General requirements: a total of 35 semester hours distributed as follows:

I. Required:

Psychology 156: Introduction to Psychology (Fall, Spring)
Psychology 201: Psychological Statistics (Fall)
Psychology 202: Research Methods in Psychology (Spring)
Psychology 301: Developmental Psychology (Fall, Spring)
Psychology 339: Physiological Psychology (Fall)
Psychology 495: Senior Seminar (Fall of Senior Year)

(or an additional elective for students completing their comprehensive in another major.)

II. Courses in which a variety of theoretical perspectives are presented
(two of the following are required).

Psychology 319: Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (Fall)
Psychology 323: Psychology of Personality (Fall, Spring)
Psychology 326: Abnormal Psychology (Spring)
Psychology 381: Clinical Psychology (Fall)

III. Courses with a specific theoretical or topical focus
(two of the following are required).

Psychology 332: Animal Learning and Cognition (Spring)
Psychology 337: Social Psychology (Fall)
Psychology 364: Cognitive Psychology (Fall)

IV. Elective courses (one additional 3 credit course from the above or any other courses offered by the department).

Students may select from an additional twenty courses offered by the department. Some recent examples of these courses include: Social Ecology, Adult Development, Psychology of Women, Child and Family in Contemporary Society, Psychology and the Law.

V. Advanced writing proficiency certification.

Students must submit a portfolio containing three of the following: A reflection paper, a position paper, a research proposal, and a literature review. There is considerable flexibility within this structure to tailor sequences appropriate to the student's skills, interests, and career goals.