Psychology (Bachelor of Science, B.S.)

The study of psychology provides a better understanding of human nature and of the behavior of oneself and others as individuals and as members of a group. The Department of Psychology offers a Bachelor of Science degree. The department also serves other disciplines by offering courses that meet their needs.

Students who choose this bachelor degree program will have no more than 6 years from admission or subsequent declaration to meet the requirements listed below. If certification, accreditation or statutory requirements change and additional requirements become effective during this time, the new requirements take precedence.

General Studies
Students must complete General Studies courses42
Major Requirements
BIO 101Principles of Biology4
or BIO 105 Principles of Organismal Biology
PSY 101General Psychology3
PSY 200Intermediate Psychology3
PSY 300Introductory Psychological Statistics3
PSY 301Psychology Research Methods3
PSY 303Psychology Research Team3
PSY 445Senior Seminar3
Select one course from each of the following restricted elective core groupings:
Interpersonal/Intercultural Core3
Psychology of Gender
Psychology of Communication
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Learning/Cognition Core3
Learning and Memory
Cognitive Psychology
Biological/Comparative Core3
Introduction to Neuroscience
Sensation and Perception
Social Core3
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Social Psychology
Developmental/Lifespan Core3
Child/Adolescent Psychology
Adult Psychology
Adaptive Behavior Core3
Abnormal Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Introduction to Counseling Psychology
History and Systems Core3
History and Systems in Psychology
Psychological Elective6
Six credit hours of Psychology courses not aleady taken (at least three credits 300 or higher)

Program Graduation Requirement

  1. Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.

University Graduation Requirements 

  1. Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
  2. Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses.  Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
  3. Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
  4. Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments. 
  5. Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
  6. Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.