Psychology Major Online Degree Completion Program (BS)
College: College of Natural & Health Sciences
- Communication: Students successfully communicate psychology-related material.
- Critical thinking: Students apply critical thinking skills to reading scholarly material and writing a scholarly paper.\\n
- Social and personal responsibility: Students understand how psychological principles permeate our everyday lives in a multitude of ways.\\n
- Content knowledge: Students understand the major theories and research findings of the major areas of psychology.\\n
Requirements for the Psychology Major Online Degree Completion Program
1. A minimum of 45 college credits required to be admitted to this program
2. Completion of the UW-Parkside skills requirement in English (The Math skills requirement must be met at the time of graduation)
3. Completion of PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychological Science with a passing grade
4. Completion of the UW-Parkside General Education requirements (students who have fewer than 5 General Education courses left to take may be considered for admission.)
To earn a bachelor of science with a major in psychology, students must meet all university requirements for the degree, all requirements for the major (see below), and have a minimum 2.50 GPA in all of their psychology course work (including transfer credits).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 3 |
| PSYC 250 | Psychological Statistics | 3 |
| PSYC 300 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| Breadth Courses | ||
| PSYC 200 | Introduction to Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 205 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Introduction to Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 220 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Depth Courses | ||
| Select fifteen credits of PSYC courses numbered 301 and above 1 | 15 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select three credits of any 200-level, 300-level, or 400-level PSYC course that is not required for the major | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
General University Degree Requirements (Bachelor's Degree)
In addition to individual program requirements, students must also fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Skills | 7-8 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Foreign Language** | 6-8 |
| Ethnic Diversity | 3 |
| Total | 52-55 |
** Transfer students in sustainable management, and health information management and technology collaborative, online degree-completion programs, the business management online degree-completion program, and the flexible option degree-completion program will be exempt from the university’s foreign language requirement. See appropriate academic section for further information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Survey of Mathematics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| College Algebra I | ||
| Total Credits | 7-8 | |
Degree Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total Credits | 120 |
| Upper Level Credits (300 level or above) | 36 |
| Residency | 30 |
Cumulative Degree GPA: 2.0 minimum