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Psychology, BA - Online

Degree Requirements

The minimum total credits required for a B. A. in psychology is 120.

  1. Read the UTPB catalog and understand all requirements for the B. A. degree. It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with and fulfill all the requirements for the B. A. degree.
  2. Complete at least 120 semester credit hours for the B.A. degree.
  3. At least 48 credits must be at the junior or senior level. At least 30 of these must be completed at U. T. Permian Basin.
  4. Obtain at least a C average in all General Education and minor courses, and at least a C grade for all courses in Psychology counting towards the degree. Maintain at least a C average in all courses counting toward the B. A. degree.
  5. As of 2007, students enrolled in a Texas public institution of higher education as a freshman are not permitted to drop more than six (6) courses during their entire undergraduate career, including all transfer work taken at a Texas institution. (TX Administrative Code 4.10).

General Education Requirements

Communication

ENGL 1301Composition I

3
ENGL 1302Composition II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

History (U.S. History)

HIST 1301History Of The Us To 1877

3
HIST 1302History Of The Us Since 1877

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Language, Philosophy, and Culture

COMM 1301Introduction to the Study of Communication

3
ENGL 2322British Literature To 1800

3
ENGL 2323British Literature Since 1800

3
ENGL 2327American Literature To 1865

3
ENGL 2328American Literature Since 1865

3
PHIL 2300Introduction to Philosophy

3
UNIV 1301Honors Freshman Seminar I

3
SPAN 2311Intermediate Spanish I

3
SPAN 2312Intermediate Spanish II

3
SPAN 2320Introduction to Latin American Studies

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

MATH 1314College Algebra

3
MATH 1324Applications Of Discrete Math

3
MATH 1332Contemporary Math I

3
MATH 2412Precalculus

4
Total Credit Hours:3-4

Life and Physical Science

BIOL 1306General Biology I

3
Or
BIOL 1308Biology For Non Science Majors

3
 
BIOL 1307General Biology II

3
CHEM 1311General Chemistry I

3
GEOL 1301Physical Geology

3
PHYS 2325University Physics I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Political Science (U.S., State of Texas and Local Government)

PLSC 2305American National Politics

3
PLSC 2306State And Local Politics

3
UNIV 2301Honors Sophomore Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Creative Arts

ARTS 1301Art Appreciation

3
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I

3
ARTS 1304Art History Survey II

3
DRAM 1310Introduction To Theatre Arts

3
MUSI 1301Jazz, Pop, and Rock

3
MUSI 1306Music Appreciation

3
UNIV 1302Honors Freshman Seminar II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Science

ECON 2301Principles Of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2302Principles Of Microeconomics

3
LEAD 1301Introduction to Leadership Studies

3
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area

COMM 1315Introduction to Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area Option

COMM 1115Communication Lab

1
BIOL 1106General Biology I Lab

1
BIOL 1107General Biology II Lab

1
BIOL 1108Biology Non Science Majors Lab

1
CHEM 1111General Chemistry Lab I

1
GEOL 1101Physical Geology Laboratory

1
PHYS 2125University Physics I Laboratory

1
Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 42

Major Requirements

Psychology Requirements 37 sch. 

Below is the list of the courses that are required for the psychology online major.  No more than 12 sch of lower level psychology hours, including the introductory course will be applied to the psychology major.  Any remaining lower level psychology hours will be applied toward the 120 hour requirement. 

Psychology Required Courses

PSYC 1301Introduction To Psychology

3
PSYC 3301Introductory Statistics

3
PSYC 3304Psychological Research Methods

3
PSYC 3104Psychology Research Project

1
PSYC 4393Senior Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:13

PSYC 3301: Must be taken before PSYC 3304.

PSYC 3104: Must be taken concurrently with PSYC 3304.

Required Courses Within Pairs of Courses

PSYC 3303Principles Of Learning

3
And/Or
PSYC 4311Cognitive Psychology

3
 
PSYC 3311Social Psychology

3
And/Or
PSYC 4306Industrial and Organizational Psychology

3
 
PSYC 3321Introduction to Psychopathology

3
And/Or
PSYC 4351Tests And Measurements

3
 
PSYC 4307Health Psychology

3
And/Or
PSYC 3344Life-Span Psychology

3
 
PSYC 4302History & Systems Of Psychology

3
And/Or
PSYC 4304Physiological Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Psychology Electives

Elective Psychology Courses, 9 credits (3 Courses)
If the student completes extra courses under Required Courses Within Pairs of Courses, then the extra courses may be counted as an elective under Elective Psychology Courses.
PSYC 3350Positive Psychology

3
PSYC 3386Human Sexuality

3
PSYC 4305Drugs & Behavior

3
PSYC 4312Sensation & Perception

3
PSYC 3341Child/Adolescent Psychology

3
PSYC 4308Clinical Practice and Mental Health Therapy

3
PSYC 4320Psychology Of Sports

3
PSYC 4341/EDUC 3352The Exceptional Child

3
PSYC 4345/EDUC 4314Language Development in Young Children

3
PSYC 4355Psychology of Injury

3
PSYC 4375Psychology And Law

3
PSYC 4381Gender Studies

3
PSYC 3345Child Abuse and Neglect

3
PSYC 4389Selected Topics

3
PSYC 4394Senior Honors Thesis

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Minor

A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor. At least 12 hours must be at the junior/senior level. Psychology majors cannot minor in Child and Family Studies.

Electives

Enough hours so that the student has 48 upper level hours and 120 total hours towards the degree.