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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology Major, B.A. (Child Psychology Concentration) Suggested Four-Year Program of Study

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

FRESHMAN YEAR (27 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
ENGL 1010 - Foundations in Writing	3	ENGL 1020 - Written Communication & Critical Thinking	3
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology	3	PSYC 2800 - Child Psychological Science	3
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics - Noncalculus	3	Oral Communication Course	3
Foreign Language 1010 or Elective Course	3	Foreign Language 1020 or Elective Course	3
		HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 or Compass Core Class	3
Fall Total	12	Spring Total	15

SOPHOMORE YEAR (31 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 or HSCI 2010 /HSCI 2011 or HSCI 2020 / HSCI 2021	4	PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation	3
PSYC 2000 - Social Psychology	3	ECED 2150 - Foundations of Early Childhood Development	3
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 or Compass Core Class	3	Compass Core Class	3
Foreign Language 2010 or Elective Course	3	Foreign Language 2020	3
ECED 2110 - Infant/Child/Toddler Development	3	PSYC 4320 - Psychopathology and Treatment	3
Fall Total	16	Spring Total	15

JUNIOR YEAR (29 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
		PSYC 3707 - Behavioral Neuroscience	3
SOCI 3320 - Juvenile Delinquency	3	ECED 4140 - Program Development for Young Children	3
Compass Core Class	3	Compass Core Class	3
Fall Total	13	Spring Total	16

SENIOR YEAR (33 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	3
		ECED 4517 - Family, School, Community Involvement	3
Fall Total	15	Spring Total	18

TOTAL = 120 credits