Major Requirements (36 credits)
A cumulative GPA of 2.3 is required for all PSY courses used to meet major (Areas A-C) requirements
A) Required Courses (9 credits)
Note
*These courses must be taken at Purdue University-West Lafayette.
B) Select two courses from each of the following groups (12 credits)
C) Select five additional 3-credit PSY courses numbered 30000-59900 (15 credits)
PSY 31400 & PSY 35000 may NOT be used to fulfill requirement. Only one of the following 3-credit courses may be used: (PSY courses in this section may also fulfill some Selective Requirements)
Required Courses in Other Departments (18-67 credits)
Cultural/International Diversity Selective (0 -16 credits) *
The Cultural/International Diversity requirement may be met by completing ONE of the following options:
Option 1. Proficiency through level IV in any one foreign language.
- 10100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- 10200 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- 20100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- 20200 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
Option 2. Proficiency through level III in any one foreign language AND a course from Cultural/International Diversity Selective list.
- 10100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- 10200 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- 20100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- select a course from Cultural/International Diversity Selective list
Option 3. Two courses in any one foreign language AND an approved study abroad experience of at least 6 weeks in duration, which
a) Must take place outside the United States
b) Have significant immersion in the local culture and language independent of any U.S.-based program in which the student may be participating.
- 10100 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- 10200 - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- Study Abroad Experience
Option 4. An approved semester length (Fall/Spring) study abroad experience
a) Must take place outside the United States
b) Have significant immersion in the local culture and language independent of any U.S.-based program in which the student may be participating.
*The Cultural/International Diversity Selective requirement may be waived for international students. See academic advisor for guidelines and approval
Select from list for each
- Economics/Finance Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Management & Leadership Selective (IF PSY 27200 is selected for PSYS Major Area B, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00
- Natural Sciences, Math & Information Technology Selective (NSM&IT) - select from Group 1 list (IF [S] course is chosen, one Science Core requirement will be fulfilled) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 4.00*
- Natural Sciences, Math & Information Technology Selective (NSM&IT) - (IF [S] course is chosen, one Science Core requirement will be fulfilled) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 5.00*
- Natural Sciences, Math & Information Technology Selective (NSM&IT) - Must have lab component unless one of the other NSM&IT courses selected has lab component (IF [STS] course is chosen, Science Technology & Society Core will be fulfilled) - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 5.00*
- Social Ethics Selective (IF PSY 46400 is chosen for PSYS Major Area C, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00
- [Humanities Core] (IF a foreign language is chosen for Cultural/International Diversity Selective, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 4.00
- [Information Literacy Core] (IF ENGL 10600 or 10800 is chosen for Written Communication core, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00
- [Oral Communication Core] (Recommend COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication ) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- [Quantitative Reasoning Core] MA 15300 OR higher from University list except MA 15555 (IF [QR] is chosen for NSM&IT selective, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 5.00
- [Science Core] (IF [S] course is chosen for NSM&IT Selective Group 1, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 5.00
- [Science Core] (IF [S] course is chosen for NSM&IT Selective, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 4.00
- [Science, Technology & Society Core] (IF [STS] course is chosen for NSM&IT Selective, this requirement is fulfilled.) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00
- [Written Communication Core] (Recommend ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition or ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition ) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
*NSM&IT Selectives must total 9 or more credits.
Note
Courses that fulfill Psychological Sciences Core requirements may also be used to fulfill Selective requirements, if applicable.
Courses that fulfill major requirements (Areas A-C) may also be used to fulfill Selective requirements, if applicable.
Electives (17-66 credits)
Note
At least 32 credits of coursework required at 30000 level or higher.
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.
Spring 1st Year
- PSY Area B2 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Written Com. Core (ENGL 10600 recom.) - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Cultural/International Diversity Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 **
- Sci/Math/InfoTech Selective + Sci. Core - Credit Hours: 3.00 ***
- Elective - Credit Hours: 2.00
Fall 3rd Year
- PSY Area B1 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- PSY Area C - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Sci/ Math/InfoTech Selective + STS Core - Credit Hours: 3.00 ***
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 3rd Year
- PSY Area C - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Economics/Finance Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Social Ethics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 ****
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 4th Year
- PSY Area C - Credit Hours: 3.00
- PSY Area C - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 4th Year
- PSY Area C - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Management & Leadership Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 ****
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Note
*Typical credits shown, but will vary with specific course selections; 120 total credits required. At least 32 of these credits must be courses taken at Purdue and numbered 30000 or higher.
**Depending on language placement and Option selected, requirement might require fewer than 4 semesters to complete, potentially creating opportunities for additional electives to be taken.
***Assumes Selective and Core requirement will be fulfilled with one appropriately selected course. Requirements can be separated, if student prefers.
****Includes course option that can cover two or more requirements concurrently.
STS = Science, Technology & Society
Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.
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