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Psychological Science Major

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Major Requirement

The program (at least nine courses) required of majors is as follows (no more than two 300-level elective courses  - excluding PSYC 309 - per term can be counted towards the major).

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in  to continue in the psychology major. Students who do not meet this requirement and wish to continue must consult with the department chair.

Required Courses

Four Additional Courses

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of PSCO (Cognitive) or PSSO (Social) or PSNE (Neuroscience) in the course offerings.

  • These courses must be selected from the following areas:
    • Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 250–259, PSYC 300CO/301CO, PSYC 350–359, PSYC 375)
    • Developmental/Social/Personality/Clinical Psychology (PSYC 260–269, PSYC 300SO/301SO, PSYC 340–349, PSYC 360–PSYC 369)
    • Neuroscience (PSYC 300NE, PSYC 370–PSYC 379, PSYC 380–PSYC 389, or any 300-level NEUR course)
  • At least one of the courses must be taken at the 200 level, and at least two of the courses must be taken at the 300 level.
  • Students must take at least one course in the area of Cognitive and at least one course in the area of Developmental/Social/Personality/Clinical.
  • Note that , , , and  do not count as one of these four additional courses.

Senior Thesis

 must be taken in the fall or spring term of the senior year. During the spring term of the junior year, students identify several areas of interest for their senior-year research experience. Students are then assigned to faculty research supervisors and assigned to the fall or spring semester sections based upon students' interests and the availability of resources. Most students will take ; on the rare occasions when PSYC 450 or PSYC 460 is offered, students may substitute that seminar for .

Students planning to pursue honors research must complete an application process during the junior year, including contacting potential faculty supervisors and outlining a preliminary research idea.Students pursuing honors research are required to enroll in  in the fall of the senior year, followed by  in the spring of the senior year. On occasion, students who are not pursuing honors or high honors may complete two semesters of senior research by taking  in the fall and  in the spring

GPA Requirement

An overall GPA of at least 2.00 is required in all courses counting toward the psychological science major. A passing grade (D- or higher) must be received in all courses taken to satisfy the requirements for successful completion of a major, except that a grade of C- or higher is required in PSYC 150.

Honors and High Honors

The requirements for achieving honors and high honors in psychological science are as follows:

Honors

  • Overall GPA of 3.30 or better
  • Major GPA of 3.50 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major (including ).
  • A two-semester independent research project of high quality
  • Satisfactory oral examination performance on the subject matter of the senior thesis and related fields.

High Honors

  • Overall GPA of 3.50 or better
  • Major GPA of 3.70 or better, calculated across all courses counting toward the major (including ).
  • A two-semester independent research project of very high quality
  • An oral examination performance that demonstrates mastery of the senior thesis and related fields.

Psychological and Brain Sciences

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