Curriculum in Psychology
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
PSYC 101
3
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG
3
MATH 105 or
MATH 107/ 108 or
MATH 1611,G
College Algebra                              
3-5
MUS 151 or
ART 105 or
ART 106 or
THEA 131G
3
*SE 101
2
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14-16

Second Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
PSYC 102
3
ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102HG
3
MATH 105 or 
MATH 107/108 or
MATH 162 or
MATH 1631, G
3-5
Computer Science or
Foreign Language2
 
3
HIST 101 or 101H or
HIST 107 or
HIST 201 or 201H3, G 
3
LS 102
1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16-18

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
PSYC 210
3
PSYC 220
Principles of Research Design                            
3
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232G
3
Computer Science or
Foreign Language2
 
3
GBIO 151G
3
BIOL 152
1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
PSYC 221
3
PSYC 222
Psychological Statistics Laboratory                     
1
ENGL 322
3
Elective
 
3
PSYC 204
3
HIST 102/102H or
HIST 108 or
HIST 202/202 H3
3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
PSYC 335 or
PSYC 365
3
Psychology Foundations Elective4
 
3
Psychology Applied Elective5
 
3
Physical ScienceG
 
4
Elective
 
3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
Psychology Foundations Elective4
 
3
Natural Science6,G
 
3
Psychology Elective7
 
3
Elective
 
3
Music or
Art or
Theatre or
English Elective8
 
3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
PSYC 440
3
COMM 211G
Introduction to Public Speaking                                  
3
Social Science Elective 9,G
 
3
Elective
 
3
Psychology Elective7
 
3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
Psychology Applied Elective5
                                                                                  
3
PSYC 462
3
Elective
 
3
Social Science Elective 9,G
 
3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120-122

*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.
1The 6 credit hours in mathematics must include exactly one of MATH 107 or MATH 161.
2Either 6 hours in Computer Science (excluding CMPS 101 and CMPS 105) or 6 hours in one Foreign Language are required.
3The 6 credit hours in History must be paired as HIST 101 with HIST 102, HIST 107 with HIST 108 or HIST 201 with HIST 202.
4Taken from PSYC 343, 416, 421, or 422
5Taken from PSYC 285, 350, 353, 364, 452, or 470.
6Must be completed as part of the natural science two-semester sequence.
7Any Psychology course.
8The English Elective, if selected, must be taken from ENGL 230, 231, 232, 310, 316, or 429.
9Taken from courses in the Social Sciences (Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science or Sociology).