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Psychology BA

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 BA 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 UT Tyler Exit Exam 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 twelve (12) 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 1301Introduction to Psychology [TCCN: PSYC 2301]
PSYC 2331Research Methods
PSYC 2354Statistics and Laboratory [TCCN: PSYC 2317]
PSYC 4311Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3325Learning and Conditioning
PSYC 4318Physiological Psychology
PSYC 4353Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3306Social Psychology
PSYC 4315Cognitive Psychology
Transfer students having taken PSYC 2320-Lifespan Developmental Psychology 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 3315Positive Psychology
PSYC 3320Interpersonal and Small Group Interaction
PSYC 3335Diversity and Social Justice
PSYC 3345Career Applications in Psychology
PSYC 3350Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology
PSYC 3360Psychology of Parenting
PSYC 3370Psychology of Close Relationships
PSYC 4321The History of Psychology
PSYC 4331Advanced Research Methods
PSYC 4341Personality Theory
PSYC 4360Advanced Topics in Psychology
PSYC 4370Internship
PSYC 4371Internship II
PSYC 4381Honors in Psychology I
PSYC 4382Honors in Psychology II
PSYC 4199-4399Independent Study

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-UT Tyler 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 UT Tyler Exit Exam in Psychology during their last semester and meet a criterion in order to graduate with a degree in Psychology.

Recommended Four-Year Curriculum

Freshman Year

Semester I (15 hours)

PSYC 1301Introduction to Psychology [TCCN: PSYC 2301]
HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)
Communication (Core, 3 hrs.)
Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.)

Semester II (15 hours)

Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)
Communication (Core, 3 hrs.)
HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
Human Expression (Core, 3 hrs.)
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

Semester III (15 hours)

Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)
POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]
PSYC 2354Statistics and Laboratory [TCCN: PSYC 2317]
PSYC 3306Social Psychology
Elective (3 hours)

Semester IV (15 hours)

STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)
PSYC 2331Research Methods
PSYC 3325Learning and Conditioning
POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
Elective (3 hours)

Junior Year

Semester V (15 hours)

PSYC 4311Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 4353Developmental Psychology
Upper-division Elective
Upper-division Elective
Elective

Semester VI (15 hours)

PSYC 4315Cognitive Psychology
PSYC Elective
Upper-division Elective
Elective
Elective

Senior Year

Semester VII (15 hours)

PSYC 4318Physiological Psychology
PSYC Elective
Upper-division Elective
Elective
Elective

Semester VIII (15 hours)

PSYC Elective
PSYC Elective
Upper-division Elective
Elective
Elective