All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.
Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
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EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") | Writing & Criticism | EN1010 (minimum grade of "C") |
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") | Elementary French & Culture II | FR1100 (minimum grade of "C") |
CCI 1 | Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP. |
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CCI 2 | ||
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CCX | Experiential Learning | |
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM) | Quantitative Reasoning | |
Lab science course coded CCS | Experimental Reasoning | MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | PREREQUISITES |
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PY1000 | Introduction to Psychology | None |
PY2020 | Research Methods in Psychology + Lab | PY1000CCI |
PY/GS2120 (course type CCR) | Writing the Social World | College Level=Sophomore AND EN1010 AND PY1000CCI OR GS2006GE110 OR GS2006 |
PY4090 (course type CCC) or PY4095 (course type CCC) |
Senior Seminar or Senior Project |
((PY2120CCR OR GS2120CCR) OR College Level=Senior) OR ( Major=Psychology OR Major=Gender, Sexuality and Society AND College Level=Senior) or PY2120CCR OR GS2120CCR AND College Level=Senior |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | PREREQUISITES |
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PY2013 | Understanding Human Development | None |
PY2021 | Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality | None |
PY2022 | Personality & Individual Difference | None |
PY2042 | The Psychoneuroses: A Psychodynamic Approach to the Neuroses | None |
PY2043 | Abnormal & Clinical Psychology | PY1000CCI |
PY2044 | Clinical Theories | PY1000CCI |
PY/GS2045 | Social Psychology | None |
PY2046 | Cultural Psychology | None |
PY2055 | Brain & Behavior | PY1000CCI |
PY2075 | Cognitive Psychology | PY1000CCI |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | PREREQUISITES |
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MA1020 | Applied Statistics I | MA0900 or placement above |
PY2007 | Madness, Mania & the Cinema | College Level=Sophomore |
PY/GS2008 | Gender Identity, Homosexuality & the Cinema | None |
PY2009 | Shattered Brains & Fractured Minds | PY1000CCI |
PY/GS2010 | Psychology & Gender | None |
PY2013 | Understanding Human Development | None |
MA2020 | Applied Statistics II | MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 |
PY2021 | Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality | None |
PY2022 | Personality and Individual Differences | None |
PY2042 | The Psychoneuroses: A Psychodynamic Approach to the Neuroses | None |
PY2043 | Abnormal and Clinical Psychology | PY1000CCI |
PY2044 | Clinical Theories | PY1000CCI |
PY/GS2045 | Social Psychology | None |
PY2046 | Cultural Psychology | None |
PY/GS2051 | Sexuality, Aggression & Guilt | College Level=Sophomore |
PY2055 | Brain and Behavior | PY1000CCI |
PY/GS2061 | Love, Sexuality & the Cinema | College Level=Sophomore |
PY2075 | Cognitive Psychology | PY1000CCI |
PY3025 | Psychology of Sensation & Perception | PY1000CCI |
PY/LI3035 | Psycholinguistics | None |
CS/CM3048 | Human-Computer Interaction | CS1005 GPA 3.0 OR CS1040 OR CS1040GE110 |
PY3065 | Psychology of Learning & Memory | PY1000CCI |
PY3066 | Life Stories | College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI |
PY3067 | Social Memory | College Level=Sophomore OR PY1000CCI |
PY3068 | The Autobiographical Process | PY1000CCI OR PY1000GE110 |
PY/FR3090 | Topics in French Literature, only topics on Psychoanalysis, maximum one course towards PY degree | FR2200CCI OR FR2500 OR FR2550 |
PY3091 | Topics in Psychology | College Level=Sophomore |
PYxxxx | Any PY course at 2000 or above |
Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.
Students earning a 3.7 or above in their Psychology courses taken during the junior and senior years may apply for honors, which requires the creation of an original scholarly product of exceptional quality. Interested students should contact the department chair.
Psychology Degree Requirements