General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all PSYC courses. | ||
| GEF Elective Requirements (2, 5, 6, 7 and 8) | 25 | |
| ENGL 101 & ENGL 102 | Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research (GEF 1) | 6 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology (GEF 4 - minimum grade of C-) | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| PSYC 203 & 203L | Research Methods and Analysis 1 and Research Methods and Analysis 1 Laboratory | 3 |
| PSYC 204 & 204L | Research Methods and Analysis 2 and Research Methods and Analysis 2 Laboratory | 3 |
| PSYC 232 | Sex Roles and Behavior | 3 |
| or PSYC 251 | Introduction to Social Psychology | |
| PSYC 241 | Introduction to Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 281 | Introduction to Psychological Disorders | 3 |
| WVUE 191 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Elective | 7 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PSYC 101 (GEF 4) | 3 | PSYC 241 | 3 |
| MATH 150 | 3 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| GEF Elective (BIOL 115/115L recommended) | 4 | GEF Elective (BIOL 117/117L recommended) | 4 |
| GEF Elective (GEF 5) | 3 | Elective | 5 |
| Elective | 1 | ||
| WVUE 191 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PSYC 203 & 203L | 3 | PSYC 204 & 204L | 3 |
| PSYC 232 or 251 | 3 | PSYC 281 | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | 3 | GEF Elective (CHEM 112/112L recommended) | 4 |
| GEF Elective (CHEM 111/111L recommended) | 4 | GEF Elective (GEF 6) | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | GEF Elective (GEF 7) | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Total credit hours: 60 | |||
Major Learning Outcomes
Psychology
Upon successful completion of the A.S. degree, Psychology majors will be able to:
- Describe the central principles, facts, concepts, and theories of major areas of psychology (i.e., Gender, Social, Clinical, Developmental) including: Theory, Content, and Research Methods.
- Apply scientific principles of psychology to analyze basic and applied problems.
- Create, evaluate, and revise text (oral, written) that effectively communicates information using APA format.
- Demonstrate critical thinking, information and technology literacy, and communication skills, areas specifically identified by the American Psychological Association.