Electives
A minimum of 15 additional semester hours in psychology courses selected in consultation with and approved by a Psychology Department advisor, making a total of 45 hours in psychology. No more than 9 of these hours may be PSY 2950 courses, and no more than 6 of these hours may be PSY 4980 and no more than 6 hours may be in PSY 3970 and no more than 6 hours may be in PSY 2990/4990. The maximum number of hours in psychology a student may count toward a bachelor of arts degree is 60.
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This additional requirement may be applied toward General Studies, the minor, or degree electives.
Students considering advanced degrees should be aware that, in addition to course work in the areas listed above, graduate programs often have specific undergraduate course prerequisites. Required or recommended courses, depending on the graduate program, include Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Learning, Child Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Organizational Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Internship in Psychology, Teaching of Psychology, and Advanced Statistics. Therefore, students should consult with a Psychology Department advisor to choose appropriate psychology electives.
In meeting the requirements for the psychology major (described above), transfer students must take a minimum of 15 semester hours of psychology course work at Metro State, of which at least 9 must be upper-division credits.
Transfer students must have completed both semesters of a two-semester introductory psychology course for equivalence to exist. Three hours will count toward the major or minor; three, as electives to graduate. If a student has taken only one semester of a two-semester introductory course and takes PSY 1001 at Metro State, the transfer introductory credits will not count toward the degree.
The Psychology Department does not accept correspondence study courses toward the total number of semester hours required for a major or minor. However, correspondence study credit can count toward the degree. Students who wish to use psychology courses to fulfill General Studies, college degree requirements or an interdisciplinary major or minor must earn additional hours to fulfill the total hours for either the major or minor in psychology. The only exceptions are: PSY 4510 History and Systems of Psychology, which may be used as a Senior Experience without being replaced in the major or minor; and PSY 3170 Social Justice, Self and Citizenship: A Service Learning Course, PSY 3030 Multicultural Psychology, or PSY 3700 Psychology of Group Prejudice, which may be used to meet the Multicultural requirement without being replaced in the major or minor. Please consult with an advisor.
