Psychological Sciences Major Plan of Study – Bachelor of Arts
Catalog Years 2016-2017 and Later
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BA Plan of Study (2016-2017)

Updated 6/7/2016

Requirements
Area / Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Standard / Research
Introduction / 1100 & 1103 or 1101 / same
Foundation / 2100WQ or 2100Q / same
Area I / 2 courses / same
Area II / 2 courses / same
Area III / 1 course / 3100/W
Area IV /  / 2 courses
Research /  / 3 credits
2000-level or above / 2 courses / 1 course
Related courses / 12 credits / same
Total upper-level PSYC credits / 25 credits / 31 credits
Restrictions
•  No more than a combined total of 3 credits of PSYC 3889 or 3899 can be used.
•  PSYC 3880 cannot be used, because it has an S/U grading designation.
•  No more than 7 2000-level or above PSYC transfer credits (approved as direct equivalencies by the psychology department) can be used. Transfer credits are any credits received from a non-UConn source.
Notes
•  Not all courses are regularly offered; underlined courses are typically offered less than once per academic year at Storrs.
•  Additional information: undergrad.psych.uconn.edu
Instructions: On the line next to the course, indicate the grade received. Substitute “IP” for courses in progress & “T” for transfer courses/credits.
INTRODUCTION & FOUNDATION
Required
1100 / General Psych I
1103/1101 / General Psych II
2100WQ/Q / Principles of Research in Psych
AREA I. SOCIAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, CLINICAL, & I/O
Two Courses
2300/W / Abnormal Psych
2301 / Study of Personality
2400 / Developmental Psych
2600 / Industrial/Organizational Psych
2700 / Social Psych
AREA II. EXPERIMENTAL & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
Two Courses
2200 / Physiological Psych
2500 / Learning
2501 / Cognitive Psych
3201 / Animal Behavior (EEB 3201)
3500 / Psych of Language
3501 / Sensation & Perception
AREA III. CROSS AREA (I & II)
BA Standard: One Course; BA Research: 3100/W
2110 / Psych of Human Sexuality
2201 / Drugs & Behavior
3100/W / History & Systems of Psych
3102 / Psych of Women (WGSS 3102)
3105 / Health Psych
3400 / Theories in Developmental Psych
3601 / Human Factors Design
AREA IV. ADVANCED & SPECIALTY
BA Research: Two Courses
AREA IV LECTURE COURSES
All courses listed under Area III except 3100/W
2101 / Intro to Multicultural Psych
2701 / Social Psych of Multiculturalism
3101 / Psychological Testing
3103 / Motivation & Emotion (COMM 3103)
3104 / Environmental Psych
3106 / Black Psych (AFRA 3106)
3270* / Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
3300 / Abnormal Childhood Psych
3301 / Intro to Clinical Psych
3370W / Current Topics in Clinical Psych
3470 / Current Topics in Developmental Psych
3502 / Psych of Consciousness
3600 / Social Organizational Psych
3770 / Current Topics in Social Psych
3883 / Foreign Study
3884 / Seminar in Psych
3885 / Special Topics
*Pending catalog approval: Can be used as a substitution.
AREA IV LAB COURSES
3250W / Lab in Animal Behavior & Learning
3251 / Lab in Physiological Psych
3252 / Drugs & Behavior Lab
3253 / Sensory Neuroscience Lab
3350W / Lab in Personality
3450W / Lab in Developmental Psych
3550W / Lab in Cognition
3551W / Psycholinguistics Lab
3552 / Lab in Sensation & Perception
3750 / Lab in Social Psych
RESEARCH
BA Research: 3 Credits
3889 / Undergraduate Research
3899 / Independent Study
4197W / Senior Thesis in Psych (Honors)
RELATED COURSES (2000-level or above non-PSYC courses)
12 Credits
List of pre-approved courses: undergrad.psych.uconn.edu/relateds
The following courses may not be used as they overlap in content too greatly or are cross-listed with PSYC courses: AFRA 3106/W, COMM 3100, COMM 3103, EEB 3201, EPSY 3010, HDFS 2100, WGSS 3102.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
Required
PSYC 2100WQ fulfills the Information Literacy, Computer Technology, & Writing in Major requirements. If you took PSYC 2100Q, which does not fulfill the Writing in Major requirement, please indicate which PSYC W course you took instead.
PSYC 2100WQ / or / PSYC / W
Please indicate completion of the following minimum requirements:
CLAS general education
GPA ≥ 2.0 (overall & PSYC) / 120 credits total
45 credits at the 2000-level or above

BA Plan of Study (2016-2017)

Updated 6/7/2016

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BA Plan of Study (2016-2017)

Updated 6/7/2016