| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.) | 7 | |
| Social Science (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Foreign Language Requirement | ||
| FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language (or FNLG 1505) | 4 |
| FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language (or FNLG 1506) | 4 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2617 | Research Methods for Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2618 | Statistics for Psychology | 4 |
| Clinical | ||
| PSYC 3702 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| or PSYC 3775 | Personality | |
| Social/Developmental | ||
| Only two development courses may count towards the major. | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Social Psychology | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Adult Development | ||
| Lifespan Development | ||
| Learning/Perception/Cognition | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Psychology of Learning | ||
| Cognition and Cognition Laboratory | ||
| Physiological | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Psychophysiology and Psychophysiology Laboratory | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Capstone Course | ||
| Required - Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Senior Thesis (repeated for 2 s.h.) | ||
| Honors Thesis (repeated for 2 s.h.) | ||
| Senior Psychology Capstone Experience | ||
| Additional Courses | ||
| Select 9 hours in courses applicable to the psychology major, excluding PSYC 3770 or PSYC 3790. | 9 | |
| Select 3 hours in any course applicable to the major. | 3 | |
| Minor Requirement | 18 | |
| Electives | 20 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-124 | |
Two laboratories related to any psychology course are required.
Note: Remedial coursework needs to be taken first and will most likely require students to attend summer sessions in order to complete a BA in Psychology within four years.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology (Social Science) | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| First-Year Experience / GER Elective | 3 | |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSYC 26XX/37XX Social and Personal Awareness (e.g. PSYC 3707) | 3 | |
| Natural Science 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Arts/Humanities 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSYC 2617 | Research Methods for Psychology | 3 |
| Arts/Humanities 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX course | 3 | |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| PSYC/Social Science 37XX (e.g. PSYC 3700) | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSYC 2618 | Statistics for Psychology | 4 |
| Natural Science + Lab 15XX/26XX | 4 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX/37XX course | 3 | |
| PSYC/Social and Personal Awareness 26XX/37XX (e.g. PSYC 3758) | 3 | |
| PSYC/Gen Ed 26XX/37XX Elective (e.g. PSYC 2692 or PSYC 3755) | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSYC 37XX Clinical (e.g. PSYC 3702 or PSYC 3775) | 3 | |
| PSYC 37XX Physiological | 3 | |
| PSYC 37XX Lab | 1 | |
| PSYC 37XX elective | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| Elective 15XX/26XX/37XX (rec. major or minor - 37XX course) | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSYC 37XX Cognition, Learning, or Perception | 3 | |
| PSYC 37XX Lab | 1 | |
| PSYC 37XX Elective | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX course (rec. major or minor - 37XX course) | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSYC 37XX Elective | 3 | |
| PSYC 37XX Elective | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX/48XX course | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSYC 4895 | Senior Psychology Capstone Experience | 2 |
| Minor 37XX/48XX course (if needed, otherwise elective) | 3 | |
| PSYC 37XX Elective | 3 | |
| Elective XXXX | 3 | |
| Elective XXXX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 123-124 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Students will discriminate amongst the fundamental psychological concepts.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate ideas in both oral & written forms using APA style.
- Students will evaluate research using professionally accepted criteria.
- Students will devise solutions to real-life problems by applying psychological concepts.
- Students will interpret topics and discussions related to human diversity.