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Credit Hours: 120 - Minimum required for graduation
Requirements
At least 36 credits must be at the 300- or higher level
Recommended Sequence of Courses
The recommended course sequences listed here are for marketing purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for course selection and degree progress.
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. |
Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL |
SPRING |
|
| IT 105 | PC Office Applications | 3 | |
| ENGL 101 | College Writing I | 3 | |
| IDS 101 | The First Year Seminar | 1 | |
| MATH 102 or higher | College Algebra (or higher level) | 3 | |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| FREE | Free Elective | 3 | |
| PSYC 200 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
| PHED 105 | Wellness and Fitness | 2 | |
| ENGL 102 | College Writing II | 3 | |
| A/H ELEC | Arts and Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| BIO 102 or higher | Science Lab Elective | 3/4 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
16 | 14/15 | |
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. | Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL | SPRING | |
| SOCI 101 | Intro to Sociology | 3 | |
| COMM 107 | Speech Communications | 3 | |
| A/H ELEC | Arts and Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| PSYC 250 | Orientation to Psychology Major | 3 | |
| PSYC 245 | Physiological Psychology | 3 | |
| PSYC 255 or 260 | Cognitive or Learning and Behavior | 3 | |
| MATH 205 | Statistics | 3 | |
| FREE | Free Elective | 3 | |
| PSYC 307 | Social Psychology | 3 | |
| WRTG ELEC | Writing Intensive Elective | 3 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 | 15 | |
| THIRD YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. | Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL | SPRING | |
| PSYC 311 | Research Methods for Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| PSYC 305 or 314 | Personality or Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
| PSYC 330 | Ethics & Issues in Psychology | 3 | |
| A/H ELECTIVE | Art and Humanities Elective – 200+ | 3 | |
| FREE | Free Elective | 3 | |
| SOSC 450 | Data Collection & Analysis | 3 | |
| SOCI 301 | Sociology of Diversity | 3 | |
| CURR ELECTIVE | Psyc Elective | 3 | |
| CURR ELECTIVE | Psyc Elective | 3 | |
| FREE | Free Elective | 3 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 | 15 | |
| FOURTH YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. | Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL | SPRING | |
| PSYC 423P | Prep for Field Exp. and Seminar or Senior Seminar | 2 | |
| CURR ELECTIVE | Psyc Elective | 3 | |
| CURR ELECTIVE | Psyc Elective | 3 | |
| FREE | *Free Elective – 300+ | 3 | |
| FREE | *Free Elective – 300+ | 3 | |
| FREE | *Free Elective – 300+ | 3 | |
|
PSYC 423 or PSYC 450 |
Field Exp.& Seminar Or Senior Seminar |
3 | |
| FREE | *Free Elective – 300+ | 3 | |
| FREE | *Free Elective – 300+ | 3 | |
| FREE | *Free Elective – 300+ | 3 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
17 | 12 | |
*In order to ensure that 36 credits at the 300-level are completed.
Students must either take or test out of ENGL 050: Critical and Analytical Reading, in their first semester at Keystone College. The credits and quality points earned are included in student averages; however, these credits do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.