{"id":317,"date":"2015-04-13T16:11:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T20:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2025\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:53:05","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2025\/academic-programs\/psychology\/bachelor-of-arts-in-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts 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, PSY320\/L, PSY322\/L, PSY350, PSY440, PSY444<\/p>\n<h3>1. Major: 53 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Science (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY320\/L Research Design and Analysis 1 (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSY322\/L Research Design and Analysis 2 (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSY350 Social Science Research and Writing (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY440 Senior Capstone Seminar (3) <strong>OR <\/strong>PSY444 Senior Thesis (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><strong>Additional Required courses (36 credits)<\/strong><\/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><strong>SELECT\u00a0ONE\u00a0<\/strong>course from each\u00a0<strong>AREA<\/strong> (12 credits)(students must have completed at least one 200-level course before taking any 300-level courses. Additional courses allowed on a course-by-course basis, dependent on the course description\/content):\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Social\/Cultural\/Personality Area:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY218 Personality Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY301 The Psychology of Human Sexuality and Sexual Health (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY318 Heroes, Healers, and Do-Gooders: The Psychology of Helping and Altruism (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY391 Psychology and Culture (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>PSY232 Experimental Animal Behavior (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY314 Biological Bases of Behavior (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>PSY219 Behavioral Disorders of Childhood &amp; Adolescence (3)<\/li>\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<li>PSY325 Practicum in Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developmental Area<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY212 Developmental Psychology: Infancy through Childhood (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY220 Life Span Development (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT TWO <\/strong>additional elective courses from any of the above 4 <strong>AREAS\u00a0<\/strong>(6 credits).\u00a0 Additionally, PSY457 &#8211; Independent Research Study or any transferred PSY course with no equivalent Daemen course may be substituted as this elective course.<\/li>\n<li>CMP101 English Composition (3)<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Language Requirement (6)\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete 6 credits of a foreign language at any level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2025\/programs-of-study-degrees\/#foreign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2025\/programs-of-study-degrees\/%23foreign&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1723229026464000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0TuLnVU83S8UbpqmqTfJ_9\">Foreign Language<\/a> section of the Daemen catalog.<\/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, Environmental Science, or Physics. (3)<\/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. (6)<\/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: 31 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<h2>Admission to Upper Division Requirements<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>A minimum grade of C- in PSY320\/L Research Design and Analysis 1<\/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 PSY320\/L Research Design and Analysis 1; PSY322 Research Design and Analysis 2; PSY350 Social Science Research and Writing; PSY440 Senior Capstone Seminar\u00a0<strong>OR\u00a0<\/strong>PSY444 Senior Thesis<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/psychology\/bachelor-of-arts-in-psychology\/suggested-course-sequence\/\">BA, Psychology<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/suggested-course-sequence\/\">BA, Psychology Pre-Med Track<\/a>, 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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