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College of Liberal Arts

Psychology Curriculum

The following text is taken from The University of Findlay's current undergraduate and/or graduate catalog.

To receive your bachelor of arts degree from The University of Findlay, you must also complete BA/Graduation and Degree Requriements in addition to your psychology curriculum.

Psychology Core Courses:
The following core courses are required for a four-year degree in psychology (35 semester hours):

   PSYC 100 General Psychology
   PSYC 113 Psychology of Becoming (Personal Growth and Development)
   PSYC 128 Orientation to Psychology (1 hour)
   PSYC 207 Child and Adolescent Development
        or
   PSYC 208 Life Span Development   
        or
   GERN 241 The Psychology of Aging
   PSYC 228 Human Interaction/Human Relations Laboratory (1 hour)
   PSYC 302 Social Psychology
   PSYC 313 Fundamentals of Counseling
   PSYC 320 Theories of Personality
   PSYC 328 Community Urban Experience (2 hours)
   PSYC 333 Abnormal Psychology
   PSYC 347 Research Methods in Psychology (4 hours)
   PSYC 348 Experimental Psychology
   PSYC 428 Research or Field Experience-Senior Capstone  Seminar

A major in psychology (a total of 44 semester hours) consists of the psychology core (35 semester hours) and the completion of nine hours from PSYC 118, 207 or 208 (if not used as part of the core), 210, 300, 309, 310, 312, 314, 315, 411, 495, or 499.

In utilizing psychology as a minor, the student should select the psychology elective courses in order to augment his/her major field of study.  A minor in psychology consists of 18 semester hours including the core courses of PSYC 100, 313, and one course from the developmental trait group (PSYC 207, 208, or GERN 241).  The student must complete nine additional hours of course work from the psychology offerings excluding PSYC 314.  Six of the additional hours must be at the 300- or 400-level.