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Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010
 
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Undergraduate Catalog
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Biopsychology
Minor in Psychology
Psychology Course Descriptions
 
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Department of Psychology
Major Requirements Credits
Total Credit Hours 122.0
Grade of C or higher required in all major courses. C average required for all minor, electives, or concentration.  
University College Core Curriculum 45.0
Freshman Seminar/University Studies* 2.0
Select one option from the following: UNIV 101 And UNIV 102 Or UNIV 110  
Critical Thinking** 3.0
PHIL 110  
English Composition*** 6.0
ENGL 110 And ENGL 120  
Speech 3.0
SPEE 200  
Mathematics**** 6.0
MATH 121 Or MATH 123 Or MATH 124 Or MATH 129 Or MATH 130 Or MATH 131 Or MATH 140 Or MATH 142 Or MATH 150  
Natural Sciences***** 8.0
Select two from the following: CHEM 101 And CHEM 102 Or NSCI 110 And NSCI 120 Or ASTR 111 And ASTR 112 Or BIOL 110 And BIOL 130 Or BIOL 150 And ZOOL 110 Or CHEM 140 And CHEM 160 Or PHYS 111 And PHYS 112 Or PHYS 121 And PHYS 122  
History and Social Sciences 3.0
Select one from the following: ANTH 210 Or CRJC 200 Or ECON 200 Or ECON 211 Or ECON 212 Or GEOG 210 Or GEOG 220 Or HIST 110 Or HIST 120 Or HIST 210 Or HIST 211 Or HIST 212 Or POLI 200 Or POLI 210 Or POLI 220 Or PSYC 210 Or SOCI 210 Or SWRK 220  
Humanities and Fine Arts 3.0
Select one from the following: ART 210 Or ART 211 Or ENGL 211 Or ENGL 212 Or ENGL 220 Or ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240 Or HUMN 211 Or HUMN 212 Or MUSI 210 Or MUSI 260 Or PHIL 210 Or PHIL 212 Or PHIL 220 Or THEA 203  
Physical Education/Health Education 2.0
Select HEED 112 Or two from the following: PEDU 101 to PEDU 141  
University College Restricted Electives 9.0
Select from:
History and Social Sciences options above.
Humanities and Fine Arts options above.
6 credits of foreign language sequence.
3 credits of any 100- or 200-level class.

Notes

* UNIV 101-102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits.
** PHIL 110 not required for students with 60+ transfer credits.
*** ENGL 108 and additional credits in ENGL 110-120 may be required based on profile scores.
**** Additional mathematics courses and additional credits in MATH 121-123 may be required based on profile scores.
***** Students are not permitted to complete BIOL 110 and NSCI 120 to fulfill Natural Science requirements.
 
Program Requirements 77.0
Psychology Courses 50.0
PSYC 210 And PSYC 233 And PSYC 320 And PSYC 331 And PSYC 352 And PSYC 360 And PSYC 370 And PSYC 400 And PSYC 422  
Select one from the following three: PSYC 310 Or PSYC 342 Or PSYC 381 And select one from the following two: PSYC 343 Or PSYC 430 And select one from the following two: PSYC 420 Or PSYC 421 And select one from the following four: PSYC 260 Or CSC 100 Or MIS 300 Or EDUC 210  
Major Electives  
Nine credits of PSYC electives.  
Minor or Electives 18.0
 
Free Electives 9.0
 
Other Program Requirements:
Students must complete 50% of the major or nine psychology courses at FSU (i.e., on campus, online, evening and weekend, at Fort Bragg, or through any other FSU distance learning program).  
 
 
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