Major in Psychology

The department offers three majors in psychology.

• Psychology (Catalog Information)
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Catalog Information)
• PreGraduate Psychology (Catalog Information)
• Psychology Courses

Psychology (B.S.)

For students primarily who are interested in a liberal arts education or in a background for other professions, the core program will, in most cases, be sufficient for a major in psychology. Electives in psychology and additional courses in the arts, sciences, humanities, and preprofessional curricula should be chosen to correspond with interests and career goals. The undergraduate major in psychology is a 38-hour program, consisting of the following set of courses:

Course No. and Title	Credit Hours
1410 General Psychology	3
2000 Seminar on Careers in Psychology	1
2210 Psychology of Social Behavior	3
2300 Developmental Psychology	3
3020 Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science	3
3070 Research Methods 3071 Research Methods Lab	3 1
3230 Abnormal Psychology or 3590 Personality	3
4030 Psychology of Sensation and Perception or 4240 Behavioral Neuroscience	3
4040 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology or 4480 Learning Theories	3
Elective hours in psychology (at least 9 hours must be upper division hours)	12
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	38

Note that two 15-hour minors are required for this major. Although not required, students may choose a specialty minor in psychology as one of their two minors. At least 1 of the 2 minors, however, must be non-psychology.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology (B.S.)

This major is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in personnel departments of business and industries and provide a background for students wishing to pursue graduate work in Psychology, I/O Psychology, or related fields.

The undergraduate major in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology is a 46-hour major, consisting of the following set of courses.

Psychology Foundation Courses
Required Courses (16 hours)

Course No. and Title	Credit Hours
1410 General Psychology	3
2210 Psychology of Social Behavior	3
3020 Basic Statistics for Behavioral Sciences	3
3070 Research Methods 3071 Research Methods Lab	3 1
4260 Introduction to Psychological Testing	3

Electives (6 hours)

Course No. and Title	Credit Hours
3230 Abnormal Psychology or 3590 Personality Psychology	3
4040 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology or 4480 Learning Theories	3

I/O Psychology Courses
Required Courses (18 hours)

Course No. and Title	Credit Hours
3320 Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology	3
4270 Personnel Selection and Placement	3
4290 Wage and Salary Administration	3
4330 Industrial/Organizational Training and Development	3
4360 Organizational Psychology	3
4370 Motivation and Work Attitudes	3

Electives (6 hours; Choose 2 courses from the following list)

Course No. and Title	Credit Hours
4070 Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	3
4340 Human Factors Psychology	3
4350 Safety Psychology	3
4380 Group Dynamics	3
4390 Persuasion	3
4610 Adult Psychology and Aging	3
4720 Multicultural Perspectives in Psychology and Education	3
4730 Apprenticeship: Industrial	3

Note that one minor is required and must be approved by the major advisor. Students should see that the Major advisor regarding course sequencing.

PreGraduate Psychology

For students who are interested in pursuing a graduate education in psychology, and in particular the Ph.D. in psychology, the department offers the PreGraduate Psychology major, 41-hour preparatory major. Students must formally apply for this program in order to pursue this major. Because G.P.A. is an important consideration for admission to a graduate program, students who apply tot he PreGraduate major should be competitive applicants for Ph.D. or selective master's programs and have a minimum of a 3.25 overall G.P.A., a 3.50 for the last 30 hours, and 3.50 major G.P.A. A subcommittee of Psychology faculty will screen students applying for this major. It is recommended that students apply between the completion of 45 and 60 hours. Students may not self-select this major on the university admissions forms or on change of major forms.

Students who are interested in finding out more about this major should consult with the major advisor early in their course of study.

Course No. and Title	Credit Hours
1410 General Psychology	3
2000 Seminar on Careers in Psychology	1
2210 Psychology of Social Behavior	3
2300 Developmental Psychology	3
3020 Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science	3
3070 Research Methods 3071 Research Methods Lab	3 1
3230 Abnormal Psychology or 3590 Personality	3
4030 Psychology of Sensation and Perception or 4240 Behavioral Neuroscience	3
4040 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology or 4480 Learning Theories	3
4070 Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences*	3
4080 Advanced Research Methods** (UH4950-Honors Independent Research or PSY3990-Research in Psychology may be substituted with prior approval from the major advisor)	3
Additional elective hours in psychology (at least 6 must be upper division)	9
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	41

* Students should note that this course is only offered during the Fall semester. PSY3020 and 3070/3071 are prerequisites for enrollment.

** Students should note that this course is only offered during the Spring semester. PSY4070 is a prerequisite for enrollment.

Note that one 15-hour nonpsychology minor is required.