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The PSYBA degree

Important Note: The PSYBA requirements listed here are effective for students declaring their major in Fall 2004 or later. If you declared your major prior to Fall 2004, please see the OLD PSYBA requirements.

The PSYBA degree requirements fall into four categories:

  1. Psychology requirements (listed below)
  2. General Education requirements* (see http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/gened/)
  3. Liberal Arts Bachelor of Arts requirements (see the Liberal Arts Majors section of the Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin)
  4. Electives (courses of your choice to bring you to the total credits required for graduation)

*Note that Liberal Arts students must take one laboratory course in the General Education Natural Sciences category. Here is the list of courses satisfying the Laboratory requirement.

The complete requirements are listed in the Liberal Arts Majors section of the Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin (direct link: http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/major/psyba.htm).

The listing below is in a format that the Psychology Department has found useful for advising students, and includes only the Psychology portion of the requirements. For a planning worksheet, choose the designation** you prefer and clock on the appropriate link below (pdf files):

Timeline planning worksheet (PSY designations)

Timeline planning worksheet (PSYCH designations)

To see sample four-year schedules, click on the appropriate link below:

PSYBA sample academic plan (pdf format)
PSYBA sample academic plan (Word format)

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
(Total Credits Required: 123)

PSYBA MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 47 credits (including 6 credits that also count toward General Education)

Each of these courses must be completed with a grade of C or better

** PSYCH designations refer ONLY to courses offered Spring 2007 or later.

Prescribed Courses (13 cr.)

1. PSY 002/PSYCH 100 (3 credits) - Must be completed prior to entrance to major
2. PSY 101/PSYCH 105(3 credits)
3. PSY 201W/PSYCH 301W* (4 credits)
4. PSY 490/PSYCH 490** (3 credits)

*STAT 200 or PSY 15/PSYCH 200 (under Additional Courses) is a prerequisite for PSY 201W/PSYCH 301W. PSY 201W/PSYCH 301W also fulfills the General Education Writing Across the Curriculum ("W") requirement

**PSY 201W/PSYCH 301W and 6 credits of 400-level psychology courses are prerequisites for PSY 490/PSYCH 490

Additional Courses ( 28 cr.)

1. 6 credits of GQ (Quantification) courses - 3 credits of GQ must be completed prior to entrance to major

2. PSY 15/PSYCH 200 (4 cr.) or STAT 200 (4 cr.) - Must be completed prior to entrance to major

3. 12 credits of 200-level PSY/PSYCH courses, including at least one course (3 credits) each from categories A, B, and C:

A. PSY 202/PSYCH 253, PSY 203/PSYCH 260, PSY 204/PSYCH 261, PSY 221/PSYCH 256

B. PSY 213/PSYCH212, PSY 217/PSYCH 221, PSY 238/PSYCH 238, PSY 270/PSYCH 231

C. PSY 209/PSYCH 269, PSY 212/PSYCH 270, PSY 231/PSYCH 281, PSY 243/PSYCH 243

4. 12 credits of 400-level PSY/PSYCH courses (not including PSY 490/PSYCH 490). No more than 3 credits of PSY/PSYCH 493, 494, 495, or 496.

This page was last updated on 08-16-06.