Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience Concentration, B.S.

Complete the following courses:

• PSYC 101 General Psychology - 3 credits

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• PSYC 226 Research Methods in Psychology - 3 credits AND
• PSYC 226L Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory - 1 credit

Choose one course/lab from the following:

Choose a quantitative course and corresponding laboratory from the following list:

• PSYC 225 Psychological Statistics - 3 credits AND
• PSYC 225L Psychological Statistics Laboratory - 1 credit

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• STAT 201 Elementary Statistics - 3 credits AND
• STAT 201L Elementary Statistics Laboratory - 1 credit

Choose one course/lab from the following:

Choose a scientific concept course and corresponding laboratory from the following list:

• ANTH 101 Primates, People and Prehistory - 3 credits AND
• ANTH 101L Primates, People and Prehistory Laboratory - 1 credit

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• ASTR 101 Conceptual Astronomy - 3 credits AND
• ASTR 101L Conceptual Astronomy Laboratory - 1 credit

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• ASTR 111 Mysteries of the Sky - 3 credits AND
• ASTR 111L Mysteries of the Sky Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 101 The Science of Life - Biology for Non-Science Majors - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 101L The Science of Life - Laboratory for Non-Science Majors - 1 credit

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• BIOL 121 Biological Science I - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 121L Biological Science I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology I - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 232L Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• CHEM 101 Introductory Chemistry - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 101L Introductory Chemistry Laboratory - 1 credit

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• CHEM 104 Kitchen Chemistry - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 104L Kitchen Chemistry Laboratory - 1 credit

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• CHEM 111 General Chemistry I - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 111L General Chemistry Laboratory I - 1 credit

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• GEOL 111 Physical Geology - 3 credits AND
• GEOL 111L Physical Geology Laboratory - 1 credit

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• GEOG 201 Introduction to Physical Geography - 3 credits AND
• GEOG 201L Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory - 1 credit
• MSCI 101 The Sea - 3 credits AND
• MSCI 101L Laboratory for The Sea - 1 credit

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• MSCI 111 Introduction to Marine Science - 3 credits AND
• MSCI 111L Introduction to Marine Science Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 103 Science of the Physical World - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 103L Science of the Physical World Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 137 Models in Physics - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 137L Models in Physics Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 201 General Physics I - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 201L General Physics I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• Or other course as designated by the department

Choose two courses/labs from the following:

Choose an additional two courses/laboratory science sequence from the following list:

• BIOL 121 Biological Science I - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 121L Biological Science I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 122 Biological Science II - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 122L Biological Science II Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology I - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 232L Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 242 Human Anatomy and Physiology II - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 242L Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory - 1 credit

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• CHEM 111 General Chemistry I - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 111L General Chemistry Laboratory I - 1 credit

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• CHEM 112 General Chemistry II - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 112L General Chemistry Laboratory II - 1 credit

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• MSCI 111 Introduction to Marine Science - 3 credits AND
• MSCI 111L Introduction to Marine Science Laboratory - 1 credit

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• MSCI 112 Introduction to Earth and Marine Geology - 3 credits AND
• MSCI 112L Introduction to Earth and Marine Geology Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 201 General Physics I - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 201L General Physics I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 202 General Physics II - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 202L General Physics II Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 205 Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 205L Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 206 Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 206L Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II Laboratory - 1 credit

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• Or other sequence as designated by the department

Choose one course from the following:

• MATH 132 Calculus for Business and Social Science - 3 credits
• MATH 133 Calculus for Social Science - 3 credits
• MATH 160 Calculus I - 4 credits OR
• MATH 160A Calculus I A - 2 credits AND
• MATH 160B Calculus I B - 2 credits

Choose one course from the following:

• STAT 315 Regression Analysis - 3 credits
• STAT 316 Experimental Design I - 3 credits
• STAT 320 Experimental Design II - 3 credits
• STAT 317 Nonparametric Statistical Methods - 3 credits
• STAT 318 Applied Statistical Methods - 3 credits
• STAT 319 Categorical Data Analysis - 3 credits
• STAT 323 Sampling Design and Analysis - 3 credits
• PSYC 480 Intermediate Statistics - 3 credits AND
• PSYC 480L Intermediate Statistics Laboratory - 1 credit
• Or other courses as designated by the department

Note:

* Course credit hours only count once toward the total university graduation credit hour requirements. Click on Credit Sharing  for more information.

Students must earn grades of ‘C’ or better in PSYC 101 ; PSYC 225 /PSYC 225L  or STAT 201 /STAT 201L ; and PSYC 226 /PSYC 226L  because these courses are required for the major.

Capstone

Complete one of the following capstone courses:

• PSYC 484 History and Systems of Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 491 Capstone Internship - 4 credits
• PSYC 497 Q* Applied Research in Psychology - 3 credits AND
• PSYC 497L Applied Research in Psychology Laboratory - 1 credit

Learning/Cognition Group

Choose one course from the following:

• PSYC 400 Human Learning - 3 credits
• PSYC 401 Cognitive Processes - 3 credits
• PSYC 402 Psycholinguistics - 3 credits
• PSYC 407 Principles of Learning - 3 credits
• PSYC 462 Animal Behavior - 3 credits

Clinical Group

Choose one course from the following:

• PSYC 410 Psychopathology - 3 credits
• PSYC 411 Developmental Psychopathology - 3 credits
• PSYC 428 School Psychology and Exceptional Children - 3 credits
• PSYC 440 Theories of Personality - 3 credits
• PSYC 445 Approaches to Psychotherapy - 3 credits

Developmental Group

Choose one course from the following:

• PSYC 302 Developmental Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 420 Child Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 421 Psychology of Adolescence - 3 credits
• PSYC 423 Psychology of Aging - 3 credits
• PSYC 425 Gerontology - 3 credits

Biological Group

Choose one course from the following:

• PSYC 415 Human Neuropsychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 450 Sensation and Perception - 3 credits
• PSYC 460 Physiological Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 486 Substance Abuse - 3 credits

Social/Applied Group

Choose one course from the following:

• PSYC 333 Health Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 340 Sports Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 430 Social Psychology - 3 credits
• PSYC 465 Psychology and the Law - 3 credits
• PSYC 470 Industrial/Organizational Psychology - 3 credits

Psychology Electives

• Choose 12 credits of 300-400 level elective courses from psychology (PSYC). Choose courses that have not already previously been selected (these courses may not include PSYC 399 Q* , PSYC 490 Q* , PSYC 491 ,​  PSYC 495 , or PSYC 498 Q* /PSYC 499 Q* ).