Psychology Major Degree Requirements

The Psychology Major has undergone a slight but significant revision for the new freshmen and transfers starting in the Fall of 2006. Students operating on a catalog prior to the 2006-2007 catalog should consult the previous requirements in the MyTrinity portal.

Requirements total 47 hours. This includes 26 from the Psychology core and 21 of Psychology electives. Up to 7 of the required hours may be used to meet general education requirements. The Leadership and Organizational Development emphasis requires 48 hours, 26 from the Psychology core and 22 hours in the emphasis.

Psychology Core (26 hrs):
PSY 140 Introduction to Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 141 Psychology Seminar	1 hr
PSY 285X Statistics	4 hrs
PSY 346X Research Methods and Design	3 hrs
Choose one Developmental Psychology course:
PSY 335 Human Development: Childhood PSY 337 The Psychology of Adolescence PSY 339 (formerly PSY 336) Human Development: Adult	3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs
Choose two Theory courses:
PSY 300 Personality Theories PSY 320 Learning and Motivation PSY 350X Social Psychology	3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs
Choose one Extension course corresponding to one designated theory course above:
PSY 400 (taken after PSY 300) Therapeutic Psychology PSY 372 (taken after PSY 320) Cognitive Behavioral Psychology PSY 355 (taken after PSY 350) Group Dynamics	3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs
Choose one Integrative course:
PSY430 Psychology of Religion PSY440 Integration of Psychology and Christian Faith	3 hrs 3 hrs
Electives (21 hrs):
PSY 170X Leadership Dynamics	3 hrs
PSY 210 Life Planning	3 hrs
PSY 220 Interpersonal Skills Training	3 hrs
PSY 228X Sport and Wellness Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 230 Crisis Intervention	3 hrs
PSY 240 Human Sexuality	3 hrs
PSY 250 Contemporary Issues in Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 255 The Psychology of Addiction	3 hrs
PSY 260X Educational Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 300 Personality Theories*	3 hrs
PSY 305 Organizational Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 310 Abnormal Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 320 Learning and Motivation*	3 hrs

PSY 335 Human Development: Childhood†	3 hrs
PSY 337 The Psychology of Adolescence†	3 hrs
PSY 339 Human Development: Adult†	3 hrs
PSY 345X Internship I	2-6 hrs
PSY 350X Social Psychology*	3 hrs
PSY 355 Group Dynamics**	3 hrs
PSY 360X Introduction to Social Work	3 hrs
PSY 372 Cognitive/Behavioral Psychology**	3 hrs
PSY 374 Physiological Psychology	3 hrs
PSY 400 Therapeutic Psychology**	3 hrs
PSY 420X Advanced Interpersonal Skills Training	3 hrs
PSY 430 Psychology of Religion‡	3 hrs
PSY 435 Psychological Test and Assessment	3 hrs
PSY 440 Integration of Psychology and the Christian Faith‡	3 hrs
PSY 445X Internship II	2-6 hrs
PSY 450 Independent Study	2-6 hrs
PSY 460 Thesis	3-6 hrs
PSY 470X Leadership Dynamics Practicum	1 hr

NOTES:
*May be used to fulfill one of the two theory requirements.
**May be used to fulfill the one extension course requirement, provided that the chosen theory course with which it corresponds is also taken. The student is strongly advised to take the corresponding extension course after the chosen theory course, but it is not required; however, in the case of PSY 400, PSY 300 is a prerequisite.
†May be used to fulfill the development requirement.
‡May be used to fulfill the integrative requirement.

Leadership and Organizational Development Emphasis (22 hrs)

Course selections must include 26 hours from the Psychology Core (above), the following 16 core hours of the emphasis (below), plus an additional 6 hours from the selection of psychology electives.

Core (16 hrs):
BUS 353 Management of Change and Strategic Planning	3 hrs
PSY 170X Leadership Dynamics	3 hrs
PSY 220 Interpersonal Skills Training	3 hrs
PSY 420X Advanced Interpersonal Skills Training	3 hrs
PSY 470X Leadership Dynamics Practicum	1 hr
Select one:
BUS 351 Organizational Development	3 hrs
PSY 305 Organizational Psychology	3 hrs
Electives (6 hrs):
Six hours from Psychology electives	6 hrs