Psychology B.S.

View degree plan for Clinical Track.

View degree plan for Pre-Med-Experimental Track.

124 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

31 HOURS AT UMHB

Degree Requirements

Academic Core –57 hours

see Bachelor of Science Academic Core

B.S. Psychology Major Required Courses –36 hours

12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB

12 hours minimum upper level

In addition to the Psychology major core courses listed below, each student must choose to follow the Clinical Track or the Pre-Medical/Experimental Track in order to complete the remaining 19 hours.

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

PSYC 2314Psychological Methods

3

PSYC 2201Psychological Writing

2

MATH 2303Statistics

3

or

PSYC 2316Statistics for the Social Sciences

3

PSYC 3323History and Systems of Psychology

3

PSYC 4090Senior Evaluation

0

PSYC 4316Experimental Psychology

3

All students must complete a statistics course. Students pursuing medical school are strongly encouraged to complete MATH 2303 Statistics. Experimental students or students who plan to enter graduate school in Psychology are encouraged to complete PSYC 2316 Statistics for the Social Sciences.

Clinical Track

In addition to the core courses listed above, students on the Clinical Track must take:

PSYC 2101Professions in Clinical Psychology

1

PSYC 2311Developmental Psychology

3

or

PSYC 3316Child & Adolescent Psychology

3

PSYC 3315Abnormal Psychology

3

or

PSYC 3317Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

3

PSYC 4312Psychology of Personality Theory

3

PSYC
3 upper-level electives

Pre-Medical/Experimental Track

The courses required to complete the Pre-Medical/Experimental Track are as follows:

One of the following

PSYC 2101Professions in Clinical Psychology

1

or

PSYC 2102Introduction to Psychological Research

1

One of the following

PSYC 2311Developmental Psychology

3

or

PSYC 3316Child & Adolescent Psychology

3

One of the following

PSYC 3315Abnormal Psychology

3

or

PSYC 3317Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

3

 

The remaining twelve hours should be comprised of upper-level Psychology courses. The courses strongly recommended to complete the Pre-Medical/Experimental Track are as follows:

 

PSYC 3319Social Psychology

3

PSYC 3331Neurophysiological Psychology

3

PSYC 3333Sensation and Perception

3

Pre-Medical students are strongly encouraged to complete the degree by taking one of the following courses:
PSYC 3320Health Psychology

3

PSYC 3350Cognition

3

PSYC 4311Theories of Learning

3

PSYC 4312Psychology of Personality Theory

3

PSYC 4355Psychological Perspectives on Human Nature

3

Pre-Medical students are also advised that most medical schools require completion of the following undergraduate science classes:

BIOL 1350, BIOL 1150, BIOL 1360, BIOL 1160, BIOL 2340, BIOL 2140, BIOL 2341, BIOL 2141, CHEM 1410, CHEM 1420, CHEM 3410, CHEM 3420, PHYS 2411, and PHYS 2412

For students pursing the Experimental Track, the following courses are strongly recommended:
PSYC 4318Advanced Experimental Design

3

PSYC 4390Independent Study

3

The remaining electives should be chosen so as to correspond to the research interest of the students.

 

For both tracks, careful consultation with your advisor is strongly encouraged so as to choose the Psychology electives that best fit with your graduate ambitions.

 
A grade of “C” or better is required in all Psychology courses counting toward the major.