
Psychology (B.S.)

About the Program
Explore the Human Mind
Why do people do the things they do? The field of psychology focuses on answering that question.
In this program, you will examine human psychology and explore its role in mental health, human interaction, the workplace, human development, drug addictions, consumer behavior, and much more. You will build your research and writing skills with opportunities to participate firsthand in research studies on campus.
Whether you want a future in human services, business and management, or other professional area, this diverse program allows you to tailor your learning to your career goals.
Please note that this is a sample four-year degree plan with a fall semester start. Students must meet with an advisor each semester to verify course offerings, program requirements, and degree completion timeline.
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Program Requirements
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Year 1-Semester 1 complete the following 5 requirements14 creditsENGL101 - Writing and Rhetoric I3 creditsPSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology3 creditsOne Mathematical Ways of Knowing courseCS112 - Computational Thinking3 creditsMATH123 - Math in Modern Society3 creditsMATH143 - College Algebra3 creditsMATH153 - Intro to Statistical Reasoning3 creditsMATH160 - Survey of Calculus4 creditsMATH170 - Calculus 14 creditsMATH175 - Calculus II4 creditsMATH275 - Calculus III3 creditsSTAT153 - Intro to Statistical Reasoning3 creditsSTAT251 - Statistical Methods3 creditsOne Oral Communications courseCOMM101 - Fndmntls Oral Communication3 creditsCOMM150 - Online Oral Communication3 creditsENGL313 - Business Writing3 creditsENGL317 - Technical Writing II3 creditsPHIL102 - Reason and Rhetoric2 creditsAGED101 - Verbal Comm in Agriculture3 creditsElective Course
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Year 1-Semester 2 complete the following 5 requirements14 creditsENGL102 - Writing and Rhetoric II3 creditsPSYC201 - Survey of Contemporary Psych1 creditOne Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing CourseAMST301 - Studies in American Culture3 creditsARCH151 - Intro to Built Environment3 creditsART100 - Introduction to Art3 creditsART205 - Visual Culture3 creditsART213 - History/Theory Modern Design3 creditsART302 - Modern Art & Theory3 creditsART407 - New Media3 creditsCHIN101 - Elementary Chinese I4 creditsDAN100 - Dance in Society3 creditsENGL175 - Literature and Ideas3 creditsENGL257 - Survey of West World Lit I3 creditsENGL258 - Survey West World Lit II3 creditsENGL267 - Survey of Brit Literature I3 creditsENGL268 - Survey of Brit Literature II3 creditsENGL277 - Survey of American Lit I3 creditsENGL322 - Climate Change Fiction3 creditsENGL345 - Shakespeare3 creditsFLEN210 - Intro to Classic Mythology3 creditsFLEN313 - French/Francophone Lit in Tran3 creditsFLEN324 - Topics in Germ Lit In Transltn3 creditsFLEN331 - Japanese Anime3 creditsFLEN391 - Hispanic Film3 creditsFLEN394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation3 creditsFREN101 - Elementary French I4 creditsFREN102 - Elementary French II4 creditsFTV100 - Film History and Aesthetics3 creditsGERM101 - Elementary German I4 creditsGERM102 - Elementary German II4 creditsHIST350 - Age of Enlightenment3 creditsHIST357 - Women/Pre-Modern European Hist3 creditsHIST366 - Modern European Culture3 creditsHIST379 - Hist Science 1700 to Present3 creditsHIST414 - History and Film3 creditsHIST442 - Medieval Church3 creditsHIST443 - The Medieval State3 creditsHIST445 - Medv Engl Const/Legal3 creditsHIST447 - The Renaissance3 creditsHIST448 - The Reformation3 creditsHIST485 - Chinese Social/Cultural Hist3 creditsIS370 - African Cmnty Culture Music1 - 3 creditsLAS391 - Hispanic Film3 creditsLAS394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation3 creditsMUSH104 - Jazz: An African American Art3 creditsMUSH106 - Women in Am. Popular Music3 creditsMUSH111 - Introduction to World of Music3 creditsMUSH201 - History of Rock & Roll3 creditsMUSI100 - Introduction to Music3 creditsPHIL103 - Introduction to Ethics3 creditsPHIL200 - Philosophy of Alcohol3 creditsPHIL201 - Critical Thinking3 creditsPHIL208 - Business Ethics3 creditsPHIL240 - Belief and Reality3 creditsPHIL351 - Philosophy of Science3 creditsPHIL361 - Professional Ethics3 creditsRELS442 - Medieval Church3 creditsRELS443 - The Medieval State3 creditsRELS447 - The Renaissance3 creditsRELS448 - The Reformation3 creditsSPAN101 - Elementary Spanish I4 creditsSPAN102 - Elementary Spanish II4 creditsTHE101 - Intro to the Theatre3 creditsTHE453 - Topics World Theatre Hist3 - 16 creditsTHE468 - Theatre History I3 creditsTHE469 - Theatre History II3 creditsTHE553 - Topics World Theatre Hist3 - 16 creditsWGSS201 - Intro to WGSS3 creditsAGED263 - History of US & World Ag.3 creditsENGL290 - Intro to Creative Writing3 creditsFLEN243 - English Word Origins3 creditsFLEN270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ3 creditsHIST270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ3 creditsHIST542 - Medieval Church3 creditsHIST545 - Medv Engl Const/Legal3 creditsJAPN101 - Elementary Japanese I4 creditsJAPN102 - Elementary Japanese II4 creditsNEZP101 - Elementary Nez Perce I4 creditsNEZP102 - Elementary Nez Perce II4 creditsRSTM106 - Intro to Sport Management3 creditsScientific Ways of Knowing CourseBIOL102 - Biology and Society3 creditsBIOL102L - Biology and Society Lab1 creditBIOL114 - Organisms and Environments4 creditsBIOL115 - Cells & the Evolution of Life3 creditsBIOL115L - Cells & Evol of Life Lab1 creditBIOL250 - General Microbiology3 creditsBIOL255 - General Microbiology Lab2 creditsCHEM101 - Introduction to Chemistry3 creditsCHEM101L - Intro to Chemistry Lab1 creditCHEM111 - General Chemistry I3 creditsCHEM111L - General Chemistry I Lab1 creditCHEM112 - General Chemistry II4 creditsCHEM112L - General Chemistry II Lab1 creditCORS217 - Integ Sc:Explor Solar System3 creditsCORS230 - Integ Sci:Explor in Conv Biol3 creditsCORS231 - Integ Sci:Fish/Wlf Change Wrld3 creditsCORS232 - Science on Your Plate3 creditsCORS234 - Eng and Tech in the Mod World3 creditsCORS235 - Fire on Earth3 creditsCORS236 - Science for Non-Scientists3 creditsCORS255 - Concepts In Human Nutrition3 creditsENVS101 - Intro Environmntl Sci3 creditsENVS102 - Fld Activ/Environmtl Sci1 creditGEOG100 - Introduction to Planet Earth3 creditsGEOG100L - Intro to Planet Earth Lab1 creditGEOL101 - Physical Geology3 creditsGEOL101L - Physical Geology Lab1 creditGEOL102 - Historical Geology3 creditsGEOL102L - Historical Geology Lab1 creditPHYS100 - Fundamentals of Physics3 creditsPHYS100L - Fundamentals of Physics Lab1 creditPHYS103 - General Astronomy3 creditsPHYS104 - Astronomy Lab1 creditPHYS111 - General Physics I3 creditsPHYS111L - General Physics I Lab1 creditPHYS112 - General Physics II3 creditsPHYS112L - General Physics II Lab1 creditPHYS211 - Engineering Physics I3 creditsPHYS211L - Laboratory Physics I1 creditPHYS212 - Engineering Physics II3 creditsPHYS212L - Laboratory Physics II1 creditSOIL205 - The Soil Ecosystem3 creditsSOIL206 - The Soil Ecosystem Lab1 creditCORS237 - Earth in the Movies3 creditsCORS254 - Our National Parks3 creditsGEOL212 - Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life4 creditsTake 1 course from the following 2PSYC215 - Quantitative Methods3 creditsSTAT251 - Statistical Methods3 credits
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Year 2-Semester 1 complete the following 5 requirements16 creditsPSYC218 - Research in Behavior Sciences4 creditsTake 1 course from the following 5PSYC305 - Developmental Psych3 creditsPSYC310 - Psych of Personality3 creditsPSYC311 - Abnormal Psychology3 creditsPSYC320 - Social Psychology3 creditsPSYC430 - Tests and Measurements3 creditsOne Elective CourseOne Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing CourseAMST301 - Studies in American Culture3 creditsARCH151 - Intro to Built Environment3 creditsART100 - Introduction to Art3 creditsART205 - Visual Culture3 creditsART213 - History/Theory Modern Design3 creditsART302 - Modern Art & Theory3 creditsART407 - New Media3 creditsCHIN101 - Elementary Chinese I4 creditsDAN100 - Dance in Society3 creditsENGL175 - Literature and Ideas3 creditsENGL257 - Survey of West World Lit I3 creditsENGL258 - Survey West World Lit II3 creditsENGL267 - Survey of Brit Literature I3 creditsENGL268 - Survey of Brit Literature II3 creditsENGL277 - Survey of American Lit I3 creditsENGL322 - Climate Change Fiction3 creditsENGL345 - Shakespeare3 creditsFLEN210 - Intro to Classic Mythology3 creditsFLEN313 - French/Francophone Lit in Tran3 creditsFLEN324 - Topics in Germ Lit In Transltn3 creditsFLEN331 - Japanese Anime3 creditsFLEN391 - Hispanic Film3 creditsFLEN394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation3 creditsFREN101 - Elementary French I4 creditsFREN102 - Elementary French II4 creditsFTV100 - Film History and Aesthetics3 creditsGERM101 - Elementary German I4 creditsGERM102 - Elementary German II4 creditsHIST350 - Age of Enlightenment3 creditsHIST357 - Women/Pre-Modern European Hist3 creditsHIST366 - Modern European Culture3 creditsHIST379 - Hist Science 1700 to Present3 creditsHIST414 - History and Film3 creditsHIST442 - Medieval Church3 creditsHIST443 - The Medieval State3 creditsHIST445 - Medv Engl Const/Legal3 creditsHIST447 - The Renaissance3 creditsHIST448 - The Reformation3 creditsHIST485 - Chinese Social/Cultural Hist3 creditsIS370 - African Cmnty Culture Music1 - 3 creditsLAS391 - Hispanic Film3 creditsLAS394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation3 creditsMUSH104 - Jazz: An African American Art3 creditsMUSH106 - Women in Am. Popular Music3 creditsMUSH111 - Introduction to World of Music3 creditsMUSH201 - History of Rock & Roll3 creditsMUSI100 - Introduction to Music3 creditsPHIL103 - Introduction to Ethics3 creditsPHIL200 - Philosophy of Alcohol3 creditsPHIL201 - Critical Thinking3 creditsPHIL208 - Business Ethics3 creditsPHIL240 - Belief and Reality3 creditsPHIL351 - Philosophy of Science3 creditsPHIL361 - Professional Ethics3 creditsRELS442 - Medieval Church3 creditsRELS443 - The Medieval State3 creditsRELS447 - The Renaissance3 creditsRELS448 - The Reformation3 creditsSPAN101 - Elementary Spanish I4 creditsSPAN102 - Elementary Spanish II4 creditsTHE101 - Intro to the Theatre3 creditsTHE453 - Topics World Theatre Hist3 - 16 creditsTHE468 - Theatre History I3 creditsTHE469 - Theatre History II3 creditsTHE553 - Topics World Theatre Hist3 - 16 creditsWGSS201 - Intro to WGSS3 creditsAGED263 - History of US & World Ag.3 creditsENGL290 - Intro to Creative Writing3 creditsFLEN243 - English Word Origins3 creditsFLEN270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ3 creditsHIST270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ3 creditsHIST542 - Medieval Church3 creditsHIST545 - Medv Engl Const/Legal3 creditsJAPN101 - Elementary Japanese I4 creditsJAPN102 - Elementary Japanese II4 creditsNEZP101 - Elementary Nez Perce I4 creditsNEZP102 - Elementary Nez Perce II4 creditsRSTM106 - Intro to Sport Management3 creditsOne Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing CourseANTH100 - Introduction to Anthropology3 creditsANTH101 - Biological Anthropology3 creditsANTH102 - Cultural Anthropology3 creditsANTH261 - Language And Culture3 creditsANTH329 - Contemporary NA Indians3 creditsANTH350 - Food, Culture, and Society3 creditsANTH462 - Human Issues/Internt'l Develop3 creditsCOMM233 - Interpersonal Communication3 creditsCOMM335 - Intercultural Communication3 creditsCOMM410 - Conflict Management3 creditsCRIM101 - Introduction to Criminology3 creditsCRIM336 - Comp Criminal Justice Systems3 creditsCRIM439 - Inequalities/Justice System3 creditsECON201 - Principles of Macroeconomics3 creditsECON202 - Principles of Microeconomics3 creditsECON272 - Foundatns of Economic Analysis4 creditsEDCI201 - Contexts of Education3 creditsEDCI301 - Lrng, Dvlpmnt, & Assessment3 creditsFLEN307 - Institutions of the EU3 creditsFOR235 - Society and Natural Resources3 creditsGEOG165 - Human Geography3 creditsGEOG200 - World Cultures & Globalization3 creditsGEOG260 - Introduction to Geopolitics3 creditsGEOG365 - Geopolitics and Conflict3 creditsHIST101 - World History I3 creditsHIST102 - World History II3 - 4 creditsHIST111 - United States History I3 creditsHIST112 - United States History II3 creditsHIST180 - Intro to East Asian History3 creditsHIST315 - Comparatv African-Am Cultures3 creditsHIST331 - The Age of African Empires3 creditsHIST380 - Disease/Cult:Hist Wst Medicine3 creditsHIST420 - Hist Women Amer Soc3 creditsHIST424 - Amer Environmntl Hist3 creditsHIST430 - US Diplomatic History3 creditsHIST438 - Modern Mexico/The Americas3 creditsHIST439 - Modern Latin America3 creditsHIST440 - Soc Rev in Latin Amer3 creditsHIST441 - Slav & Freed in the Amer3 creditsHIST452 - Europe in Age of Revolution3 creditsHIST456 - Anti-Semitism/Holocaust3 creditsHIST457 - History of the Middle East3 creditsHIST460 - Conspiracies & Sec Soc in Hist3 creditsHIST461 - Idaho and the PNW3 creditsHIST466 - East Europe Since 17743 creditsHIST467 - Russia to 18943 creditsHIST482 - Japan, 1600 - Present3 creditsHIST484 - Mod China, 1840's-Pres3 creditsIS325 - The Contemporary Muslim World3 creditsIS326 - Africa Today3 creditsIS350 - Sports and Int'l Affairs3 creditsLAS462 - Human Issues/Internt'l Develop3 creditsNRS125 - Intro Cons and Nat Resources3 creditsNRS235 - Society and Natural Resources3 creditsPOLS101 - American National Government3 creditsPOLS307 - Institutions of the EU3 creditsPOLS331 - Amer Polit Party&Elect3 creditsPOLS332 - American Congress3 creditsPOLS333 - American Political Culture3 creditsPOLS338 - American Foreign Policy3 creditsPOLS381 - European Politics3 creditsPSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology3 creditsSOC101 - Introduction to Sociology3 creditsSOC230 - Social Problems3 creditsSOC350 - Food, Culture, and Society3 creditsHIST454 - Pictures and Power3 creditsHIST462 - History of the American West3 creditsHIST524 - Amer Environmntl Hist3 creditsJAMM100 - Media and Society3 creditsLAS438 - Modern Mexico/The Americas3 creditsMKTG321 - Marketing3 creditsRSTM104 - RSTM in Healthy Communities3 creditsRSTM380 - Principles Travel & Tourism3 credits
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Year 2-Semester 2 complete the following 4 requirements15 creditsB.S Course RequirementTwo Elective CoursesTake 1 course from the following 5PSYC305 - Developmental Psych3 creditsPSYC310 - Psych of Personality3 creditsPSYC311 - Abnormal Psychology3 creditsPSYC320 - Social Psychology3 creditsPSYC430 - Tests and Measurements3 creditsTake 1 course from the following 6PSYC325 - Cognitive Psych3 creditsPSYC372 - Physiological Psych3 creditsPSYC390 - Psych of Learning3 creditsPSYC425 - Psychology of Action3 creditsPSYC444 - Sensation & Perception3 creditsPSYC456 - Psychology of Emotion3 credits
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Year 3-Semester 1 complete the following 4 requirements15 creditsTwo UPDV Psychology, Major Elective CoursesOne B.S Course RequirementOne American Diversity CourseTake 1 course from the following 6PSYC325 - Cognitive Psych3 creditsPSYC372 - Physiological Psych3 creditsPSYC390 - Psych of Learning3 creditsPSYC425 - Psychology of Action3 creditsPSYC444 - Sensation & Perception3 creditsPSYC456 - Psychology of Emotion3 credits
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Year 3-Semester 2 complete the following 5 requirements16 creditsOne International CourseOne UPDV Psychology, Major Elective CourseOne Elective CourseOne Scientific Ways of Knowing courseBIOL102 - Biology and Society3 creditsBIOL102L - Biology and Society Lab1 creditBIOL114 - Organisms and Environments4 creditsBIOL115 - Cells & the Evolution of Life3 creditsBIOL115L - Cells & Evol of Life Lab1 creditBIOL250 - General Microbiology3 creditsBIOL255 - General Microbiology Lab2 creditsCHEM101 - Introduction to Chemistry3 creditsCHEM101L - Intro to Chemistry Lab1 creditCHEM111 - General Chemistry I3 creditsCHEM111L - General Chemistry I Lab1 creditCHEM112 - General Chemistry II4 creditsCHEM112L - General Chemistry II Lab1 creditCORS217 - Integ Sc:Explor Solar System3 creditsCORS230 - Integ Sci:Explor in Conv Biol3 creditsCORS231 - Integ Sci:Fish/Wlf Change Wrld3 creditsCORS232 - Science on Your Plate3 creditsCORS234 - Eng and Tech in the Mod World3 creditsCORS235 - Fire on Earth3 creditsCORS236 - Science for Non-Scientists3 creditsCORS255 - Concepts In Human Nutrition3 creditsENVS101 - Intro Environmntl Sci3 creditsENVS102 - Fld Activ/Environmtl Sci1 creditGEOG100 - Introduction to Planet Earth3 creditsGEOG100L - Intro to Planet Earth Lab1 creditGEOL101 - Physical Geology3 creditsGEOL101L - Physical Geology Lab1 creditGEOL102 - Historical Geology3 creditsGEOL102L - Historical Geology Lab1 creditPHYS100 - Fundamentals of Physics3 creditsPHYS100L - Fundamentals of Physics Lab1 creditPHYS103 - General Astronomy3 creditsPHYS104 - Astronomy Lab1 creditPHYS111 - General Physics I3 creditsPHYS111L - General Physics I Lab1 creditPHYS112 - General Physics II3 creditsPHYS112L - General Physics II Lab1 creditPHYS211 - Engineering Physics I3 creditsPHYS211L - Laboratory Physics I1 creditPHYS212 - Engineering Physics II3 creditsPHYS212L - Laboratory Physics II1 creditSOIL205 - The Soil Ecosystem3 creditsSOIL206 - The Soil Ecosystem Lab1 creditCORS237 - Earth in the Movies3 creditsCORS254 - Our National Parks3 creditsGEOL212 - Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life4 creditsTake 1 course from the following 5PSYC305 - Developmental Psych3 creditsPSYC311 - Abnormal Psychology3 creditsPSYC430 - Tests and Measurements3 creditsPSYC310 - Psych of Personality3 creditsPSYC320 - Social Psychology3 credits
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Year 4-Semester 1 complete the following 4 requirements15 creditsPSYC415 - History/Systems of Psychology3 creditsOne B.S Course RequirementTwo Elective CoursesTake 1 course from the following 6PSYC325 - Cognitive Psych3 creditsPSYC372 - Physiological Psych3 creditsPSYC390 - Psych of Learning3 creditsPSYC425 - Psychology of Action3 creditsPSYC444 - Sensation & Perception3 creditsPSYC456 - Psychology of Emotion3 credits
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Year 4-Semester 2 complete the following 3 requirements15 creditsOne UPDV Psychology, Major Elective CourseOne B.S Course RequirementThree Elective Courses
* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.