B.A. in Psychology
Degree Outline
Detailed degree outline including course names and credits.
PDF, Catalog Year 2008-2009
I. College Core Curriculum (31-44 credits)
- A. English (3-8 credits)
- ENG 100 or ENG 101, ENG 102
- Note: Students who complete ENG 102 will satisfy the Core Curriculum Requirement.
- B. Study and Technology Skills (0-2 credits)
- CEP 121, CEP 122
- Note: Transfer students with 30 or more transferrable college credits will be able to waive the Study and Technology Core Requirement.
- C. Mathematics (4-5 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- MATH 120, MATH 124, MATH 128, MATH 181, MATH 182
- D. Natural Sciences (7-8 credits)
- AST 103 (Must be taken with AST 105 to fulfill laboratory requirement), AST 104 (Must be taken with AST 105 to fulfill laboratory requirement), AST 105*, BIOL 101*, BIOL 189*, CHEM 105, CHEM 110*, CHEM 111*, CHEM 121*, CHEM 122*, ENV 101, GEOG 117, GEOL 100, GEOL 101*, GEOL 102*, PHYS 151*, PHYS 152*
- Note: Students need to take two science courses, at least one of which must include an associated laboratory course. An asterisk (*) indicates a course that may be taken for laboratory credit.
- E. Social Sciences (3 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- ANTH 101, COM 216, COU 300, ECON 103, PSC 210, PSC 211, PSC 231, PSY 101, PSY 460, SOC 101, WMST 101
- F. Fine Arts (3 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- ART 160, ART 260, ART 261, ART 265, ART 475, FIS 110, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 128, MUS 134, THTR 100
- G. Humanities (6 credits)
- Choose two of the following:
- CH 201, CH 202, COM 101, ETS 101, any Literature course ENG 231 or higher, any Philosophy course (other than 102, 105, 109), any History course , any Foreign Language Course 111 or above, AM 145, AM 146, AM 147, AM 148
- H. Constitution (3-6 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- CH 203, PSC 101 (from an NSHE institution), PSC 101 (equivalent from out-of-state) and PSC 100, PSC 101 (equivalent from out-of-state) and HIST 217, HIST 101 and HIST 102 (HIST 102 must be taken at an NSHE institution excluding UNR), HIST 101 and PSC 100, HIST 101 and HIST 217
- I. Community-Based Learning Capstone (3 credits)
- CBL 400
II. . Additional College Requirements (6-22 credits)
- A. Foreign Language (0-14 credits)
- Complete and/or transfer to NSC a fourth semester in a foreign language or American Sign Language (AM)
- Demonstrate proficiency through a placement exam
- Show transcript evidence of successful completion of a fourth year high school course in foreign language
- B. ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
- C. Social Science (3 credits)
- COM, COU, ECON, PSC, SOC, WMST
III. Major Core Requirements (36 credits)
- A. Introductory Course (3 credits)
- PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 credits)
- B. Methods (6 credits)
- Methods courses should be completed by the end of a student's sophomore year.
- PSY 210 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (3 credits)
- PSY 240 - Introduction to Research Methods (3 credits)
- C. Foundations and Principles (12 credits)
- Choose four courses from the following list:
- PSY 403 - Physiological Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 405 - Perception (3 credits)
- PSY 416 - Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 420 - Psychology of Learning (3 credits)
- PSY 430 - Developmental Psychology: Infancy & Childhood (3 credits)
- PSY 434 - Developmental Psychology: Adolescence & Adulthood (3 credits)
- PSY 460 - Social Psychology (3 credits)
- D. Applied Methods and Populations (3 credits)
- Choose one course from the following list:
- PSY 307 - Principles of Educational Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 435 - Personality (3 credits)
- PSY 436 - Drugs, Addiction, and Mental Disorders (3 credits)
- PSY 441 - Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 466 - Psychology of Sex (3 credits)
- PSY 481 - Principles of Psychological Assessment (3 credits)
- E. Direct Learning (3-4 credits)
- Choose one course from the following list:
- PSY 375 - Advanced Undergraduate Research (3 credits)
- PSY 497 - Supervised Field Experience (4 credits)
- F. Psychology Electives (9 credits)
- Except for PSY 101 and PSY 210, all psychology courses, including those listed above, may be considered electives. At least 18 credits in the major field must be upper division.
Summary of credit requirements for the B.A. in Psychology
- College Core Curriculum: 31-44 credits
- Additional College Requirements: 6-22 credits
- Major Core Requirements: 36-37 credits
- Electives (at least 21 credits must be upper division): 25-55 credits
- Total Credits: 128 credits
