All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
At least 30 credits in major courses, including:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATIONS. At least 9 credits. | ||
| PSYS 1400 | Intro to Psychological Science | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Psych Research Methods w/lab | ||
| Psych Research Methods | ||
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Statistics for Psych Sci w/lab | ||
| Statistics for Psych Sci | ||
| INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. 12 credits. | ||
| Choose 4 of the following: | 12 | |
| Learning, Cognition & Behavior | ||
| Biopsychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psych: Childhood | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| ADVANCED LEVEL. 9 credits. | ||
| 2-3 courses/6-9 credits in PSYS numbered 3100 to 3990 or PSYS 4990 | 6-9 | |
| Up to 3 additional credits from the following: | 0-3 | |
PSYS numbered 1010 to 1029 | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Mentored Clinical Internship | ||
| Honors | ||
| NOTE. Psychological Science majors must complete at least one course in natural science (N1/N2) from outside the Department of Psychological Science. | ||
Restrictions
Students completing the B.A. in Psychological Science may not also receive the B.A. in Neuroscience, the B.S. in Neuroscience, or the B.S. in Psychological Science.
Other Information
In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.
Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.
With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.
For a Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 45 credits in courses with the same departmental prefix may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation.
At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.