General Education Requirements
Competencies
Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.
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♦ Basic College Mathematics
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♦ Reading Comprehension
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♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)
FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.
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♦FYS
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First Year Seminar (Required of all freshmen and transfers with fewer than 15 transfer credits) |
3 credits |
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♦W-I
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Written Communication Level I |
3 credits |
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♦OC
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Oral Communication |
3 credits |
| PGR |
Personal Growth and Responsibility |
3 credits |
| CEA |
Creative Expression and Appreciation |
3 credits |
| HP |
The Human Past |
3 credits |
| CS |
Contemporary Society |
3 credits |
| WC |
World Cultures |
3 credits |
| #SR |
Scientific Reasoning Laboratory Course |
4 credits |
| Any Scientific Reasoning Course |
3-4 credits |
| QR |
Quantitative Reasoning |
3 credits |
‡ Written Communication (Level II and Level III) and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice
Courses taken for Written Communication Level II, Level III and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.
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Written Communication - Level II |
| W-III |
Written Communication - Level III |
| DPDS |
Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice |
♥ Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so. Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.
♣ Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.
# These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.
‡ Level II and Level III Written Communications courses and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. The credits are counted only in one area.
♦ Exceptions in the timing of these courses will be made for transfer students.
Level 4 (18 credits)
Required graduate courses (9 credits):
- PSY715 Behavioral Principles
- PSY825 Behavioral Assessment
- PSY830 Small N Research Design
Choose Behavior Analysis Research or Practicum
Option (6 credits), completed over two to three semesters:
- PSY875/876 Directed Study (2 semesters)
- PSY910/911/912 ABA Practicum (3 semesters)
Choose one graduate research/quantitative methods course (3 credits):
- PSY700 Research Methods in Psychology
- PSY786 Statistics and Analysis for I/O Psychology
5th Year Master of Science Courses (16.5-19.5 credits)
The courses listed below are taken after the baccalaureate portion of the combined degree program has been completed. Students must have completed all requirements for the baccalaureate portion of the program prior to proceeding into their fifth year coursework.
Required graduate courses (13.5 credits)
- PSY727 Exam Prep
- PSY817 Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- PSY842 Conceptual Issues in Behavior Analysis
- PSY__ Graduate three credit psychology elective
- PSY840 Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in Applied Behavior Analysis
Choose Master’s Thesis or Master’s Project (3-6 credits)
- PSY899/999 Thesis I/Thesis II (2 semesters) 3-6 credits
- PSY876 Directed Study Master’s Project 3 credits
Additional Information and Notes
† Because of the overlap in content, students who receive credit for PSY 218 will not receive credit for PSY 251 or PSY 252, students who receive credit for PSY 251 or PSY 252, will not receive credit for PSY 218.
¶ Any BIO, CHE, CSC, GLS, MAT, or PHS course.
◊ MAT108 Finite Mathematics Recommended
