Psychology: General Psychology Major (31 credit hours)

A minimum of nine (9) hours must be taken from the WMU Psychology Department, and the student must obtain a grade of “C” or better in any courses that count toward the General Psychology major. Majors are required to satisfy the College-Level Mathematics or Quantitative Proficiency before registering for PSY 3000.

Self Instructional courses will not generally count toward a psychology major.

Introductory Core (10 hours)

PSY 1000 - General Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 1400 - Introduction to Behavior Analysis Credits: 4 hours
PSY 1600 - Child Psychology Credits: 3 hours

Research Methods (6 hours)

PSY 3000 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3300 - Behavioral Research Methods Credits: 3 hours

Practicum or Laboratory (3 hours)

One practicum course above the three credits required may count as an elective.

PSY 3550 - Teaching Apprenticeship in Psychology Credits: 1 to 4 hours
PSY 3570 - Early Childhood Developmental Delays Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3780 - Laboratory in Physiological Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3970 - Practicum in Psychology Credits: 1 to 5 hours
PSY 5470 - Practicum: Organizational Performance Improvement Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5990 - Practicum in Psychology Credits: 1 to 4 hours

Electives (at least 12 hours)

PSY 2500 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 2517 - Applied Behavior Analysis in Autism and Developmental Disabilities Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3240 - Abnormal Child Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3260 - Forensic Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3440 - Organizational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3655 - Behaviorism and Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3720 - Physiological Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3844 - Professional and Career Development Credits: 3 hours
PSY 3960 - Topical Studies in Psychology Credits: 1 to 3 hours
PSY 3980 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 5 hours
PSY 4280 - Psychology of Aging Credits: 3 hours
PSY 4630 - Health Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5170 - Psychology in the Schools Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5240 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5260 - Human Drug Use and Abuse Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5610 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5740 - Cross Cultural Psychology Credits: 3 hours
PSY 5950 - History of Psychology Credits: 3 hours

Suggested Minors:

Addiction Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, English, Family Life Education, Gender and Women’s Studies, General business, Holistics, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Sociology, and Social Work. A complete list of minors can be found under departments and programs in the catalog.

Baccalaureate-Level Writing Requirement

Students who have chosen the General Psychology major will satisfy the Baccalaureate-Level Writing Requirement by successfully completing:

PSY 3300 - Behavioral Research Methods Credits: 3 hours