Psychology, Behavior Analysis Concentration, Combined B.S.& M.S.

General Education Requirements

Competencies

Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.

♣ 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. 

 ‡ 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.

♥       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.

♦        General Education categories to be completed with the first 30 credits. Exceptions in the timing of these courses will be made for transfer students.

Courses In Major (53 credits total)

Level 1 (9 credits)

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  Choose one introductory course:

• PSY 101 General Psychology
• PSY 170H Honors: Foundations of Psychology

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• Required Foundation Course:

• PSY 210 Introduction to Learning

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• Choose one foundation course from Division A:

• PSY 211 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 212 Introduction to Biological Psychology

Level 2 (20 credits)

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  Required research methods and statistics sequence (8 credits)

• PSY 203S Research Methods and Statistics I
• PSY 204R Research Methods and Statistics II

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  Choose two foundation courses from Division B:

• PSY 215 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 216 Introduction to Social Psychology
• PSY 217 Introduction to Personality Psychology

• Only one Division B Course can be chosen from the group
  of developmental psychology courses:

• †  PSY 218 Childhood and Adolescence
• †  PSY 251 Child Growth
• †  PSY 252 Adolescent Psychology

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  Choose two electives at the 300 level:
  PSY 3___    Any course numbered 300-399                     3 cr.
  PSY 3___    Any course numbered 300-399                     3 cr.
  
   

Level 3 (6 credits)

Required graduate courses:

• PSY725 Applied Behavior Analysis I
• PSY726 Applied Behavior Analysis II

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

Required Support Courses (16-19 credits)

• Choose one laboratory course in Biology:

• BIO 116H Honors Biology-Cells
• BIO 122 World of Cells
• BIO 124 Human and Social Biology
• BIO 200 Anatomy and Physiology I

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  Choose four (4) support courses:
  BIO ___ Biology Elective           3-4 credits
  ◊ MAT___ Mathematics Elective   3 credits
  ¶ Science/Math Elective               3-4 credits
  ¶ Science/Math Elective               3-4 credits

   

Free Electives (7-11 credits)

Additional free elective credits beyond the credits listed above may be required based on
the use of su000rt courses to satisfy General Education Category requirements

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.

                ♫       Course should be taken during the preceding summer.

◊        Any MAT course, we recommend MAT 103, 128, or 147.

Total Credits for Graduation: 120 (Baccalaureate Level)

Total Credits for Graduation Overall: 136.5-139.5