Catalog 12-13.indd - McMurry University

PsychologyBACHELOR OF ARTSPSYCHOLOGYA MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREEAll degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, excluding remedial courses. A minimum of 39 credit hours must be advanced level.GENERAL EDUCATIONREQUIREMENTSLEADERSHIP, EXCELLENCE, ANDVIRTUE (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromHIST 2330, 2340,REL 2309,SCI 2310,SLD 1300, 1310SOC 1300MATHEMATICS (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromMATH 1311, 1312, 1315, 1320, 2421, 2322, 3351WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (6 hrs)ENG 1310ENG 1320ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 hrs)COMM 1310, 2330CRITICAL REASONING (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromBIMS 1300,COMM 2350,C SC 1322, 1325,ENG 2310, 2320, 2350,MATH 2315,PHIL 2350, 2360UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANTRADITION (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromREL 1310, 1330, 2330, 2340FINE ARTS (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromART 1300,FA 2310,MLH 2301,THRE 1300GLOBAL, SOCIETAL, ANDPERSONAL PERSPECTIVES (11 hrs)World Select 3 hrs fromENG 2330,HIST 1310, 1320,REL 2350,PSC 2350,SOC 2310, 2320Society and Self Select 6 hrs from two disciplinesECON 2310, 2320,HIST 2310, 2320,PSC 2310,PSYC 1340, 2360,SOC 2300,Health and Fitness Select 2 hrs fromH F 1210H F 1200 **(for students age 30 or above, or medical exemption)HOURSNATURAL SCIENCE (4 hrs) (as required by major)Select 4 hrs from4BIOL 1401, 2401,CHEM 1400, 1405, 1410,GEOS 1405, 1410, 2420,PHYS 1400, 1401, 1410, 2510TOTAL HOURS 3933333333362MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY(3 hours may also meet general education requirements)PSYCHOLOGYAt least 24 hrs of psychology credit must be at the advancedlevelPSYC 1340PSYC 2360PSYC 3301PSYC 3305PSYC 3306PSYC 3340PSYC 4300PSYC 4341PSYC 4392Select 3 hrs fromPSYC 3320, 4375Select 9 hrs fromPsychology electivesHOURSTOTAL HOURS 39Electives recommended, but not required, for pursuit of any graduatefi eld of psychology include:PSYC 3320, 4315, and 4388.Students planning to obtain graduate training in any applied areas ofpsychology should consider some of the following classes:PSYC 3382, 3385, 3390, 4320, 4365, 4370, 4375, XX99.FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:This major requires 1 year of foreign language at the college level, ordemonstration of profi ciency by taking a CLEP exam or a foreign languageprofi ciency exam. The University foreign language requirementis described on page 34 of the catalog.33333333339128