Program Requirements for Psychology

Major in Psychology

For a major: A total of 41 credits including:

• PSYC 090: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
• PSYC 101: SURVEY OF PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC 251: QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC 252: RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC 485: SENIOR SEMINAR: ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY

One introductory course from each concentration for a total of 12 credits:

- social/personality (option A):

• PSYC 284: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY or PSYC 287: INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY

- developmental/abnormal (option B):

• PSYC 281: INTRODUCTION TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY or PSYC 286: INTRO TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

- biopsychology/cognition (option C):

• PSYC 282: INTRODUCTION TO BIOPSYCHOLOGY or PSYC 283: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITION

One seminar from one of the concentrations and one other upper-division course (may be another seminar) from a different concentration for a total of 8 credits:

- social/personality (option A):

• PSYC 347: PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER
• PSYC 384: SEMINAR IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC 387: SEMINAR IN PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY

- developmental/abnormal (option B):

• PSYC 341: MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
• PSYC 381: SEMINAR IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC 386: SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

- biopsychology/cognition (option C):

• PSYC 325: DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR
• PSYC 382: SEMINAR IN BIOPSYCHOLOGY
• PSYC 383: SEMINAR IN COGNITION
• PSYC 389: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

An additional 4 credits of electives in Psychology

Minor in Psychology

For a minor: At least 20 credits including the following: 101; three 200-level (or higher) courses, one from each of the three concentrations (A, B and C) for a total of 12 credits; one elective (200-level or higher) from any concentration, excluding PSYC 439 and PSYC 485.

For Oregon Preliminary Teaching Licensure in Social Studies: a student majoring in Psychology must also complete a Secondary Education major with Licensure. In order to complete the Secondary Education major with Licensure, students should begin taking education courses no later than their sophomore year. The student must be advised by faculty in both majors.