The BA Degree Requirements

BA degree in Psychology

[Requirements effective fall 2001, currently enrolled students have the option to meet the 2001 major requirements. Speak to advisor to discuss your options.]

Besides the University BA degree requirements (The Foundational and Thematic components of the CORE curriculum, minor, upper division, and total hours-see the University Undergraduate Bulletin), a BA in Psychology requires at least 40 and no more than 60 quarter hours in the major. PSYC credit hours beyond 60 do not count toward any University requirement. At least 25 hours must be upper division (2000 or above). Psychology: Mind and Behavior, SOCS 1710; SOCS 1750) does not count as PSYC credit hours when taken as a part of the Foundational CORE SOCS requirement. Junior and Senior Honors (PSYC 2750, 2751, 2752, PSYC 3150, 3151, 3152) do not count toward the 60-hour maximum for the major (see your advisor for details).

Course Requirements in Psychology:

• Psychology: Mind and Behavior (SOCS 1710 or 1750) or equivalent [As part of the requirement for the Foundational component of CORE, this class does not count toward the 40-hour minimum or the 60-hour maximum for the major. No other Social Science Foundational CORE classes are equivalent to SOCS 1710 or 1750 for this requirement.]


• Statistics (PSYC 2300)


• Research Methods (PSYC 3050) or Jr. Honors Seminar (PSYC 2750-2752)

One Course Each from Four of the Following
Five Content Areas:

DEVELOPMENTAL

• Child Development (Psyc 2050)

COGNITION

• Memory (PSYC 2060)


• Cognition and Learning (PSYC 2040)
  
• Cognitive Science (PSYC 3030)

NEUROSCIENCE

• Intro Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYC 2031)


• Neural Bases of Perception (PSYC 2130)

SOCIAL

• Social Psychology (PSYC 2740)


• Motivation and Emotion (PSYC 2150)

CLINICAL

• Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 2500)


• Personality (PSYC 2510)


• Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSYC 2520)


• Child Psychopathology (PSYC 2530)

At least 10 hours of PSYC elective courses (PSYC 1000-2999) or advanced special topics courses (PSYC 3000-3999) For Psychology majors who meet the prerequisites, MATC 0200 is recommended to fulfill the foundational component of CORE over MATC 0100.

Undergraduate Resources

2008 Best Senior Thesis: "Got To Have It: The Effects of Stress and Automatic Regulation of Stress on Impulse Buying" by Gia J. Sullivan.

APA Writing Guidelines

Current 2002 links to career sites and graduate programs in the field of Psychology.

DU's Counseling and Behavioral Health Site offers information about their services and how to train with them.