Psychology B.A.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Degree Requirements

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

1. Any student with 9 hours or more of completed coursework (whether transfer student, undeclared major or student having another major) seeking admission to the psychology B.A. degree program must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

2. A minimum of 120 hours, including a minimum of 45 upper-division hours, 39 hours of psychology, at least 27 of which must be upper-division hours, meeting criterion for the Major Field Test in Psychology, and a minimum 2.25 GPA in psychology requirements. Only grades of "C" or better earned at UT Tyler will fulfill psychology requirements.

3. The University Core Curriculum of 42 semester hours
4. Twenty-seven (27) semester hours of core psychology courses listed below.
5. At least fifteen (15) upper-level psychology semester hours of general electives.
6. The number of electives hours may vary depending on which course is used to satisfy the Social Science Core Curriculum requirement and whether a student transfers in additional psychology courses. A student will need a minimum of 12 hours 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 (27 hrs.)

PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology [TCCN: PSYC 2301]
PSYC 2331	Research Methods
PSYC 2354	Statistics and Laboratory
PSYC 4311	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3325	Learning and Conditioning
PSYC 4318	Physiological Psychology
PSYC 4353	Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3306	Social Psychology
PSYC 4315	Cognitive Psychology

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 3310	Health Psychology
PSYC 3311	Psychology of Gender
PSYC 3315	Positive Psychology
PSYC 3335	Diversity & Social Justice
PSYC 3345	Mental Health Services
PSYC 3350	Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology
PSYC 3356	Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3360	Psychology of Parenting
PSYC 3370	Psychology of Love Relationships
PSYC 4331	Advanced Research Methods
PSYC 4341	Personality Theory
PSYC 4360	Advanced Topics in Psychology
PSYC 4370	Field Experience in Psychology
PSYC 4371	Field Experience in Psychology

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 as a psychology elective 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 advisor.

Only courses in which a grade of “C” or better will fulfill degree requirements. Graduation requires a GPA of at least 2.25 in major or minor psychology degree requirements. 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 a criterion in order to graduate with a degree in Psychology.