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    Nov 27, 2024  
American University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
American University Catalog 2024-2025

Psychology, B.A.


Year 1


NOTES:

*PSYC 115  and PSYC 116  are no longer required for the major, but PSYC 115  is a prerequisite for some upper level PSYC courses, like Neuropsych

Year 2


NOTES:

Many PSYC courses are placed arbitrarily. PSYC 301 /PSYC 433 , PSYC 313 , and Capstone should remain as-is, most other PSYC courses can be rearranged after PSYC 100  and STAT 202  are completed

Fall Semester


  • Society & Psychology Course (3)
  • Third HoM (3)
  • Health & Development Course (3)
  • Free elective (3)
  • Free elective (3)

Spring Semester


  • Bio-Psychology Course (240+241 are HoM) (4)
  • Free elective (3)
  • Free elective (3)
  • Free elective (3)
  • DIV (PSYC-320 or PSYC 454 ?) PSYC elective 1 (3)

Year 3


NOTES:

students should take PSYC 301 /PSYC 433  junior year since it’s the prereq to capstone. Can be either semester, but NOT with PSYC 313  concurrently.

Fall Semester


Spring Semester


Year 4


NOTES:

***Honors students are required to take PSYC 498  two semesters

Fall Semester


  • Learning & Cognition Course (3)
  • PSYC elective 4 (3)
  • Free elective (3)
  • Free elective (3)
  • Free elective (3)

Spring Semester


Notes:


PSYC 240 /PSYC 241  satisfy HoM: Natural-Scientific Inquiry; No more than a combined total of 6 credit hours of PSYC-390 Independent Reading Course in Psychology (1-6) , PSYC-490 Independent Study Project in Psychology (1-6) , and PSYC-491 Psychological Internship Capstone (3) , will apply toward fulfilling major requirements; 18 credits must be at or above 300-level in PSYC. PSYC-320 and PSYC 454  are DIV and PSYC elective.