{"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":"2025-08-11T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:47:10","slug":"bachelor-of-science-in-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/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\/undergrad\/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\/undergrad\/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: 69 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ol>\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<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Additional Required courses (52 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> (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>PSY380 Drugs &amp; Behavior (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clinical\/Applied Area<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>PSY219 Psychology of Mental Illness (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<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Science\/Psychological Science (19 credits)<\/strong><\/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\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE <\/strong>laboratory course in biochemistry, biology,\u00a0 chemistry, or physics (4 credits)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT TWO<\/strong> additional courses in Cognitive\/Biological Psychology (6 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>PSY232 \u2013 Experimental Animal Behavior<\/li>\n<li>PSY380 \u2013 Drugs and Behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE\u00a0<\/strong>additional course (3 credits) in Cognitive\/Biological Psychology, Natural Science (does not have to contain a lab but if so, the additional credit will fall to Free Electives), <strong>OR\u00a0<\/strong>Mathematics (level 124 or higher).<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT TWO\u00a0<\/strong>additional courses (6 credits) from Applied Sciences from the list below. Note: Additional courses allowed on a course-by-course basis, dependent on the course description\/content. If a laboratory course is selected, any additional credit(s) will fall to Free Electives.\n<ul>\n<li>FOR101 Introduction to Forensic Science (3)<\/li>\n<li>Courses in the following subject areas: Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Sustainability (3)<\/li>\n<li>HPR301\/L Physiology of Exercise and Cardiopulmonary Assessment Laboratory (3\/O)<\/li>\n<li>HPR308 Environmental Health (3)<\/li>\n<li>HPR313 Principles of Health Behavior Change (3)<\/li>\n<li>HPR317\/L Human Motion: Principles and Perspectives (4\/0)<\/li>\n<li>HPR320 Community Health Education and Disease Prevention (3)<\/li>\n<li>HPR353 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)<\/li>\n<li>HSC211 Population Health: Caring for the LGBTQ Community (3)<\/li>\n<li>HSC212 Introduction to Genetics and Genomics (3)<\/li>\n<li>HSC213 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From Covid-19 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HSC233 Herbs, Drugs, Supplements and the Body (3)<\/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>CMP101 English Composition (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/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: 15 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>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\/L Research Design and Analysis 2; PSY350 Social Science Research and Writing; PSY440 Senior Capstone Seminar\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong> PSY444 Senior Thesis<\/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\/undergrad\/4389-2\/\">BS, Psychology <\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/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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