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Academic Catalog

Personality and Social Psychology Major, BA

Campus: Westchester

Major Completion Summary

Major Completion Summary
Requirement	Credits
University Core Requirements	44-55
Major Requirements	47
Open Electives	26-37
Total Credits	128

University Core Requirements (44-55)

See complete University Core requirements.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
University Core
Complete University Core Requirements ¹		44-55
Total Credits		44-55

Must include PSY 112 Introduction to Psychology

Major Requirements (47 Credits)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Major Courses
PSY 243	Applied Social Psychology	3
PSY 205	Statistics in Psychology and Allied Fields	4
PSY 304	Social Psychology	4
PSY 307	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 375	Lifespan Development Psychology	4
PSY 380	Experimental Psychology I	4
PSY 381	Experimental Psychology II	4
SOC 323	Social Theory	3
Required Major Electives
Select at least six of the following courses:		18
PSY 201	Psychology of Business and Industry
PSY 206	Psychology and Law
PSY 209	Health Psychology
PSY 215	Psychology of Cultural Diversity
PSY 227	Psychology of Women
PSY 240	Positive Psychology and Happiness
PSY 257	Sports Psychology
PSY 258	Forensic Psychology
PSY 277	Evolutionary Psychology
PSY 278	Environmental Psychology
PSY 499	Senior Year Experience in Human Relations and Psychology
SOC 215	Sociology of the Family
Total Credits		47

Open Electives (26-37 Credits)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Open Electives
Select 26-37 credits ¹		26-37
Total Credits		26-37

Includes UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community for first-year freshman students and PSY 112 Introduction to Psychology (4 credits) if not taken for University Core credit.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credits
ENG 110	Composition	3
UNV 101	First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community	1
PSY 112	Introduction to Psychology	4
MAT 102 or MAT 104 or MAT 111 or MAT 131 or MAT 137 or MAT 141	Mathematics for Life (or MAT 109) or Finite Mathematics or Elementary Calculus I or Calculus I or Introduction to Discrete Mathematics or Introductory Statistics for the Life Sciences	3-4
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
	Credits	14-15
Spring
ENG 120	Critical Writing	4
COM 200	Public Speaking	3
PSY 205	Statistics in Psychology and Allied Fields	4
One Lab science course		3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
	Credits	17
Second Year
Fall
CS 121 or TS 105 or CIS 101	Computer Programming I or Computers for Human Empowerment or Introduction to Computing	4
PSY 243	Applied Social Psychology	3
First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines		3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
	Credits	16
Spring
PSY 304	Social Psychology	4
PSY 233	Psychology of Civic Engagement	3
Second Language Course, if applicable		3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
	Credits	16
Third Year
Fall
ENG 201	Writing in the Disciplines	3-4
PSY 307	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 375	Lifespan Development Psychology	4
One elective course in subject psy		3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course		3
	Credits	16-17
Spring
SOC 323	Social Theory	3
One elective course in subject PSY		3
One elective course in subject PSY		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall
PSY 380	Experimental Psychology I	4
One elective course in subject PSY		3
One elective course in subject PSY		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	16
Spring
PSY 381	Experimental Psychology II	4
One elective course in subject PSY		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	16
	Total Credits	126-128