Student Name ____________________________________________________

S. Id No _________________________________________________________
Adviser __________________________________________________________

B.S. Psychology

2016-2017 Catalog
This plan is an unofficial document used for advisement only.
How to use this program plan: Write the grade for the course that
satisfies each requirement. If the student takes a course that is
chosen from a list of possible courses, circle the course number
taken in addition to writing the grade.

General Education: (60 hours)

GGC or Grade
Transfer

Crs # & Title

Area A - Essential Skills: (9 hours)
(C or better)

_______ _____ ENGL 1101 English Composition I

_______ _____ ENGL 1102 English Composition II
_______ _____ MATH 1001 Quantitative Skills & Reasoning or
MATH 1111 College Algebra (or higher)

Area B - Institutional Option (4 hours)

_______ _____ ITEC 1001 Introduction to Computing
Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
_______ _____ Select one from the following:
MUSC 1100/ARTS 1100/ENGL 2111, 2112, 2121,
2122, 2131, 2132/FILM 1005

_______ _____ Select one from the following:

RELN 1100/GEOG 1101/2000 level foreign language

Area D Natural Sciences, Math, Technology

(11 hours)
_______ _____ Select one sequence from the following:
_______ _____ PSCI 1101K and 1102
BIOL 1101K and 1102 or
CHEM 1151K and 1152K

_______ _____ Select one from the following:

ITEC 2110 Digital Media
ITEC 2120 Introduction to Programming

Area E Social Science (12 hours)

_______ _____ POLS 1101 American Government
_______ _____

HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 U.S. History I & II

Select one course:
_______ _____ HIST 2111 (if not used above)
HIST 2112 (if not used above)
HIST 1111 World History I
HIST 1112 World History II
HIST 1121 Western Civ I
HIST 1122 Western Civ II
Select one of the following:
_______ _____ SOCI 1101/ANTH 1102/ECON2100

Additional Requirements (3 hours)

Physical Education Requirement
_______ _____ Choices for Life (1 hour)
_______ _____

Additional Physical Education (2 hours)

________ ______
Regents Requirements The requirements for US and Georgia History and
Constitution can be satisfied by transfer credit of HIST 2111 OR 2112 and
POLS 1101 from a University System of Georgia institution. If not satisfied,
the student should work with their adviser concerning exemption exams or can
complete the courses.
__US Constitution
__Georgia Constitution
__US History
__Georgia History

Program of Study (60 hours, 39 at 3000/4000 level)

Grade of C or Better

Required Psychology Courses (27 hours)

_____ ___PSYC 3100 Learning and Behavior or
PSYC 3110 Cognitive Psychology
_____ ____PSYC 3210 Introduction to Neuroscience
_____ ____PSYC 3301 Social Psychology
_____ ____PSYC 3000 Applications in Psychology
_____ ____PSYC 3020 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
_____ ____PSYC 3030 Research Methods & Design
_____ ____PSYC 4600 History & Systems of Psychology
_____ ____Any 3000/4000 Psychology course

Psychology Specialization Courses (9 hours)

Select a total of 3 courses in one specialization (at least one
course must be at the 4000 level)
Specializations: Clinical/Personality, Cognitive Neuroscience,
Developmental/Educational, Social/Applied (see list on the
opposite side)
____ ____ _____________________________________
____ ____ _____________________________________
____ ____ _____________________________________

General Electives (24 hours, 3 hour must be 3000/4000

level)
_____ ____ _______________________________
_____ ____ _______________________________
_____ ____ _______________________________
_______ ______ _____________________________________________
_______ ______ _____________________________________________
_______ ______ _____________________________________________
_______ ______ _____________________________________________

Area F Courses Related to the Program of

Study (18 hours) (C or better)

_______ ______ _____________________________________________

_______ ____ PSYC 1102 Introduction to Psychology

_______ _____ PSYC 2010 Writing in Psychology
_______ _____ PSYC 2400 Abnormal Psychology
_______ _____ PSYC 2500 Lifespan Development in Psychology
_______ _____ Two additional courses (see list on opposite
_______ _____ side)

Revised 06/2016

Area F
Any of the following courses not used to satisfy another general education requirement may be applied to area F within the Psychology major:
All Political Science 1000/2000, Geography 1000/2000, Sociology 1000/2000, Anthropology 1000/2000, Criminal Justice 1000/2000;
Any 2000 level foreign language; or any course from the list below.
COMM 1100 Public Speaking

HIST 1112 Survey of World History/Civilization II

ECON 2100 Introduction to Economics

HIST 1121 Survey of Western Civilization I

ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics

HIST 1122 Survey of Western Civilization II

ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics

HIST 2111 Survey of United States History I

EDUC 2110 Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education

HIST 2112 Survey of United States History II

EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Context

PHIL 2010 Introduction to Philosophy

FILM 2700 Film History

RELN 1101 World Religions

HIST 1111 Survey of World History/Civilization I

Specialization Courses (at least one 4000 level course):

Clinical/
Personality

Cognitive
Neuroscience

PSYC 3120 Sensation and Perception

PSYC 3130 - Cognitive Neuroscience

PSYC 3220 Comparative Psychology

PSYC 3310 Human Sexuality

X
X
X

Required*
X
X

PSYC 3370 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

PSYC 3400 Personality Psychology

PSYC 3410 Psychopathology

PSYC 3420 Health Psychology

PSYC 3430 Models of Psychotherapy

PSYC 3440 Clinical Psychology

Required*

PSYC 3500 Educational Psychology

PSYC 3510 Child Development

PSYC 3520 Adolescence

PSYC 3530 Adult Development and Aging

PSYC 3540 Psychology of Gender

PSYC 4110 Memory

PSYC 4200 - Behavioral Neuroscience

PSYC 4220 - Psychopharmacology

Social/ Applied

Required*

PSYC 3330 Psychology and Culture

PSYC 3350 Forensic Psychology

Developmental/
Educational

Required*

Required*

PSYC 4301 Advanced Social Psychology

PSYC 4320 Group Dynamics

PSYC 4380 Psychology of Prejudice

PSYC 4401 Community Psychology

Required*

PSYC 4410 Psychological Assessment

Required*

PSYC 4430 Developmental Psychopathology

Required*

PSYC 4500 Social and Moral Development

PSYC 4510 Culture and Ethnic Diversity
PSYC 4520 - School Psychology

X
X

PSYC 4530 Marriage and Family

PSYC 4560 Trauma Across the Lifespan

Required*

Required*

X
X

PSYC 4190 Special Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience

PSYC 4390 Special Topics in Social/Applied Psychology

PSYC 4490 Special Topics in Clinical/Personality Psychology

X
X

PSYC 4590 Special Topics in Developmental/Educational Psychology

PSYC 4690 Special Topics in General Psychology

* Specified 2000/3000 level course required (Psych 2400, 2500, 3100 or 3110, 3200, 3301)