Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

208 / PSYCHOLOGY
Community/Organizational: This concentration
emphasizes the application of psychological
theory and research to communities and
organizations. Students will select four of the
following courses (no more than two courses may
be taken from the PSYC 300 series): PSYC 301,
315, 320, 330, 362, 432, 433, 442, 445,
462.
5. Capstone Course: PSYC 510 or 515.
Prerequisites: All required courses completed or
currently in progress.
6. Senior Assessment: PSYC 595. Prerequisite:
Concurrent enrollment in PSYC 510 or 515, or
completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher.
Students may take an additional 6 semester hours of
upper division psychology courses and have them count
as electives. Students may not take more than 30
semester hours of upper division psychology courses.
Honors in Psychology
To qualify for the Honors in Psychology program, a
Psychology major must have senior status (completed 90
units or more), a minimum overall GPA of 3.5, and a
Psychology GPA ranking in the top 10% of senior
psychology majors. Eligible students enroll in the Honors
Seminar (PSYC 540) in the Fall of their senior year and
complete the Honors Research Thesis (PSYC 545) in the
Spring of their senior year. The Honors Seminar is a
prerequisite for the Honors Research Thesis. Both PSYC
540 and PSYC 545 are in addition to the 24 semester
hours of upper division course work required of majors.
Senior Assessment
All senior students majoring in Psychology are required to
register for and take the Senior Assessment (PSYC 595)
prior to graduating. The assessment is offered each
semester and summer.
A grade of C (2.0) or higher must be obtained in major
courses. Psychology majors are prohibited from taking
400-level or higher psychology courses before completing
all lower division Psychology major requirements.
Exceptions to this policy may be made only with the prior
consent of the Psychology Department Chairperson.
All courses fulfilling lower division pre-major and major
requirements, PSYC 401 or 402, PSYC 410, and PSYC
415 must be taken at Loyola Marymount University.
Transfer students are exempt from this requirement only
for those courses they have completed prior to admission
to Loyola Marymount University.
Students may not register for any Psychology course for a
third time without the written permission of the
Psychology Department Chairperson and the Dean of the
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.
Minor Requirements:
BIOL 150; MATH 104; PHIL 220; PSYC 100 or
101, 241, 243, 251, 261, 265; and at least two
of the following upper division courses: PSYC
401, 402, 410, 415, or any 300-level PSYC
course. Courses are selected in consultation with
the Psychology Department Chairperson. A grade
of C (2.0) or higher must be obtained in minor
courses. All courses fulfilling minor requirements
must be taken at Loyola Marymount University.
Transfer students are exempt from this
requirement only for those courses they have
completed prior to admission to Loyola
Marymount University.
Psychology Model Four-Year Plan
The normal course load is 15 units per semester (5
classes). By following the model below, a student will
complete all lower division core requirements by the end
of the sophomore year as well as most major
prerequisites. Note that core areas are suggested to
provide a distribution of various disciplines every
semester. Please be flexible implementing these
suggestions, given your own interests and course
availability. In four years, this plan meets all common
graduation requirements.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester S.H.
BIOL 150 Human Anatomy & Physiol. ...3
ENGL 110 College Writing .....................3
MATH 104 Elementary Statistics .............3
PHIL 220 Critical Thinking....................3
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology .....3
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