
3060
 Developmental Psychology: "Seasons of Life"  
PSY
3120
 Personality Psychology  
PSY
3150
 Psychology of Learning and Memory  
PSY
4110
 Social Psychology  
Elective courses (12 credits required from the following):
12
PSY
2111
 Childhood and Adolescence
 
PSY
2120
 Psychology in Teaching and Learning
 
PSY
2150
 Psychology in Business and Industry
 
PSY
3000
 Health Psychology
 
PSY
3001
 Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Abuse Studies
 
PSY
3101
 Health Counseling
 
PSY
3135
 Psychology of the Criminal Offender
 
PSY
3140
 Psychology of Learning Dysfunction
 
PSY
3160
 Psychology of the Disadvantaged or Exceptional
 
PSY
3190
 Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
 
PSY
3220
 Psychology of Alcoholism and Other Addictions
 
PSY
3260
 Personnel Psychology
 
PSY
3700
 The Adult Years: Continuity and Change
 
PSY
4100
 Practicum in Health Counseling
 
PSY
4120
 Experimental Psychology*
 
PSY
4130
 Abnormal Psychology
 
PSY
4500
 Social Psychology
 
PSY
4900
 People and Organizations
 
General Elective Courses
40
TOTAL
120


* The Psychology department does not support and does not recommend students for graduate work unless their program includes PSY 1101: Introductory, PSY 3020: Quantitative, and PSY 4120, Experimental Psychology.