Psychology - General, B.A. - Major Code 6750

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years.  For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements.  However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements.  Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information.  Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.  See General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees  for more information.

Psychology Core 25 hours

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  - See course descriptions for prerequisites.

  - Minimum grade of “C” is required in each core course. Credit hours earned from NSU or transfer courses with grades lower than “C” will not apply toward the major core requirements.

  - PSYC 1113 fulfills a General Education Social & Behavioral Science option and a Psychology major requirement.

   

• PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology #
• PSYC 2023 - Life-Span Development #
• PSYC 3553 - Psychological Statistics #
• PSYC 3574 - Experimental Psychology with Lab #
• PSYC 4043 - Physiological Psychology #
• PSYC 4153 - Abnormal Psychology #
• PSYC 4513 - History and Systems of Psychology #
• PSYC 4563 - Psychology of Personality #

Psychology Electives 17 hours

• - Electives totaling 17 credits hours in additional 3000/4000-level Psychology courses are required.

  - See course descriptions for prerequisites and restrictions.

• PSYC 3213 - Psychology as a Career and Profession
• PSYC 3223 - Psychology of the Minority Experience #
• PSYC 3233 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology #
• PSYC 3243 - Introduction to Counseling#
• PSYC 3323 - Psychology of Adolescence #
• PSYC 3353 - Positive Psychology#
• PSYC 3401 - Honors Research I
• PSYC 3402 - Honors Research II
• PSYC 3443 - Childhood Development#
• PSYC 3453 - Cognitive Psychology #
• PSYC 3463 - Theories of Learning #
• PSYC 4033 - Behavior Analysis and Management #
• PSYC 4053 - Psychology of Human Resource Development #
• PSYC 4113 - Introduction to the Psychology of Exceptional Children #
• PSYC 4133 - Psychology of Infancy and Childhood #
• PSYC 4223 - Mental Tests and Measurements #
• PSYC 4263 - Applied Psychology #
• PSYC 4313 - Human Adjustment Laboratory #
• PSYC 4323 - Sensation & Perception #
• PSYC 4343 - Psychology of Human Sexuality #
• PSYC 4363 - Adult Development and Aging #
• PSYC 4401 - Honors Research IV
• PSYC 4402 - Honors Research III
• PSYC 4420 - Directed Study & Readings #
• PSYC 4450 - Special Topics in Psychology #
• PSYC 4470 - Directed Research #
• PSYC 4523 - Psychological Consumer Behavior #
• PSYC 4673 - Social Psychology #

Total 42 hours

Other Major Requirements

General degree requirements for all majors state that minimum 50% of the major must be completed at NSU and minimum 50% of the major must be completed at the 3000/4000 level.  In the 42-hour Psychology major, 36 credit hours are upper-level; thus, more than 50% of the major is completed at the 3000/4000 level.

Program assessment is required of all NSU academic departments for purposes of planning continuous improvement and meeting accreditation requirements. Psychology majors complete PSYC program assessment components for students in their final semester before graduation.

Minor Requirements

The Psychology Minor consists of 18 credit hours of student choice from among PSYC 1003 and the major core and elective courses with one exception: PSYC 3213 has the prerequisite of Psychology Major status and so is not applicable to the Minor.  See also course descriptions for individual course prerequisites and restrictions.

Notes

The first digit of NSU course numbers identifies the student status level for which the course is primarily intended (1000s primarily for freshmen, 2000s primarily for sophomores, 3000s primarily for juniors, and 4000s primarily for seniors).  The last digit identifies the number of credit hours for which the course is offered; zero indicates multiple offerings for varying credit hours.

Higher-numbered courses are to be taken after development of strong critical thinking, communication, and study skills in the General Education requirements as well as a solid knowledge base in Psychology in lower-numbered Psychology core requirements.  Students should not enroll in courses more than one level above student status (that is, freshmen should not attempt 3000- and 4000-level courses, and sophomores should not attempt 4000‑level courses) without consultation with the advisor.

Every Psychology core course is offered fall, spring, and summer terms.  Psychology elective courses are offered at least once per academic year.

Policies of the College of Education

Psychology Suggested Course Sequence

Total Hours in Course Sequence:  124

 * Offered Fall and Spring
** Offered Fall only
*** Offered Spring only.