Psychology B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Psychology B.A.: 120 credits
Concentrations: General, Applied Professional, Graduate School Preparation
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| Psychology Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| PSY F111X | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY F250 | Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
| PSY F275 | Introduction to Social Science Research Methods | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Culture and Psychology | ||
| Health Psychology 1 | ||
| Research Design and Analysis in Psychology 1 | ||
| Thesis 1 | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 24 | |
General | ||
Applied Professional | ||
Graduate School Preparation | ||
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 7-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Students may count PSY F469, PSY F475 and PSY F499 toward the concentration they are listed under and as a capstone requirement, but still need 36 psychology credits to graduate.
Note: Students may not count more than 6 credits of any combination of PSY F497 and PSY F498 toward the major.
Note: Students may apply an unlimited number of PSY F392/PSY F492 and PSY F393/PSY F493 credits toward the degree provided the topics are different for each course.
Note: Students should work closely with an advisor to ensure completion of 39 upper-division credits for graduation.
Concentrations
General
The general concentration provides a lot of flexibility for students to explore the field of psychology and design their own programs.
This option is intended for students who have a general interest in psychology, desire maximum flexibility, or transfer into the degree program with a significant number of credits from other institutions.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| General Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| Department-approved PSY elective courses 2 | 24 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
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Up to 6 credits (faculty-approved) from other programs may be used.
Applied Professional
The applied professional concentration provides opportunities for students to build professional skills and competencies for a variety of workplaces. The course choices reflect the department’s focus on health and wellness. They are applicable to both health-oriented and business settings.
This option is intended for students who expect to enter the job market soon after graduation.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Applied Professional Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 12 | |
| Sleepless in Alaska: Sleep, Health and You | ||
| Psychology of Stress | ||
| Psychology of Work | ||
| Rural and Alaska Native Psychology | ||
| Community Psychology | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Research Design and Analysis in Psychology | ||
| Department-approved PSY elective courses 2 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
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Up to 6 credits (faculty-approved) from other programs may be used.
Graduate School Preparation
The graduate school preparation concentration provides a focus on core content and research competencies needed for successful applications to master's and doctoral programs.
This option is intended for students who plan on going to graduate school, including graduate programs outside of psychology such as other health fields and law.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Graduate School Preparation Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 9 | |
| Psychology of Development | ||
| Personality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Brain and Behavior | ||
| Theories of Learning | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Research Design and Analysis in Psychology 3 | ||
| Qualitative Social Science Research | ||
| Research | ||
| Thesis 3 | ||
| Department-approved PSY elective courses 2 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
- 2
Up to 6 credits (faculty-approved) from other programs may be used.
- 3
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Roadmaps
General Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| COM F121X, F131X, or F141X1 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | PSY F2754,20 | 3 |
| PSY F111X4,20 | 3 | WRTG F211X, F212X, F213X, or F214X1 | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSY F25020 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Ethics - Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | PSY F401, F469, F475, or F49920,21,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences + Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Applied Professional Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| COM F121X, F131X, or F141X1 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | PSY F2754,20 | 3 |
| PSY F111X4,20 | 3 | WRTG F211X, F212X, F213X, or F214X1 | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSY F25020 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Ethics - Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | PSY F401, F469, F475, or F49920,21,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences + Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Graduate School Preparation Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| COM F121X, F131X, or F141X1 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | PSY F2754,20 | 3 |
| PSY F111X4,20 | 3 | WRTG F211X, F212X, F213X, or F214X1 | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSY F25020 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Ethics - Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | PSY F401, F469, F475, or F49920,21,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences + Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Display critical thought and proficiency in the scientific foundation of psychology
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to apply theoretical psychological concepts
- Display proficiency in written and oral communication skills
- Develop knowledge of and respect for diverse perspectives
