Students seeking a BA in psychology must take a set of courses that emphasize scientific reasoning. After taking PS 101, all majors take PS 206, 307, 308, 309 and 409. Of these, PS 206, PS 307, PS 308 and PS 409 must be taken sequentially. Before moving on to PS 307, students must receive a grade of C- or higher in PS 206 and have a psychology GPA that is above 2.0. Students complete a thesis in the capstone course, PS 409, Senior Seminar; PS 409 must be taken as a seminar during the regular academic year.

For breadth, all majors are required to take two psychology courses from the category of natural science (PS 233, PS 251, PS 252, PS 354), two from social science (PS 232, PS 236, PS 261, PS 262, PS 272) and one from applied science (PS 242, PS 265, PS 311, PS 325, PS 371, PS 383). In addition, two psychology electives are required, one at the 200-level and one at the 300-level.

Psychology majors also have the opportunity to engage in supervised fieldwork and intensive study within one of two concentrations:

Human Services Concentration
Students may elect to enroll in the human services program within the general psychology major. The program prepares students for careers in counseling and related areas and provides the basis for graduate work in fields such as social work, counseling and school psychology. HS students must take PS 272, PS 371, PS 391, PS 393 and PS 394.

The HS program emphasizes:

• Mental health fields as possible careers.
• Conceptions of mental illness and the history of therapeutic methods.
• Counseling and other treatment techniques.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration
Students may elect to enroll in the industrial/ organizational psychology program within the general psychology major. The program exposes students to career possibilities in I/O psychology areas and provides the basis for further study in fields such as I/O psychology and management.

The I/O psychology program emphasizes:

• The traditional research and practice of industrial/organizational psychology. 
• Using psychological principles to study and improve working conditions. 
• Mindfulness of the changing nature of work and the ability of the field to make innovations to match such changes.

I/O psychology students must take PS 265, PS 366, PS 367 and PS 397 and one specialized elective to be determined.