The program of study for a psychology major includes 35 semester hours of psychology with at least 26 semester hours numbered 300 or above. In addition, the psychology major must be accompanied by a minor that meets the requirements designated by the selected discipline. Course work required for the major is specified below in Curriculum for Majors.

  • Psychology, BA requires 120 credit hours.
  • 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
  • Students must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
  • No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
  • 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be earned at UAH.
  • No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree. 
  • All double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Advising Office.
  • For graduation application instructions, see here.
 
Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
MA 181INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS3
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
SOC 103
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV.  Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
Sciences Track
Area V: Pre-Professional 20
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202
FYE 101
CHARGER SUCCESS
PY 101 will share between the major and Pre-Professional area. PY 101 may not also count in Area IV of the GER. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours.
Choose 13 additional credit hours from the above listed Literature, Fine Arts, Humanities, History, Mathematics, Sciences, or Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Psychology Major Requirements for Psychological Sciences Track35
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I3
PY 102APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY3
PY 300PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS3
PY 304PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS LAB1
PY 302EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY4
PY 498HUMAN RESEARCH I3
Select 2 courses from Group A6
PY 316
PERCEPTION
PY 414
HUMAN RESEARCH:LEARNING
PY 436
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PY 480
COGNITION
Select 2 courses from Group B6
PY 301
PERSONALITY
PY 375
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PY 415
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PY 435
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
PY Elective 300+3
PY Elective 200+3
Minor Courses18+
Elective Courses
Elective courses vary by program, see advisor.
Total Semester Hours120

Services Track

Area V: Pre-Professional Area20
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202
FYE 101
CHARGER SUCCESS
PY 101 will share between in the major and Pre-Professional Area. PY 101 may not also count in Area IV of the GER. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours.
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
Choose 7 additional credit hours from the above listed Fine Arts, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Sciences, History, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The above listed SOC 100 and PHL 102 may count in Areas IV and II of the general education, respectively. If they count in other areas of the general education, then 13 additional hours will be needed in this area instead of 7.
Psychology Major Requirements for Psychological Services Track35
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I3
PY 102APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY3
PY 300PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS3
PY 304PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS LAB1
PY 303PY RESEARCH METHODS3
PY 305PY RESEARCH METHODS LAB1
PY 488PY SERVICES INTERNSHIP3
Basis of Behavior Core - Choose 3 classes from the following lists, one from three different rows.9
Psychological Basis of Behavior: PY 414, PY 415, or PY 480
Individual Basis of Behavior: PY 435 or PY 301
Interpersonal Basis of Behavior: PY 333 or PY 316
Social Basis of Behavior: PY 375 or SOC 319
Psychological Services Core - Choose 2 classes from the following lists, one from two different rows.6
PY 404
THEORIES OF COUNSELING
PY 407
CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
or SOC 330
 RACE AND ETHNICITY
PY 409
PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
or PY 330
 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
PY 430
PSYCHOMETRICS
Any Basis of Behavior Class not taken as part of that requirement
Psychological Services Electives - Choose 1 class from the following options:3
Any Basis of Behavior Class not previously selected
Any PY Services Core Class not previously selected
PY 436, PY 437, PY 420, PY 405, or PY 400
Minor Courses18+
Elective Courses
Elective courses vary by program, see advisor.
Total Semester Hours120
 
 

Psychological Sciences Track 

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I 3
Math  3
FYE 101CHARGER SUCCESS 1
Fine Arts  3
 Term Semester Hours: 13
Spring
PY 102APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY 3
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Science w/Lab  4
Social/Behavioral Science  3
Humanities or Fine Arts  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
WLC 101  3
EH 207READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I 3
  or EH 208  or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 
PY 300PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS 3
PY 304PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS LAB 1
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
  or HY 104  or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 
Science w/Lab  4
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
EH 208READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 3
  or EH 207  or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I 
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
  or HY 104  or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 
PY 302EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 4
Social/Behavioral Science  3
Area V Course  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 3
Fall
Area V Courses  6
Minor Course  3
PY Group A Course  3
PY Group B Course  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
PY Group B Course  3
PY 300+ Elective  3
Minor Course  3
Area V Courses  6
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 4
Fall
PY Group A Course  3
Minor Courses  6
Elective  2
PY 498HUMAN RESEARCH I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
PY Elective  3
Minor Courses  9
Elective  2
 Term Semester Hours: 14
 Total Semester Hours: 120

Psychological Services Track  

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I 3
Math  3
FYE 101CHARGER SUCCESS 1
Fine Arts  3
 Term Semester Hours: 13
Spring
PY 102APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY 3
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Science w/ Lab  4
Social/Behavioral Science  3
Humanities or Fine Arts  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
WLC 101  3
EH 207READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I 3
  or EH 208  or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 
PY 300PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS 3
PY 304PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS LAB 1
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
  or HY 104  or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 
Science w/ Lab  4
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
EH 208READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 3
  or EH 207  or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I 
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
  or HY 104  or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 
PY 303PY RESEARCH METHODS 3
PY 305PY RESEARCH METHODS LAB 1
Social/Behavioral Science  3
Area V Course  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 3
Fall
Area V Courses  6
Minor Course  3
Basis of Behavior Courses  6
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
Basis of Behavior Course  3
PY Services Core Course  3
Minor Course  3
Area V Courses  6
  
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 4
Fall
PY Services Core Course  3
PY Services Elective Course  3
Minor Courses  6
Elective  2
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
PY 488PY SERVICES INTERNSHIP 3
Minor Courses  9
Elective  2
 Term Semester Hours: 14
 Total Semester Hours: 120

Students in the Psychology, BA program have the choice of two tracks: Psychological Services or Psychological Science. For more information on each, please see below: