B.A. in Psychology

Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

	2012-2013
General Studies	40
Pre-Major Courses	3
Major and Related Courses	49
Free Elective Courses	28
TOTAL	120

Requirements for a Major in Psychology

Students wishing to declare a Psychology major must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5 and completed PSY 201 and GSR 150 or equivalent with a "C" or better. To continue in the Psychology major, a student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in major courses.

Required pre-major courses 3 hours

PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Required courses 31 hours

BIO 101 Introduction to Biology I (3)
BIO 103 Introduction to Biology Laboratory I (1)
or
BIO 105 Introduction to Human Biology (4)

PSY 311 Development I: Child Psychology (3)
PSY 321 Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSY 324 Cognition (3)
PSY 331 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
PSY 332 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
PSY 358 Social Psychology (3)
PSY 410 Psychology and Deaf People (3)
PSY 450 Internship Seminar (3)
PSY 451 Internship I (3)

Elective Psychology courses 18 hours

Choose six courses:
COU 330 Introduction to Careers in School and Rehabilitation Counseling with Deaf People (3)
PSY 313 Development II Adolescence (3)
PSY 315 Development III Adulthood and Aging (3)
PSY 317 Health Psychology (3)
PSY 319 Psychology of Exceptional Children (3)
PSY 411 Psychology of Personality (3)
PSY 424 Neuropsychology (3)
PSY 434 Methods of Therapy (3)
PSY 441 Learning Theories and Applications (3)
PSY 445 Field and Observational Studies of Human and Animal Behavior (3)
PSY 447 Psychological Tests and Measurements (3)
PSY 448 Psycholinguistics (3)
PSY 452 Psychology Internship II (3)
PSY 453 Psychology Internship III (3)
PSY 454 Psychology Internship IV (3)
PSY 456 Gender Psychology (3)
PSY 457 Psychology of Human Sexuality (3)
PSY 460 Multicultural Psychology (3)
PSY 481H History and Systems in Psychology (3)
PSY 486H Honors Seminar: Current Issues in Psychology (3)
PSY 495 Special Topics (1-3)
PSY 499 Independent Study (1-3)

Honors Requirements

Honors in Psychology

The department offers a special honors program for majors that provides an opportunity for academically qualified students to graduate with distinction in psychology. The program consists of:
• At least three Honors Option courses in which the student does a special honors project in a regular course.
• A Senior Honors Seminar, and
• An independent research project under the super vision of a faculty member.

The honors program is open to students with junior class standing, an overall GPA of at least 3.3, and a GPA of 3.5 in psychology courses.

Psi Chi Honor Society

Psychology majors and minors are eligible to apply for membership in Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology. A chapter of Psi Chi was established at Gallaudet in 1997. The purpose of Psi Chi is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology. To receive the honor of Psi Chi membership, students must:

Have a GPA of at least 3.0 in psychology courses as well as in their overall cumulative GPA, and be in the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship;
Have completed at least three semesters of the college curriculum;
Have completed nine semester hours of psychology courses;
Have high standards of personal behavior;
Have a two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at a regular meeting of the Psi Chi Chapter.