University Catalog

Curriculum in Psychology

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

(see footnotes at bottom)

 

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

†PSYC 101	General Psychology I	3	hours
ENGL 101G,H	Freshman Composition	3	hours
MATH 105 or 151/161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
MUS 151, or ART 105, or ART 106, or THEA 131G,H	Introduction to Music Survey of World Art History I Survey of World Art History II Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

†PSYC 102	General Psychology II	3	hours
ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MATH 151/161, or MATH 162, or MATH 163, or MATH 165G	College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra Plane Trigonometry Calculus for Biological, Business and Social Sciences Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry	3	hours
Computer Science or Foreign Language1		3	hours
HIST 101, or HIST 201G,H	Western Civilization to 1500 American History to 1877	3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
	Total:	16	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

†PSYC 210	Social Psychology	3	hours
†PSYC 220	Principles of Research Design	3	hours
ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Computer Science or Foreign Language1		3	hours
GBIO 151G,H	General Biology I	3	hours
BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

†PSYC 221	Psychological Statistics	3	hours
†PSYC 222	Psychological Statistics Laboratory	1	hour
ENGL 322	Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
†PSYC 204	Developmental Psychology	3	hours
HIST 102, or HIST 202H	Western Civilization since 1500 American History since 1877	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

†PSYC 335, or PSYC 365	Research Design and Analysis Advanced Research Design and Analysis	3	hours
†Psychology Foundations Elective2		3	hours
†Psychology Applied Elective3		3	hours
Physical ScienceG		4	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

†Psychology Foundations Elective2		3	hours
Natural Science4,G		4	hours
†Psychology Elective5		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
Music, or Art, or Theatre, or English Elective6		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

†PSYC 440	Cognitive Psychology	3	hours
COMM 211G,H	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
Social Science Elective7,G		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
†Psychology Elective5		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

Second Semester

†Psychology Applied Elective3		3	hours
†PSYC 462	Physiological Psychology	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
Social Science Elective7,G		3	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120 

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

 

^†Major Course. These courses will be used to calculate the major grade point average, which must be an adjusted or degree 2.0 grade point average or above.

¹Either 6 hours in Computer Science (excluding CMPS 101 and 105) or 6 hours in one Foreign Language are required.

²Taken from Psychology 343, 416, 421, or 422

³Taken from Psychology 285, 350, 353, 364, 452, or 470

⁴Must be completed as part of the natural science two-semester sequence.

⁵Any Psychology course

⁶The English elective, if selected, must be taken from English 230, 231, 232, 310, 316 or 429                              

⁷Taken from courses in the Social Sciences (Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science or Sociology).