{"id":4390,"date":"2018-06-23T12:20:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T16:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2019\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:14:26","slug":"bachelor-of-science-in-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/bachelor-of-science-in-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Science in Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>General Education Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All degree programs require completion of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section of the Daemen catalog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Course Repeats<\/h2>\n<p>The following courses may not be repeated more than once: PSY103, PSY333\/L, PSY335, PSY353\/L, PSY354\/L, PSY444<\/p>\n<h3>1. Major: 72 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Science (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY333\/L Statistics for Psychology and Social Sciences (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSY335 Junior Seminar in Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY353\/L Research Methods in Psychology (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSY354\/L Advanced Research Methods in Psychology (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSY444 Senior Thesis (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Additional Required courses (51 credits)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY210 Social Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY215 Cognitive Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY219 Psychology of Mental Illness (3) <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>PSY231 Behavioral Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>PSY314 Biological Bases of Behavior (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT\u00a0ONE\u00a0<\/strong>course from each\u00a0<strong>AREA<\/strong>\u00a0(9 credits): (students must have completed at least one 200 level course before taking any 300 level courses):\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Social\/Personality\/Developmental Area:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY218 Personality Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY220 Life Span Development (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY301 The Psychology of Human Sexuality and Sexual Health (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY318 Heros, Healers, and Do-Gooders: The Psychology of Helping and Altruism (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cognitive\/Biological Area<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>PSY216 \u00a0Learning and Behavioral Modification (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY217 Sensation and Perception (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY380 Drugs &amp; Behavior (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clinical\/Applied Area<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>PSY231 Behavioral Disorders of Childhood &amp; Adolescence(3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY304 Counseling and Interviewing (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY306 Forensic Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY308 Health Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY309 Assessment in Psychology and Education (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE\u00a0<\/strong>additional elective course from any of the above 3 <strong>AREAS\u00a0<\/strong>(3 credits).\u00a0 Additionally, PSY457 &#8211; Independent Research Study may be substituted as this elective course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE<\/strong> Psychology Course (3 credits): Pre-requisites for this requirement are: completion of PSY103, and completion of a minimum of 55 credits\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PSY391 Psychology and Culture (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY393 The Origins of Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY445 Senior Practicum in Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Science\/Psychological Science<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SELECT THREE\u00a0<\/strong>laboratory courses in biochemistry, biology,\u00a0 chemistry, or physics (12 credits)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE\u00a0<\/strong>of the additional options (3 credits)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option 1:<\/strong>\u00a0 one additional laboratory course in biochemistry, biology,\u00a0 chemistry, or physics\u00a0 (3 credits; 1 credit lab will count in free electives)\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Option 2<\/strong>: one additional course in\u00a0 psychological sciences from list below (3 credits)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PSY216 \u2013 Learning and Behavior Modification<\/li>\n<li>PSY217 \u2013 Sensation &amp; Perception<\/li>\n<li>PSY380 \u2013 Drugs and Behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>CMP101 English Composition (3)<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Language Requirement\n<ul>\n<li>FRE courses (6) <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>SPA courses (6)<\/li>\n<li>NOTE: Foreign Language Requirement <span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">(6 credits). Students must complete 6 credits of language study (6 credits must be in the same language, for example, two 3-credit courses in Spanish; courses in sign language cannot be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>First Year Seminar (3)<\/li>\n<li>Learning Communities (6)<\/li>\n<li>Depth &#8211; Discovery (9)<\/li>\n<li>Breadth &#8211; Exploration:\n<ul>\n<li>Natural Sciences and Mathematics:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose one course from: Computer Science or Mathematics. (3)<\/li>\n<li>Choose one course from: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Physics. <span style=\"color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-size: 18px\">(3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Social Sciences:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. <span style=\"color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-size: 18px\">(6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Humanities:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Free Electives: 12 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>A maximum of 6 credits may be taken in Psychology courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>Admission to Upper Division Requirements<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>A minimum grade of C- in PSY333\/L<\/li>\n<li>A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 in the major.<\/li>\n<li>An overall grade point average (GPA) of C (2.0).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Graduation Requirements<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>A minimum grade of C- in PSY333\/L; PSY335; PSY353\/L; PSY354\/L; PSY444<\/li>\n<li>A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 in the major.<\/li>\n<li>An overall grade point average (GPA) of C (2.0).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Suggested Course Sequence<\/h2>\n<p>Access the suggested course sequence for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/4389-2\/\">BS, Psychology <\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/suggested-course-sequence-2\/\">BS, Psychology Pre-Med Track<\/a>,\u00a0 from the Psychological Sciences Department web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar\u2019s web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Education Curriculum All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. 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