BS with a Major in Psychology

Major in Psychology

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BS with a Major in Psychology (.pdf)
BS with a Major in Psychology

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
PSYC 1630, General Psychology I¹⁴ 3
CSCI^{1, 16} 3
Wellness¹¹ 2-3
Total 14-15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
LANG 2040, Foreign Language
(intermediate)^{3, 16} 3
PSYC 3610, Quantitative Methods in
Psychology 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
PSYC 3630, Introduction to Psychological Measurement 3
PSYC (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

PSYC (advanced) 3
PSYC (advanced) 3
Elective¹⁶ 3
Elective¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values¹⁹ 3
Total 18

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
MATH 1600, College Math with Calculus^{4,
5} 5
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
PSYC 1650, General Psychology II 3
Oral Communication^{2, 16} 3
Total 17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865¹² 3
LANG 2050, Foreign Language
(intermediate)^{3, 16} 3
PSYC 3650, Experimental Methods in
Psychology 4
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 17

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

PSYC 4600, History and Systems of
Psychology 3
PSYC (advanced) 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 3
Visual and Performing Arts⁷ 3
Total 15

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

PSYC 4950, Senior Honors Thesis 3
Elective¹⁶ 3
Elective¹⁶ 3
Elective (advanced)¹⁶ 2
Elective 4
Total 15

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.
See Arts and Sciences notes in supplement booklet for footnotes.

Summary of Degree Requirements:

Psychology (28 advanced, including
PSYC 3630 and 4950): 34
Minor or Electives
(minimum of 6 hours advanced): 18
Core:
English 12
American History 6
Political Science 6
Laboratory Science 12
Mathematics 5
Wellness 2
Understanding of Ideas and Values 6
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Economics 3
Oral Presentation Competency: 3
Computer Science Competency: 3
Foreign Language: 6
Electives: 9-15

Note:

18 hours of psychology must be taken at UNT.
42 hours must be advanced; 24 of the 42 must be taken at UNT.
24 of the last 30 hours must be completed at UNT.
9 hours of free electives must be advanced.

Supplemental Information for BS with a Major in Psychology

Students majoring in psychology must complete at least 34 hours of psychology, composed of the following 16-hour core: PSYC 1630, 1650, 3610, 3650 and 4600. Additionally, BS students with a major in psychology must take PSYC 3630 and 4950 and maintain a 3.5 GPA in psychology courses and a 3.0 GPA overall. The BS with a major in psychology is primarily for those students planning to enter a graduate program in psychology leading to a PhD degree.

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