Requirements for the Major in Psychology
| PSY 112 Psychology as a Natural Science |
3 hrs |
| PSY 113 Psychology as a Social Science |
3 hrs |
| PSY 270 Research Tools |
2 hrs |
| PSY 274 Methods in Experimental Psychology |
3 hrs |
| PSY 290 Biological Psychology |
3 hrs |
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| Three of the Following: |
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| PSY 303 Principles of Conditioning |
3 hrs |
| PSY 310 Social Psychology |
3 hrs |
| PSY 312 Developmental Psychology |
3 hrs |
| PSY 315 Psychology of Personality |
3 hrs |
| PSY 320 Memory and Cognition |
3 hrs |
| PSY 370 Sensation and Perception |
3 hrs |
| PSY 411 Abnormal Psychology |
3 hrs |
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| Two of the Following Laboratories: |
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| PSY 311 Social Psychology Laboratory |
1 hr |
| PSY 313 Developmental Psychology |
1 hr |
| PSY 316 Personality Laboratory |
1 hr |
| PSY 321 Memory and Cognition Laboratory |
1 hr |
| PSY 371 Sensation and Perception Laboratory |
1 hr |
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| A Senior Capstone: |
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| PSY 422 Senior Seminar or both |
3 hrs |
| PSY 430 Pre-Thesis and |
3 hrs |
| PSY 431 Senior Thesis |
3 hrs |
| Psychology electives |
9 hrs |
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| Total Hours |
38-41 hrs |
Both PSY 112 and PSY 113 must be completed before a student will be permitted to declare a major in psychology. Majors are strongly urged to take a biology course, either BIO 105, BIO 108 or BIO 112, and MAT 114 Elementary Statistics to complete general education requirements. No more than six credit hours of PSY 398 Independent Study may be counted towards meeting major requirements and only three credit hours from 200 level electives may be counted toward the major. Majors must earn a grade of C or better in all psychology courses needed to satisfy major requirements. PSY 422 or PSY 431 must be taken while enrolled at Westminster.
Students majoring in psychology and wishing an emphasis in the clinical/counseling area should consult their departmental advisor for help in selecting appropriate electives and internships.
Graduating with Honors
In order to graduate with Honors in Psychology, the student must fulfill the following requirements: (1) graduate with minimum 3.50 GPA in psychology courses; (2) be a member of Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology; (3) complete satisfactorily a senior thesis; and (4) present at least one paper at an off-campus regional or national conference or a publication in a refereed journal.