Sample Four-Year Curriculum – B.S.
See a sample three-year curriculum (that can save students money).
| Year One - Fall Semester | PSYC 111 Foundations of Psychology** (3)
CMIS 108 Computer Concepts or STAT 107 Concepts of Statistics (3)
ENG 101 English Composition I (3)
SPC 103 or 105 Speech Communication (3) (BS only)
Foreign Language 101 (4) (BA only)
Intro Fine Arts & Humanities (3) | (Total Hours 15-16) | | Year One - Spring Semester | PSYC 200 Careers in Psychology** (3)
ENG 102 English Composition II (3)
PHIL 106 Critical Thinking or MATH 106 Deduct Reasoning & Prob Solv (3) (BS only)
Foreign Language 102 (IC) (4) (BA only)
Intro Natural Sciences & Mathematics (3)
Intro Social Sciences (3) | (Total hours 15-16) | | Year Two - Fall Semester | PSYC 201, 203, or 204** (Developmental PSYC course) (3)
PSYC 220 Research Design & Statistics I** + (3)
Dist Fine Arts & Humanities (3)
Intro General Education (3)
Intro General Education (3) | (Total hours 15) | | Year Two - Spring Semester | PSYC 206 Social Psychology** (3)
PSYC 221 Research Design & Statistics II** + (3)
Dist Natural Sciences & Mathematics (3)
Minor (3)
Elective (3) | (Total hours 15) | | Year Three - Fall Semester | PSYC 208 Cognitive Psychology** (3)
PSYC Elective (300-400 level)** (3)
Dist Social Sciences (3)
Intergroup Relations (IGR)* (3)
Minor (3) | (Total hours 15) | | Year Three - Spring Semester | PSYC Elective (300-400 level)** (3)
Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) (3)
Minor (3)
Minor (3)
Elective (3) | (Total hours 15) | | Year Four - Fall Semester | PSYC Elective (400 level)** (3)
PSYC Elective (400 level)** (3)
Internat'l Issues/Internat'l Culture (II/IC)* (3)
Minor (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3) | (Total hours 18) | | Year Four - Spring Semester | PSYC 494 Capstone Seminar in Psyc** + (3)
Minor (3)
Minor (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (4) | (Total hours 16) | | * Course taken to fulfill this requirement may also satisfy another General Education requirement. Refer to the SIUE Undergraduate Catalog for a list of approved courses.
** All Psychology courses require a grade of C or better to count towards major requirements.
+ Courses may not be transferred in to satisfy SIUE Psychology requirements. Please refer to Psychology Undergraduate Handbook. | TRANSFER STUDENTS — Maximize your transfer experience: complete the boldface courses/requirements pre-transfer and satisfy the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS, or AAT (early childhood, special ed, or math) degree from an IAI community college. If ‘Minor’ requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed.
View Transfer Credit Equivalency Guides | | BA degree requires two semesters of the same foreign language. | |
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