Psychology (B.S.)

Bachelor Degree

University of Idaho

Instruction Method

Online

Time to Degree

4 years

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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

Year 1-Semester 1 complete the following 5 requirements

14 credits

ENGL101 - Writing and Rhetoric I

3 credits

PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology

3 credits

One Mathematical Ways of Knowing course

CS112 - Computational Thinking

3 credits

MATH123 - Math in Modern Society

3 credits

MATH143 - College Algebra

3 credits

MATH153 - Intro to Statistical Reasoning

3 credits

MATH160 - Survey of Calculus

4 credits

MATH170 - Calculus 1

4 credits

MATH175 - Calculus II

4 credits

MATH275 - Calculus III

3 credits

STAT153 - Intro to Statistical Reasoning

3 credits

STAT251 - Statistical Methods

3 credits

One Oral Communications course

COMM101 - Fndmntls Oral Communication

3 credits

COMM150 - Online Oral Communication

3 credits

ENGL313 - Business Writing

3 credits

ENGL317 - Technical Writing II

3 credits

PHIL102 - Reason and Rhetoric

2 credits

AGED101 - Verbal Comm in Agriculture

3 credits

Elective Course
Year 1-Semester 2 complete the following 5 requirements

14 credits

ENGL102 - Writing and Rhetoric II

3 credits

PSYC201 - Survey of Contemporary Psych

1 credit

One Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course

AMST301 - Studies in American Culture

3 credits

ARCH151 - Intro to Built Environment

3 credits

ART100 - Introduction to Art

3 credits

ART205 - Visual Culture

3 credits

ART213 - History/Theory Modern Design

3 credits

ART302 - Modern Art & Theory

3 credits

ART407 - New Media

3 credits

CHIN101 - Elementary Chinese I

4 credits

DAN100 - Dance in Society

3 credits

ENGL175 - Literature and Ideas

3 credits

ENGL257 - Survey of West World Lit I

3 credits

ENGL258 - Survey West World Lit II

3 credits

ENGL267 - Survey of Brit Literature I

3 credits

ENGL268 - Survey of Brit Literature II

3 credits

ENGL277 - Survey of American Lit I

3 credits

ENGL322 - Climate Change Fiction

3 credits

ENGL345 - Shakespeare

3 credits

FLEN210 - Intro to Classic Mythology

3 credits

FLEN313 - French/Francophone Lit in Tran

3 credits

FLEN324 - Topics in Germ Lit In Transltn

3 credits

FLEN331 - Japanese Anime

3 credits

FLEN391 - Hispanic Film

3 credits

FLEN394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation

3 credits

FREN101 - Elementary French I

4 credits

FREN102 - Elementary French II

4 credits

FTV100 - Film History and Aesthetics

3 credits

GERM101 - Elementary German I

4 credits

GERM102 - Elementary German II

4 credits

HIST350 - Age of Enlightenment

3 credits

HIST357 - Women/Pre-Modern European Hist

3 credits

HIST366 - Modern European Culture

3 credits

HIST379 - Hist Science 1700 to Present

3 credits

HIST414 - History and Film

3 credits

HIST442 - Medieval Church

3 credits

HIST443 - The Medieval State

3 credits

HIST445 - Medv Engl Const/Legal

3 credits

HIST447 - The Renaissance

3 credits

HIST448 - The Reformation

3 credits

HIST485 - Chinese Social/Cultural Hist

3 credits

IS370 - African Cmnty Culture Music

1 - 3 credits

LAS391 - Hispanic Film

3 credits

LAS394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation

3 credits

MUSH104 - Jazz: An African American Art

3 credits

MUSH106 - Women in Am. Popular Music

3 credits

MUSH111 - Introduction to World of Music

3 credits

MUSH201 - History of Rock & Roll

3 credits

MUSI100 - Introduction to Music

3 credits

PHIL103 - Introduction to Ethics

3 credits

PHIL200 - Philosophy of Alcohol

3 credits

PHIL201 - Critical Thinking

3 credits

PHIL208 - Business Ethics

3 credits

PHIL240 - Belief and Reality

3 credits

PHIL351 - Philosophy of Science

3 credits

PHIL361 - Professional Ethics

3 credits

RELS442 - Medieval Church

3 credits

RELS443 - The Medieval State

3 credits

RELS447 - The Renaissance

3 credits

RELS448 - The Reformation

3 credits

SPAN101 - Elementary Spanish I

4 credits

SPAN102 - Elementary Spanish II

4 credits

THE101 - Intro to the Theatre

3 credits

THE453 - Topics World Theatre Hist

3 - 16 credits

THE468 - Theatre History I

3 credits

THE469 - Theatre History II

3 credits

THE553 - Topics World Theatre Hist

3 - 16 credits

WGSS201 - Intro to WGSS

3 credits

AGED263 - History of US & World Ag.

3 credits

ENGL290 - Intro to Creative Writing

3 credits

FLEN243 - English Word Origins

3 credits

FLEN270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ

3 credits

HIST270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ

3 credits

HIST542 - Medieval Church

3 credits

HIST545 - Medv Engl Const/Legal

3 credits

JAPN101 - Elementary Japanese I

4 credits

JAPN102 - Elementary Japanese II

4 credits

NEZP101 - Elementary Nez Perce I

4 credits

NEZP102 - Elementary Nez Perce II

4 credits

RSTM106 - Intro to Sport Management

3 credits

Scientific Ways of Knowing Course

BIOL102 - Biology and Society

3 credits

BIOL102L - Biology and Society Lab

1 credit

BIOL114 - Organisms and Environments

4 credits

BIOL115 - Cells & the Evolution of Life

3 credits

BIOL115L - Cells & Evol of Life Lab

1 credit

BIOL250 - General Microbiology

3 credits

BIOL255 - General Microbiology Lab

2 credits

CHEM101 - Introduction to Chemistry

3 credits

CHEM101L - Intro to Chemistry Lab

1 credit

CHEM111 - General Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM111L - General Chemistry I Lab

1 credit

CHEM112 - General Chemistry II

4 credits

CHEM112L - General Chemistry II Lab

1 credit

CORS217 - Integ Sc:Explor Solar System

3 credits

CORS230 - Integ Sci:Explor in Conv Biol

3 credits

CORS231 - Integ Sci:Fish/Wlf Change Wrld

3 credits

CORS232 - Science on Your Plate

3 credits

CORS234 - Eng and Tech in the Mod World

3 credits

CORS235 - Fire on Earth

3 credits

CORS236 - Science for Non-Scientists

3 credits

CORS255 - Concepts In Human Nutrition

3 credits

ENVS101 - Intro Environmntl Sci

3 credits

ENVS102 - Fld Activ/Environmtl Sci

1 credit

GEOG100 - Introduction to Planet Earth

3 credits

GEOG100L - Intro to Planet Earth Lab

1 credit

GEOL101 - Physical Geology

3 credits

GEOL101L - Physical Geology Lab

1 credit

GEOL102 - Historical Geology

3 credits

GEOL102L - Historical Geology Lab

1 credit

PHYS100 - Fundamentals of Physics

3 credits

PHYS100L - Fundamentals of Physics Lab

1 credit

PHYS103 - General Astronomy

3 credits

PHYS104 - Astronomy Lab

1 credit

PHYS111 - General Physics I

3 credits

PHYS111L - General Physics I Lab

1 credit

PHYS112 - General Physics II

3 credits

PHYS112L - General Physics II Lab

1 credit

PHYS211 - Engineering Physics I

3 credits

PHYS211L - Laboratory Physics I

1 credit

PHYS212 - Engineering Physics II

3 credits

PHYS212L - Laboratory Physics II

1 credit

SOIL205 - The Soil Ecosystem

3 credits

SOIL206 - The Soil Ecosystem Lab

1 credit

CORS237 - Earth in the Movies

3 credits

CORS254 - Our National Parks

3 credits

GEOL212 - Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

4 credits

Take 1 course from the following 2

PSYC215 - Quantitative Methods

3 credits

STAT251 - Statistical Methods

3 credits
Year 2-Semester 1 complete the following 5 requirements

16 credits

PSYC218 - Research in Behavior Sciences

4 credits

Take 1 course from the following 5

PSYC305 - Developmental Psych

3 credits

PSYC310 - Psych of Personality

3 credits

PSYC311 - Abnormal Psychology

3 credits

PSYC320 - Social Psychology

3 credits

PSYC430 - Tests and Measurements

3 credits

One Elective Course

One Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course

AMST301 - Studies in American Culture

3 credits

ARCH151 - Intro to Built Environment

3 credits

ART100 - Introduction to Art

3 credits

ART205 - Visual Culture

3 credits

ART213 - History/Theory Modern Design

3 credits

ART302 - Modern Art & Theory

3 credits

ART407 - New Media

3 credits

CHIN101 - Elementary Chinese I

4 credits

DAN100 - Dance in Society

3 credits

ENGL175 - Literature and Ideas

3 credits

ENGL257 - Survey of West World Lit I

3 credits

ENGL258 - Survey West World Lit II

3 credits

ENGL267 - Survey of Brit Literature I

3 credits

ENGL268 - Survey of Brit Literature II

3 credits

ENGL277 - Survey of American Lit I

3 credits

ENGL322 - Climate Change Fiction

3 credits

ENGL345 - Shakespeare

3 credits

FLEN210 - Intro to Classic Mythology

3 credits

FLEN313 - French/Francophone Lit in Tran

3 credits

FLEN324 - Topics in Germ Lit In Transltn

3 credits

FLEN331 - Japanese Anime

3 credits

FLEN391 - Hispanic Film

3 credits

FLEN394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation

3 credits

FREN101 - Elementary French I

4 credits

FREN102 - Elementary French II

4 credits

FTV100 - Film History and Aesthetics

3 credits

GERM101 - Elementary German I

4 credits

GERM102 - Elementary German II

4 credits

HIST350 - Age of Enlightenment

3 credits

HIST357 - Women/Pre-Modern European Hist

3 credits

HIST366 - Modern European Culture

3 credits

HIST379 - Hist Science 1700 to Present

3 credits

HIST414 - History and Film

3 credits

HIST442 - Medieval Church

3 credits

HIST443 - The Medieval State

3 credits

HIST445 - Medv Engl Const/Legal

3 credits

HIST447 - The Renaissance

3 credits

HIST448 - The Reformation

3 credits

HIST485 - Chinese Social/Cultural Hist

3 credits

IS370 - African Cmnty Culture Music

1 - 3 credits

LAS391 - Hispanic Film

3 credits

LAS394 - Latin Amer Lit in Translation

3 credits

MUSH104 - Jazz: An African American Art

3 credits

MUSH106 - Women in Am. Popular Music

3 credits

MUSH111 - Introduction to World of Music

3 credits

MUSH201 - History of Rock & Roll

3 credits

MUSI100 - Introduction to Music

3 credits

PHIL103 - Introduction to Ethics

3 credits

PHIL200 - Philosophy of Alcohol

3 credits

PHIL201 - Critical Thinking

3 credits

PHIL208 - Business Ethics

3 credits

PHIL240 - Belief and Reality

3 credits

PHIL351 - Philosophy of Science

3 credits

PHIL361 - Professional Ethics

3 credits

RELS442 - Medieval Church

3 credits

RELS443 - The Medieval State

3 credits

RELS447 - The Renaissance

3 credits

RELS448 - The Reformation

3 credits

SPAN101 - Elementary Spanish I

4 credits

SPAN102 - Elementary Spanish II

4 credits

THE101 - Intro to the Theatre

3 credits

THE453 - Topics World Theatre Hist

3 - 16 credits

THE468 - Theatre History I

3 credits

THE469 - Theatre History II

3 credits

THE553 - Topics World Theatre Hist

3 - 16 credits

WGSS201 - Intro to WGSS

3 credits

AGED263 - History of US & World Ag.

3 credits

ENGL290 - Intro to Creative Writing

3 credits

FLEN243 - English Word Origins

3 credits

FLEN270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ

3 credits

HIST270 - Intro to Greek and Roman Civ

3 credits

HIST542 - Medieval Church

3 credits

HIST545 - Medv Engl Const/Legal

3 credits

JAPN101 - Elementary Japanese I

4 credits

JAPN102 - Elementary Japanese II

4 credits

NEZP101 - Elementary Nez Perce I

4 credits

NEZP102 - Elementary Nez Perce II

4 credits

RSTM106 - Intro to Sport Management

3 credits

One Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course

ANTH100 - Introduction to Anthropology

3 credits

ANTH101 - Biological Anthropology

3 credits

ANTH102 - Cultural Anthropology

3 credits

ANTH261 - Language And Culture

3 credits

ANTH329 - Contemporary NA Indians

3 credits

ANTH350 - Food, Culture, and Society

3 credits

ANTH462 - Human Issues/Internt'l Develop

3 credits

COMM233 - Interpersonal Communication

3 credits

COMM335 - Intercultural Communication

3 credits

COMM410 - Conflict Management

3 credits

CRIM101 - Introduction to Criminology

3 credits

CRIM336 - Comp Criminal Justice Systems

3 credits

CRIM439 - Inequalities/Justice System

3 credits

ECON201 - Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON202 - Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

ECON272 - Foundatns of Economic Analysis

4 credits

EDCI201 - Contexts of Education

3 credits

EDCI301 - Lrng, Dvlpmnt, & Assessment

3 credits

FLEN307 - Institutions of the EU

3 credits

FOR235 - Society and Natural Resources

3 credits

GEOG165 - Human Geography

3 credits

GEOG200 - World Cultures & Globalization

3 credits

GEOG260 - Introduction to Geopolitics

3 credits

GEOG365 - Geopolitics and Conflict

3 credits

HIST101 - World History I

3 credits

HIST102 - World History II

3 - 4 credits

HIST111 - United States History I

3 credits

HIST112 - United States History II

3 credits

HIST180 - Intro to East Asian History

3 credits

HIST315 - Comparatv African-Am Cultures

3 credits

HIST331 - The Age of African Empires

3 credits

HIST380 - Disease/Cult:Hist Wst Medicine

3 credits

HIST420 - Hist Women Amer Soc

3 credits

HIST424 - Amer Environmntl Hist

3 credits

HIST430 - US Diplomatic History

3 credits

HIST438 - Modern Mexico/The Americas

3 credits

HIST439 - Modern Latin America

3 credits

HIST440 - Soc Rev in Latin Amer

3 credits

HIST441 - Slav & Freed in the Amer

3 credits

HIST452 - Europe in Age of Revolution

3 credits

HIST456 - Anti-Semitism/Holocaust

3 credits

HIST457 - History of the Middle East

3 credits

HIST460 - Conspiracies & Sec Soc in Hist

3 credits

HIST461 - Idaho and the PNW

3 credits

HIST466 - East Europe Since 1774

3 credits

HIST467 - Russia to 1894

3 credits

HIST482 - Japan, 1600 - Present

3 credits

HIST484 - Mod China, 1840's-Pres

3 credits

IS325 - The Contemporary Muslim World

3 credits

IS326 - Africa Today

3 credits

IS350 - Sports and Int'l Affairs

3 credits

LAS462 - Human Issues/Internt'l Develop

3 credits

NRS125 - Intro Cons and Nat Resources

3 credits

NRS235 - Society and Natural Resources

3 credits

POLS101 - American National Government

3 credits

POLS307 - Institutions of the EU

3 credits

POLS331 - Amer Polit Party&Elect

3 credits

POLS332 - American Congress

3 credits

POLS333 - American Political Culture

3 credits

POLS338 - American Foreign Policy

3 credits

POLS381 - European Politics

3 credits

PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology

3 credits

SOC101 - Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

SOC230 - Social Problems

3 credits

SOC350 - Food, Culture, and Society

3 credits

HIST454 - Pictures and Power

3 credits

HIST462 - History of the American West

3 credits

HIST524 - Amer Environmntl Hist

3 credits

JAMM100 - Media and Society

3 credits

LAS438 - Modern Mexico/The Americas

3 credits

MKTG321 - Marketing

3 credits

RSTM104 - RSTM in Healthy Communities

3 credits

RSTM380 - Principles Travel & Tourism

3 credits
Year 2-Semester 2 complete the following 4 requirements

15 credits

B.S Course Requirement

Two Elective Courses

Take 1 course from the following 5

PSYC305 - Developmental Psych

3 credits

PSYC310 - Psych of Personality

3 credits

PSYC311 - Abnormal Psychology

3 credits

PSYC320 - Social Psychology

3 credits

PSYC430 - Tests and Measurements

3 credits

Take 1 course from the following 6

PSYC325 - Cognitive Psych

3 credits

PSYC372 - Physiological Psych

3 credits

PSYC390 - Psych of Learning

3 credits

PSYC425 - Psychology of Action

3 credits

PSYC444 - Sensation & Perception

3 credits

PSYC456 - Psychology of Emotion

3 credits
Year 3-Semester 1 complete the following 4 requirements

15 credits

Two UPDV Psychology, Major Elective Courses

One B.S Course Requirement

One American Diversity Course

Take 1 course from the following 6

PSYC325 - Cognitive Psych

3 credits

PSYC372 - Physiological Psych

3 credits

PSYC390 - Psych of Learning

3 credits

PSYC425 - Psychology of Action

3 credits

PSYC444 - Sensation & Perception

3 credits

PSYC456 - Psychology of Emotion

3 credits
Year 3-Semester 2 complete the following 5 requirements

16 credits

One International Course

One UPDV Psychology, Major Elective Course

One Elective Course

One Scientific Ways of Knowing course

BIOL102 - Biology and Society

3 credits

BIOL102L - Biology and Society Lab

1 credit

BIOL114 - Organisms and Environments

4 credits

BIOL115 - Cells & the Evolution of Life

3 credits

BIOL115L - Cells & Evol of Life Lab

1 credit

BIOL250 - General Microbiology

3 credits

BIOL255 - General Microbiology Lab

2 credits

CHEM101 - Introduction to Chemistry

3 credits

CHEM101L - Intro to Chemistry Lab

1 credit

CHEM111 - General Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM111L - General Chemistry I Lab

1 credit

CHEM112 - General Chemistry II

4 credits

CHEM112L - General Chemistry II Lab

1 credit

CORS217 - Integ Sc:Explor Solar System

3 credits

CORS230 - Integ Sci:Explor in Conv Biol

3 credits

CORS231 - Integ Sci:Fish/Wlf Change Wrld

3 credits

CORS232 - Science on Your Plate

3 credits

CORS234 - Eng and Tech in the Mod World

3 credits

CORS235 - Fire on Earth

3 credits

CORS236 - Science for Non-Scientists

3 credits

CORS255 - Concepts In Human Nutrition

3 credits

ENVS101 - Intro Environmntl Sci

3 credits

ENVS102 - Fld Activ/Environmtl Sci

1 credit

GEOG100 - Introduction to Planet Earth

3 credits

GEOG100L - Intro to Planet Earth Lab

1 credit

GEOL101 - Physical Geology

3 credits

GEOL101L - Physical Geology Lab

1 credit

GEOL102 - Historical Geology

3 credits

GEOL102L - Historical Geology Lab

1 credit

PHYS100 - Fundamentals of Physics

3 credits

PHYS100L - Fundamentals of Physics Lab

1 credit

PHYS103 - General Astronomy

3 credits

PHYS104 - Astronomy Lab

1 credit

PHYS111 - General Physics I

3 credits

PHYS111L - General Physics I Lab

1 credit

PHYS112 - General Physics II

3 credits

PHYS112L - General Physics II Lab

1 credit

PHYS211 - Engineering Physics I

3 credits

PHYS211L - Laboratory Physics I

1 credit

PHYS212 - Engineering Physics II

3 credits

PHYS212L - Laboratory Physics II

1 credit

SOIL205 - The Soil Ecosystem

3 credits

SOIL206 - The Soil Ecosystem Lab

1 credit

CORS237 - Earth in the Movies

3 credits

CORS254 - Our National Parks

3 credits

GEOL212 - Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

4 credits

Take 1 course from the following 5

PSYC305 - Developmental Psych

3 credits

PSYC311 - Abnormal Psychology

3 credits

PSYC430 - Tests and Measurements

3 credits

PSYC310 - Psych of Personality

3 credits

PSYC320 - Social Psychology

3 credits
Year 4-Semester 1 complete the following 4 requirements

15 credits

PSYC415 - History/Systems of Psychology

3 credits

One B.S Course Requirement

Two Elective Courses

Take 1 course from the following 6

PSYC325 - Cognitive Psych

3 credits

PSYC372 - Physiological Psych

3 credits

PSYC390 - Psych of Learning

3 credits

PSYC425 - Psychology of Action

3 credits

PSYC444 - Sensation & Perception

3 credits

PSYC456 - Psychology of Emotion

3 credits
Year 4-Semester 2 complete the following 3 requirements

15 credits

One UPDV Psychology, Major Elective Course

One B.S Course Requirement

Three Elective Courses

Grand Total Credits

120

* 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.