Psychology Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
Also available at OSU-Cascades, OSU-Portland and via Ecampus.
The School of Psychological Science offers students a variety of educational avenues that provide the necessary tools for competency in, and appreciation for, psychology as a scientific discipline.
Many of our graduates will go straight into the workforce into areas such as human services, human resources, and educational assistants. Many graduates will also continue their education through professional schools such as law, medicine, or optometry. Others will engage in further study in business or in public administration. Some students will continue their study of Psychology at a school with a graduate program in one of the specialty areas of psychology.
In addition to classes whose contents span the many sub disciplines of psychology, the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State values the intellectual contributions of its students and offers a number of opportunities for research experience.
Major Code: 965
- Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
- Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains.
- Describe applications of psychology.
- Design, conduct, and evaluate basic psychological research.
- Draw appropriate, logical, and objective conclusions from empirical evidence.
- Apply psychological principles to everyday life.
- Use effective writing skills for different purposes.
- Demonstrate effective presentation skills for different purposes.
- Identify values that build community at local, national, and global levels.
- Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice.
- Define and respect human diversity.
- Apply psychological content and skills to meaningful career goals.
- Develop project management skills.
- Function effectively as part of a team.
BA Requirement
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bacc Core 1 | 41 | |
| College of Liberal Arts BA | 24 | |
| College of Liberal Arts Core 2 | 9 | |
| Psychology Major | 67 | |
| Electives | 39 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
| 1 | The Baccalaureate core requires at least 51 credits total, but three courses required in the Bacc Core (Biological Science w/ Lab, Social Processes and Institutions, and Writing Intensive Course) are embedded in the Psychology major required courses. |
| 2 | The Liberal Arts core requires at least 15 credits total, but two categories in Liberal Arts core (Social Science and One additional course) are embedded in the Psychology major required courses. |
BS Requirement
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bacc Core | 41 | |
| College of Liberal Arts BS 2 | 8 | |
| College of Liberal Arts Core 3 | 9 | |
| Psychology Major | 67 | |
| Electives | 55 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
| 1 | The Baccalaureate core requires at least 51 credits total, but three courses required in the Bacc Core (Biological Science w/ Lab, Social Processes and Institutions, and Writing Intensive Course) are embedded in the Psychology major required courses. |
| 2 | The Liberal Arts BS requires at least 14 credits total, but one requirement (statistics and math) is embedded in the Psychology major required courses. |
| 3 | The Liberal Arts core requires at least 15 credits total, but two categories in Liberal Arts core (Social Science and One additional course) are embedded in the Psychology major required courses. |
Psychology Major
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core 1 | ||
| 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 | |
| or BI 221 & BI 222 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | |
| WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| PSY 201 & PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY and *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 8 |
| PSY 301 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Survey | ||
| Select four courses from the following: | 16 | |
| BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | ||
or PSY 340 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | |
| HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
or PSY 360 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
| PERSONALITY | ||
or PSY 381 | ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
Plus any one additional course from above | ||
| Advanced and Variable Courses | ||
| Select four courses from the following (including variable credit courses): | 16 | |
| *PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY | ||
| MOTIVATION | ||
| PERCEPTION | ||
| LEARNING AND MEMORY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION | ||
| CONSCIOUSNESS | ||
| COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | ||
| LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF DISABILITY | ||
| JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING | ||
| SOCIAL COGNITION | ||
| WOMEN, WEIGHT, AND BODY IMAGE | ||
| *FAT STUDIES | ||
| POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS | ||
| NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| PSYCHOTHERAPY | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | ||
| BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION | ||
| CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDITATION | ||
| INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| Variable Credit Courses 2 | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| THESIS | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| PROJECTS | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| WORKSHOP | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP | ||
| Writing Intensive Course (WIC) | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 4 | |
| ^BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR METHODS | ||
| ^COGNITION RESEARCH | ||
| ^EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| ^ADVANCED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| ^PSYCHOMETRICS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING | ||
| ^CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| ^PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION | ||
| Total Credits | 67 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Courses (WIC) |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | A maximum of 4 credits of individualized course work (PSY 401–PSY 410) can be applied to the major |
Major Code: 965
Psychology BA
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| PAC | 1 | |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| BI 102 | *ANIMAL BIOLOGY: GENES, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE | 4 |
| COMM 111/COMM 114/COMM 218 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 103 | *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | 4 |
| BC. Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3-4 | |
| LAC. Humanities | 3-4 | |
| Language 113 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| BC. Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| LAC. Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Credits | 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 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Language 213 | 4 | |
| Credits | 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 |
| Credits | 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 |
| Credits | 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 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| PSY Writing Intensive Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 181-184 | |
Psychology BS
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| PAC | 1 | |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 103 | *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | 4 |
| BC. Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| LAC. Humanities | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| BC. Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| LAC. Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| BC. Western Culture | 3 | |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 300-Level Survey Course | 4 | |
| PSY 301 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| Computer Science | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| 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 |
| Credits | 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 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| PSY Writing Intensive Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Winter | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSY 400-Level Advanced Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 401 | RESEARCH (or PAC) | 1 |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Total Credits | 180-182 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Courses (WIC) |