The Department offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology. Students seeking an undergraduate major in Psychology are
required to complete 40 credits in psychology (14 courses). There are 7 required
courses, plus 4 courses from core areas and 3 electives.
Required Courses:
All psychology majors must take the following courses:
PSY - 112 General Psychology
PSY - 113 Exploring Psychology (1 credit)
PSY - 221 Research Methods I (Psy 112 [C or higher] and STAT 215 [C
or higher]) are prerequisites for this
course)
PSY - 222 Research Methods II (Psy 221 [C or higher] is a
prerequisite for this course)
PSY - 236 Life-Span Development
PSY - 330 Abnormal Psychology
PSY - 490 History and Systems of Psychology
Core Areas:
All psychology majors must take one course from each of the following
subfields of psychology:
a. Social/Personality:
PSY - 372 Social Psychology OR
PSY - 470 Theories of Personality
b. Biological:
PSY - 342 Sensation & Perception OR
PSY - 450 Physiological Psychology
c. Experimental:
PSY - 200 Learning and Memory OR
PSY - 281 Cognitive Psychology OR
PSY - 440 Motivation
D. DIVERSITY:
PSY 350 - Cross Cultural OR
PSY 430 – Psychology of Diversity
Electives
Psychology majors must take 3 additional psychology courses from among
the undergraduate courses offered by the department. Courses not taken
as part of the psychology core areas may be used as electives.
For example, if you selected PSY 372, Social Psychology,
as your core course for the social/personality subfield, you could
use PSY - 470, Theories of Personality, as an elective. Please check
the catalog to see the range of courses offered by the Department.
MINOR in Psychology
All undergraduate students at Central Connecticut State University
must complete a minor in a second area
different from their major. For students who are majoring in areas
other than psychology, an 18 semester hour (6 courses) Minor
in Psychology is available. Requirements for the Minor are: PSY 112 and 5 additional courses in Psychology. Please review the
catalog for course prerequisites before registering for courses.
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