Psychology, B.S.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015  requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

• C 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
• C 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
• C 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
• Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
• V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3
• FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

A&S College Core

D - Diversity 3 credits
G - Global 3 Credits

Students Must Complete the Following Courses:

• PSYC 1000 - General Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYC 2000 - Research Psychological Methods Credits: 4

Four of Five Cores:

One of the Following

Additionally one of the following restricted enrollment (seminar or writing intensive) courses is required:

• PSYC 4150 - Cognitive Development Credits: 3
• PSYC 4250 - Psychological Aspects of Chronic Illness Credits: 3
• PSYC 4320 - Intellectual Disability Credits: 3
• PSYC 4350 - Psychology of Adulthood Credits: 3
• PSYC 4380 - Death and Dying Credits: 3
• PSYC 4390 - Personality Science Credits: 3
• PSYC 4400 - Principles of Psychological Testing Credits: 3
• PSYC 4740 - Advanced Social Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYC 4860 - Seminar Credits: 1‑6
• PSYC 4040 - Cognitive Neuroscience Credits: 4

Also Required

Also required are

• 6 hours of anthropology, communication/journalism, criminal justice, economics, political science, or sociology;

• LIFE 1003 - Current Issues in Biology Credits: 4

• OR

• LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4

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• STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4

• OR

• STAT 2070 - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 4

STEM Course

One approved 3-4 credit hour STEM course:

• CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
• CHEM 1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
• COSC 1010 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credits: 3
• COSC 1100 - Computer Science Principles and Practice Credits: 3
• ESS 4001 - Analysis of Nature’s Data Credits: 3
• GEOL 3500 - Global Change: A Geological Perspective Credits: 4
• KIN 2040 - Human Anatomy Credits: 3
• ZOO 2040
• KIN 2041 - Human Anatomy Laboratory Credits: 1
• ZOO 2041
• LIFE 2022 - Animal Biology Credits: 4
• LIFE 2023 - Biology of Plants and Fungi Credits: 4
• MATH 1405 - Trigonometry Credits: 3
• MATH 2200 - Calculus I Credits: 4
• MICR 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• MICR 4001 - Epidemiology (Diseases in Population) Credits: 3
• MOLB 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• PHYS 1050 - Concepts of Physics Credits: 4
• PHYS 1110 - General Physics I Credits: 4
• STAT 2000 - Statistics and the World Credits: 3
• STAT 4015 - Regression Analysis Credits: 3
• STAT 4025 - Design and Analysis of Experiments I Credits: 3
• STAT 4155 - Fundamentals of Sampling Credits: 3
• ZOO 3600 - Principles of Animal Behavior Credits: 3
• ZOO 4110 - HIV/AIDS: The Disease and the Dilemma Credits: 3

Additional Requirements

A major requires a minimum of 33 semester hours and may not exceed 60 hours in psychology. Of these, 18 hours must be at the 3000 level or above. These upper-division courses must also be taken from at least two different members of the psychology department faculty listed in this Catalog.

Students who have an established UW GPA and who wish to change their major to Psychology, or to add Psychology as a major, will be required to have a UW GPA of at least 2.500.

For graduation, students must receive a C or better grade in all courses taken to satisfy department requirements.

Psychology courses taken 15 or more years ago will not be used to satisfy degree requirements.