University Catalog

Curriculum in Psychology

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

(see footnotes at bottom)

 

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

†PSYC 101	General Psychology I	3	hours
ENGL 101G	Freshman Composition	3	hours
MATH 105 or MATH 151 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals College Algebra	3	hours
MUS 151 or ART 105 or ART 106 or THEA 131G	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 or MATH 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	Western Civilization to 1500 American History to 1877	3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
	Total:	16	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

†PSYC 210	Social Psychology	3	hours
†PSYC 220	Principles of Research Design	3	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Computer Science or Foreign Language1		3	hours
GBIO 151G	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 202	Western Civilization since 1500 American History since 1877	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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

First Semester

†PSYC 440	Cognitive Psychology	3	hours
COMM 211G	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
^†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).