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Psychology - B.A Degree

Psychology

Office: W357 Thompson Hall

(716) 673-3129

Dr. Catherine Creeley, Chairperson

Email: psychology.department@fredonia.edu

Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/psychology/

Major Requirements

The Psychology Department requires a good academic standing (minimum overall GPA 2.0) for entry into the Psychology B.A. major from another major at Fredonia.

Core Courses:

PSY 129Foundations of Psychology

3
PSY 130Psychology Laboratory

1
PSY 200Statistics for Psychology

3
PSY 315Research Methods

3
Total Credit Hours:10

NOTE:

  • The above courses should be completed by the end of the junior year.
  • PSY 100 Freshman Seminar is recommended for all first semester freshman majors.
  • PSY 130 is waived for all students entering the program with 30 hours or more of undergraduate coursework completed.

Choose one course from the Psychophysiology area:

PSY 342Perception

3
PSY 351Physiological Psychology

3
PSY 361Cognitive Neuroscience

3
PSY 363Psychopharmacology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one course from the Cognitive area:

PSY 343Cognitive Psychology

3
PSY 344Psychology of Language

3
PSY 364Cognitive Development

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one course from the Social/Personality area:

PSY 246Personality

3
PSY 345Social Psychology

3
PSY 365Social Development

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one course from the Clinical/Counseling area:

PSY 356Psychological Disorders

3
PSY 379Child Psychological Disorders

3
PSY 447Introduction to Counseling

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one course in Theoretical Thinking (capstone experience) area:

PSY 430Theories of Psychology

3
PSY 439Senior Honors Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one course of a Development Focus:

PSY 289Lifespan Human Development

3
PSY 349Child Psychology

3
PSY 364Cognitive Development

3
PSY 365Social Development

3
PSY 366Psychology of Adulthood

3
PSY 379Child Psychological Disorders

3
EDU 224Adolescent Development

3
EDU 225Child Development EC/CH

3
Total Credit Hours:3

NOTE:

  • Students choosing to take PSY 364, PSY 365 or PSY 379 to meet both an area requirement and a developmental focus must take an additional psychology elective in order to fulfill the requirement that they have 35 credit hours of psychology courses.

Psychology Electives:

7-8 credit hours of any psychology courses to bring total psychology credit hours to 35.

Total Credit Hours:7-8
Students who have fewer than 24 upper-level Psychology credits should take a 300-level or 400-level elective, as all students are required to take at least 24 upper-level credits in their major.

Math Requirement

Completion of one three-four credit course with a MATH or STAT prefix at the 099 level or above.

Total Credit Hours:3-4
 

Minor Requirement

A minor in a field other than Psychology to complement the major, chosen with advisement, is required.

Note:

  • Transfer students must complete at least 23 credit hours in Psychology at Fredonia
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative quality point average in all Psychology courses

Total Credit Hours: 38-40