Psychology Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
Also available at OSU-Cascades, via Ecampus, and OSU-Portland.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate Core | ||
| Select 51 credits | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core | ||
| BI 102 & BI 103 | *ANIMAL BIOLOGY: GENES, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE and *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | 8 |
| or BI 212 & BI 213 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | |
| PHL 121 | *REASONING AND WRITING | 3 |
| or WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | |
| PSY 201 & PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY and *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 6 |
| PSY 301 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Survey | ||
| Select four of the following: | 16 | |
| BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | ||
or PSY 340 | COGNITION | |
| HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
or PSY 360 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
| PERSONALITY | ||
or PSY 381 | ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
Any one additional course from above | ||
| Advanced and Variable Courses | ||
| Select four of the following including variable credit courses: | 16 | |
| *PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY | ||
| MOTIVATION | ||
| PERCEPTION | ||
| LEARNING AND MEMORY | ||
| CONSCIOUSNESS | ||
| COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | ||
| LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
| JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING | ||
| SOCIAL COGNITION | ||
| WOMEN, WEIGHT, AND BODY IMAGE | ||
| *FAT STUDIES | ||
or WGSS 466 | *FAT STUDIES | |
| THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS (Ecampus only) | ||
| PSYCHOTHERAPY | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | ||
| BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION | ||
| CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| Variable Credit Courses 1 | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| THESIS | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| PROJECTS | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| WORKSHOP | ||
| FIELD EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES | ||
| Writing Intensive Course (WIC) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| ^BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR METHODS | ||
| ^COGNITION RESEARCH | ||
| ^ADVANCED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| ^PSYCHOMETRICS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING | ||
| ^CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| Total credits required for graduation | 180 | |
| 1 | A maximum of 4 credits of individualized course work (PSY 401 RESEARCH–PSY 410 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES) can be applied to the major. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Courses (WIC) |
Students must receive a grade of C– or better in any course applied toward the major. Such courses cannot be taken with S/U grading.
Major Code: 965
Sample Four-Year Plan: Psychology BA
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| BC. Social Processes and Institutions | 3 | |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| PAC | 1 | |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| BI 102 | *ANIMAL BIOLOGY: GENES, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE | 4 |
| COMM 111/COMM 114/COMM 218 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 103 | *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | 4 |
| BC. Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3-4 | |
| LAC. Humanities | 3-4 | |
| Language 113 | 4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| PHL 121 or WR 327 |
*REASONING AND WRITING or *TECHNICAL WRITING |
3 |
| BC. Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| LAC. Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| BC. Western Culture | 3 | |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| Language 212 | 4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| LAC. One Additional Core Class | 3-4 | |
| Language 213 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| PSY 301 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| Computer Science | 4 | |
| BC. Literature & the Arts | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or Optional PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| BC. Physical Lab Science | 4 | |
| LAC. Non-Western Culture | 3 | |
| BC. Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| BC. Science, Technology, & Society | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| College of Science Course for BS | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| PSY Writing Intensive Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| LAC. Social Science | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| 2 Electives | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 11-13 | |
| Total Hours | 179-189 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Courses (WIC) |
Sample Four-Year Plan: Psychology BS
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| BC. Social Processes and Institutions | 3 | |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| PAC | 1 | |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Elective Credits | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| BI 102 | *ANIMAL BIOLOGY: GENES, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE | 4 |
| COMM 111/COMM 114/COMM 218 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| BC. Literature & the Arts | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 103 | *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | 4 |
| BC. Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| LAC. Humanities | 3 | |
| Elective Credits | 3 | |
| Elective Credits | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| PHL 121 or WR 327 |
*REASONING AND WRITING or *TECHNICAL WRITING |
3 |
| BC. Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| LAC. Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Elective Credits | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| BC. Western Culture | 3 | |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| LAC. Social Science | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| LAC. One Additional Core Class | 3-4 | |
| Elective Credits | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| PSY 301 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| Computer Science | 4 | |
| Elective Credits | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| BC. Physical Lab Science | 4 | |
| LAC. Non-Western Culture | 3 | |
| BC. Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| BC. Science, Technology, & Society | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| College of Science Course for BS | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| PSY Writing Intensive Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| Electives X2 | 3-4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Hours | 11-13 | |
| Total Hours | 177-187 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Courses (WIC) |