Requirements for the Major

Nine psychology courses and two cognate courses are required to fulfill the psychology portion of the interdisciplinary major:

• PY 101 - Introductory Psychology
• PY 200 - Professional Development in Psychology
• PY 291 - Research Methods I (with Lab)
• PY 292 - Research Methods II (with Lab)
• One Group I  Course (Advanced Topics)
• One Group IV  Course (Developmental)
• Three other PY courses chosen with the guidance of the academic advisor

Notes:

Interdisciplinary majors also take a statistics course-ST 110  (for B.A. students only) or ST 210  or ST 265 -as a math core requirement, and Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (BL 105 ) or Organismal Biology (BL 121 ) as one of their core natural science requirements (except biology/psychology majors who take a specific set of biology courses, as detailed under Biology). The remainder of the major courses are selected according to the requirements of that discipline, and certain interdisciplinary combinations stipulate courses that must be taken.

The popular combination of biology/psychology is often chosen by those students who would like to eventually pursue medical school, graduate school in health psychology, or a career in research (see requirements under Biology ).

Honors in Psychology

An honors option is available to psychology majors who meet the requirements listed below. Entry into the honors option is contingent upon the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Education. A 3.700 GPA in the major and a 3.500 GPA overall. This GPA determination is based upon cumulative grades and is confirmed in the student's second to last semester.