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Psychology B.S.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Degree Requirements

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in psychology include the following:

  1. A minimum of 120 hours, including a minimum of 51 upper-division hours, 39 hours of psychology, at least 27 of which must be upper-division hours, and a minimum 2.25 GPA in psychology requirements, and meeting criterion for the Major Field Test in Psychology. Only grades of "C" or better earned at UT Tyler will fulfill degree requirements.
  2. The University Core Curriculum of 42 semester hours.
  3. Thirty-three (33) semester hours of core psychology courses listed below.
  4. At least nine (9) upper-level psychology elective hours with approval of advisor.
  5. Four courses totaling a minimum of 12 hours, of which 2 must be taken at the upper-division level. The courses can be from mathematics, sciences, allied health sciences and/or the following Psychology courses: PSYC 4319, PSYC 3310, PSYC 3356, PSYC 3350, or other courses approved by your advisor.
  6. The number of electives hours may vary depending on which course is used to satisfy the Social Science Core Curriculum requirement. A student will need a minimum of 12 hours of general electives at the upper division level. The remaining elective hours can be taken at any level to finish the 120 hour degree requirement.
  7. Eighteen (18) of the upper-division psychology hours must be taken in residence at UT Tyler.

Core Psychology Courses (33 hrs.)

PSYC 1301Introduction to Psychology [TCCN: PSYC 2301]
PSYC 2331Research Methods
PSYC 2354Statistics and Laboratory
PSYC 4301Tests and Measurement
PSYC 4311Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3325Learning and Conditioning
PSYC 4318Physiological Psychology
PSYC 4353Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3306Social Psychology
PSYC 4315Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 4331Advanced Research Methods
Transfer students having taken PSYC 2320 may substitute it for PSYC 4353. Only one of the two will be counted toward degree requirements.

Psychology Electives may include:

PSYC 3310Health Psychology
PSYC 3311Psychology of Gender
PSYC 3335Diversity & Social Justice
PSYC 3345Mental Health Services
PSYC 3350Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology
PSYC 3356Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3360Psychology of Parenting
PSYC 3370Psychology of Love Relationships
PSYC 4319Psychopharmacology
PSYC 4341Personality Theory
PSYC 4360Topics in Psychology
PSYC 4370Field Experience in Psychology
PSYC 4371Field Experience in Psychology
See advisor for acceptable transferred course work that could fit for upper-level psychology elective(s).

No student may enroll in 4000-level psychology courses in their first semester at UT Tyler without advisor approval. No correspondence or online course from another university may apply toward elective or core psychology hours without the prior approval of the undergraduate psychology advisor or department chair. Psychology courses identified in the Schedule of Classes as “Intended as a General Elective” may not count toward the psychology major but may count as a general elective.

No correspondence course or non-UTT online course may apply toward elective or core psychology hours without the prior approval of the department chair or psychology faculty advisor.

Only courses in which a grade of “C” or better earned at UT Tyler will fulfill degree requirements. Graduation requires a GPA of at least 2.25 in major or minor psychology degree requirements and completion of the Major Field Test in Psychology. Students are advised to complete a degree plan during their first semester of enrollment.

Students must take the Major Field Test in Psychology during their last semester and meet criterion in order to graduate with a degree in Psychology.