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.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 42 | |
| Students must complete General Studies courses | ||
| Major Requirements | 49 | |
| BIO 101 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| or BIO 105 | Principles of Organismal Biology | |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 200 | Intermediate Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 300 | Introductory Psychological Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 301 | Psychology Research Methods | 3 |
| PSY 303 | Psychology Research Team | 3 |
| PSY 445 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Select one course from each of the following restricted elective core groupings: | ||
| Interpersonal/Intercultural Core | 3 | |
| Psychology of Gender | ||
or PSY 230 | Psychology of Communication | |
or PSY 260 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | |
| Learning/Cognition Core | 3 | |
| Learning and Memory | ||
or PSY 340 | Cognitive Psychology | |
| Biological/Comparative Core | 3 | |
| Introduction to Neuroscience | ||
or PSY 355 | Sensation and Perception | |
| Social Core | 3 | |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
or PSY 365 | Social Psychology | |
| Developmental/Lifespan Core | 3 | |
| Child/Adolescent Psychology | ||
or PSY 321 | Adult Psychology | |
| Adaptive Behavior Core | 3 | |
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
or PSY 325 | Psychology of Personality | |
or PSY 410 | Introduction to Counseling Psychology | |
| History and Systems Core | 3 | |
| History and Systems in Psychology | ||
| Psychological Elective | 6 | |
Six credit hours of Psychology courses not aleady taken (at least three credits 300 or higher) | ||
Program Graduation Requirement
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- 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.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.