Course Outline

Freshman Year

  • Fall Semester (15 core credits)
  • Spring Semester (15 core credits)

Sophomore Year

  • Fall Semester (15 credits)
    • Core Courses (9 credits)
    • PSY 1020: General Psychology (3 credits)
    • PSY 2030: Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (3 credits)
  • Spring Semester (16 credits)
    • Core Courses (9 credits)
    • PSY 2200: Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
    • PSY 2040: Research Methods in Psychology (4 credits)

Junior Year

  • Fall Semester (15 credits)
    • Core Courses (6 credits)
    • Free Elective (undergraduate; 3 credits)
    • PSY 2150: Introductory Physiological Psychology (3 credits)
    • PSY 616: Principles of Learning OR Psy 617 Cognitive Psychology
    • PSY 696: Research Colloquium (0 credits)
  • Spring Semester (18 credits)
    • Core Courses (6 credits)
    • Free Elective (undergraduate; 3 credits)
    • PSY 3260: Introduction to Psychological Measurement (3 credits)
    • PSY 3290: Experimental Psychology of Psychophysics & Sensation
      (3 credits)
    • PSY 650: History and Systems of Psychology (3 credits)
    • PSY 695: Research Colloquium (0 credits)

Senior Year

  • Fall Semester (18 credits)
    • Free Electives (undergraduate; 9 credits)
    • PSY 4990: Seminar
    • Graduate Elective (100 level in Philosophy/ Mathematics /Science /Social Science; 3 credits)
    • PSY 622: Social Psychology OR Psy 625 Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 credits)
    • PSY 695: Research Colloquium (0 credits)
  • Spring Semester (15 credits)
    • Free Electives (undergraduate; 6 credits)
    • Psychology Elective (undergraduate; 3 credits)
    • PSY 604: Psychology Laboratory (3 credits)
    • PSY 623: Developmental Psychology I (3 credits)
    • PSY 695: Research Colloquium (0 credits)

Graduate Year

  • Fall Semester (12 credits)
    • PSY 606: Perception I (3 credits)
    • PSY 608: Statistical Design in Research (3 credits)
    • PSY 648: Physiological Psychology (3 credits)
    • PSY 900: Thesis I (3 credits)
    • PSY 695: Research Colloquium (0 credits)
  • Spring Semester (12 credits)
    • Two of the Following (3 credits each):
      • PSY 607: Perception II
      • PSY 624: Developmental Psychology II
      • PSY 696: Independent Research
      • PSY 861: Psychopharmacology
      • PSY 614: Multivariate Design and Analysis for Psychological Research (3 credits)
    • PSY 900: Thesis II (3 credits)
    • PSY 695: Research Colloquium (0 credits)