Psychology Major Checklist:
For students who declared the Psychology major before Fall 2025
Required courses for completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Courses do not necessarily have to be taken in this order – check prerequisites for each requirement below
Downloadable pdf checklist
Psychology 100 – Introductory Psychology
Psychology 100 is a prereq for most psychology courses numbered 200 and above.
Psychology 240 – Statistics in Psychology
Prereq: Math 101 & 102 or higher math OR Statistics 111 OR score of 20 or higher on the Algebra portion of the Math Placement test. Prereq: A grade of C- or better in Psych 100. Students may pre-register for Psych 240 while completing Psych 100, but if the final grade is not C- or better, the registration will be canceled.
Psychology 241 – Methods of Inquiry in Psychology
Prereq: a grade of C- or better in Psych 240. Students may pre-register for Psych 241 while completing Psych 240, but if the final grade is not C- or better, the registration will be canceled.
One Core A Course:
Psychology 414 (Formerly 314) – Cognitive Neuroscience OR
Psychology 315 – Cognitive Psychology OR
Psychology 320 – Learn and Think (No longer offered)
One Core B Course:
Psychology 330 – Introduction to Neuroscience
Two Core C Courses:
Psychology 350 – Developmental Psychology
Psychology 360 – Social Psychology
Psychology 380 – Adult Psychopathology (formerly Abnormal Psychology)
Psychology 337 – Junior Year Writing Seminar
This class can be taken as a Junior or a Senior. Psych 337 is a requirement for primary (not secondary) Psych majors.
One advanced Psychology lab, seminar, or small course (minimum 3 credits):
Choose from Psychology: 391*, 430, 480, 481, 486, 491*, 581, 587, 591*. Or Adv IE Electives: 310, 318, 352, 353, 354, 364, 366, 368, 383, 384, 387 (Adv IE Electives must have been taken after Fall 2025). Psych 241 is a prereq for these classes. *These classes have letters following in SPIRE (e.g., 391AA), so do not use “is exactly” to look up.
Two Psychology electives numbered 200 and above
Each must be a minimum of 3 credits. One must be a regular course, the other may be an internship, research assistantship, teaching assistantship, or independent study. Any Psych course 200 level or higher and 3 credits or more that is not being used to fulfill a different psych requirement can be used here.
Psych 494PI – Professional Development in Psychology (Integrative Experience Course)
This 1-credit course, with a Psych 391 seminar, will satisfy the IE requirement. The same 391 seminar may also fulfill a lab/seminar/small course requirement. 494PI and 391 do not need to be taken in the same semester. Psych 494PI is a requirement for primary (not secondary) Psych majors.
Other requirements for graduation:
- Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Psychology major and overall.
- Courses taken P/F may not be counted towards the major except for internships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships.
- Students pursuing a B.A. degree must satisfy the CNS foreign language requirement.
- Students pursuing a B.S. degree must complete 60 credits in courses in the College of Natural Sciences or with R2,BS or PS general education designations.
- Students must complete the General Education requirements as well as a total of 120 credits.
Rev. 01/2026