Psychology BS
Total Semester Credit Hours = 120
Degree Requirements
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in psychology include the following:
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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 BS degree program must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
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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 achieving a departmental passing score on the UT Tyler Exit Exam in Psychology. Only grades of "C" or better will fulfill major or minor degree requirements.
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The University Core Curriculum of 42 semester hours.
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Thirty (30) semester hours of core psychology courses listed below.
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At least nine (9) upper-level psychology elective hours with approval of advisor.
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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 3310, PSYC 3350, PSYC 4399 or other courses approved by your advisor.
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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 15 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.
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Eighteen (18) of the upper-division psychology hours must be taken in residence at UT Tyler.
Core Psychology Courses (30 hrs.)
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:
See advisor for acceptable transferred course work that could fit for upper-level psychology elective(s).
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-UT Tyler 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 will fulfill degree requirements. Graduation requires a GPA of at least 2.25 in major or minor psychology degree requirements and completion of the UT Tyler Exit Exam in Psychology. 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 criterion in order to graduate with a degree in Psychology.
Recommended Four-Year Curriculum
Freshman Year
Semester I (15 hours)
| PSYC 1301 | Introduction to Psychology [TCCN: PSYC 2301] | |
| HIST 1301 | United 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 1302 | United 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 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| PSYC 2354 | Statistics and Laboratory [TCCN: PSYC 2317] | |
| PSYC 3306 | Social Psychology | |
| | Lower Division Science Elective | |
Semester IV (15 hours)
| | STEM (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| PSYC 2331 | Research Methods | |
| PSYC 3325 | Learning and Conditioning | |
| POLS 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
| | Lower Division Science Elective | |
Junior Year
Semester V (15 hours)
| PSYC 4311 | Introduction to Psychopathology | |
| PSYC 4353 | Developmental Psychology | |
| Upper-division Elective | |
| Upper-division Elective | |
| Elective | |
Semester VI (15 hours)
| PSYC 4315 | Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSYC 4331 | Advanced Research Methods | |
| Upper-division Elective | |
| Elective | |
| Elective | |
Senior Year
Semester VII (15 hours)
| PSYC 4318 | Physiological Psychology | |
| | PSYC Elective | |
| Upper-division Elective | |
| | Upper Division Science Elective | |
| Elective | |
Semester VIII (15 hours)
| | PSYC Elective | |
| | PSYC Elective | |
| Upper-division Elective | |
| | Upper Division Science Elective | |
| Elective | |