2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology: Mental Health Concentration

Degree Requirements (120 Credits)

Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in each course used to satisfy major requirements, cognate requirements, and minor requirements.

Core Curriculum Requirements

Core Curriculum (36-40 Total Credit Hours)

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements (3-6+ Credits) *

Foundation Courses (22-31 Credits) *

Complete the following courses:

Choose one course/lab from the following:

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

Choose one course/lab from the following:

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

Choose two courses/labs from the following:

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

Choose one course from the following:

Choose one course from the following:

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.

Major Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Capstone

Complete one of the following capstone courses:

Learning/Cognition Group

Choose one course from the following:

Clinical Group

Choose one course from the following:

Developmental Group

Choose one course from the following:

Biological Group

Choose one course from the following:

Social/Applied Group

Choose one course from the following:

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* ).

Cognate Requirements (16 credits):

Students are required to take one course from the Clinical group and Principles of Psychological Testing + Principles of Psychological Testing Lab, along with one course related to their specific interest in the mental health field. The remaining 6 credits must be selected from the options listed below. PSYC 410, PSYC 411, PSYC 428, PSYC 440, and PSYC 445 may not be used to satisfy the clinical group major requirement or electives requirement. PSYC 483/PSYC 483L may be used to satisfy the quantitative requirement for the Psychology major. PSYC 303, PSYC 333, and PSYC 465 may also be used to satisfy the psychology major requirement or electives requirement. PSYC 490 used for the special interest area of the Mental Health Concentration cannot be used to satisfy the Psychology major Capstone requirement.

Required Courses: (10 Credits)

Take the following:

Clinical – Choose one course from the following list

Special Interest – Choose one course from the following list

Recommended Courses: (6 Credits)

Choose two courses from the following list:

Note:

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each course to be applied toward the mental health concentration.

Electives (0-14 credits)

Total Credits Required: 120 Credits