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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Suggested Four-Year Program of Study: PSYC-BA (CHLD)


 

Psychology Major, B.A. (Child Psychology Concentration)

 
FRESHMAN YEAR (27-31 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing   3 ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation                       3
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology   3 PSYC 2800 - Child Psychological Science   3

MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics - Noncalculus  or

MATH 1910 - Calculus I  

 

3-4

Oral Communication Course

3

Foreign Language 1010 or Elective Course 3 Foreign Language 1020 or Elective Course 3
CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology  or Proficiency exam * 0-3 HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877   3
Fall Total 12-16 Spring Total 15

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (32 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits

BIOL 1010 /BIOL 1011  or BIOL 1020 /BIOL 1021  or

BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111  or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121  

 

4

Natural Science Course

4

PSYC 2000 - Social Psychology   3 ECED 2150 - Foundations of Early Childhood Development   3
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877   3 Social & Behavioral Science Course 3
Foreign Language 2010 or Elective Course 3 Foreign Language 2020 3
ECED 2110 - Infant/Child/Toddler Development                         3 PSYC 4320 - Abnormal Psychology   3
PSYC 2020 - Psychological Speaker Series   0 PSYC 2020 - Psychological Speaker Series   0
Fall Total 16 Spring Total 16

 

JUNIOR YEAR (32 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits

PSYC 2500 - Behavior Analysis: Theory and Practice  or       

PSYC 4247 - Cognitive Science   or

PSYC 4317 - Sensation and Perception  

 

3

 

PSYC 4100 - An Introduction to the Study of Personality  or

PSYC 4817 - Psychological Measurement  

 

3

PSYC 3050 - Design and Analysis I   3 PSYC 3060 - Design and Analysis II   3
PSYC 3051 - Design and Analysis I Lab   1 PSYC 3061 - Design and Analysis II Lab   1
PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation   3 PSYC 3707 - Behavioral Neuroscience   3
SOCI 3320 - Juvenile Delinquency   3 ECED 4140 - Program Development for Young Children   3
Literature Course 3 Fine Arts Course 3
PSYC 2020 - Psychological Speaker Series   0 PSYC 2020 - Psychological Speaker Series   0
Fall Total 16 Spring Total 16

 

SENIOR YEAR (29 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
PSYC 3470 - The Psychosocial Growth of Infants and Children   3 PSYC 4010 - History and Systems of Psychology   3
PSYC 4607 - Child Psychopathology   3 PSYC 4460 - The Cognitive Growth of Infants and Children      3

ECED 4010 - Observing and Assessing Young Children  

3

ECED 3150 - Creative Development of Young Children  or

HDAL 4127 - Divorce: Causes and Consequences  

3
Free Elective 3 CDIS 4060 - Language Development   3
Non-US History Course 3 Free Elective 2
PSYC 2020 - Psychological Speaker Series   0 PSYC 2020 - Psychological Speaker Series   0
Fall Total 15 Spring Total 14

TOTAL = 120 credits

Note:


Proficiency exam may be taken for 0 credit in lieu of CSCI 1100 . Must be completed to meet Graduation requirements. Those students who complete the proficiency exam and are short credits towards their total degree requirements may be required to take additional electives.