Psychology

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in Psychology, B.A. program

To earn the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology, students must complete a minimum of 48 credits in Psychology with a minimum GPA of 2.0 over all Psychology courses and must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Required Courses (12 credits)

• course Introduction to Psychology (4)

• course Research Design in Psychology (4)

• course Statistics in Psychology (4)

  Note: Each course must be completed with a minimum grade of C.

2. 1 Course From 2 of the Following Groups (8 credits)

Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology

• course Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology (4)

Developmental

• course  Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)

Social Personality

• course Introduction to Social Psychology (4)

• course Introduction to Individual Differences and Personality Psychology (4)

Behavioral Health

• course Introduction to Positive Psychology (4)

• course Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4)

• course Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (4)

3. 1 Course From 4 of the 5 Following Groups (16 credits)

Evolutionary and Comparative

• course The Psychology of Human Sexuality (4)

• course Evolution, Science, and Superstition (4)

• course Evolutionary Psychology (4)

• course Animal Behavior (4)

Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology

• course Psycholinguistics (4)

• course Creativity and Innovation (4)

• course Sensation and Perception (4)

• course Cognitive Psychology (4)

• course Biological Psychology (4)

• course Seminar in Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology (4) *

• course Seminar: Psychopharmacology (4) *

Developmental

• course Child Development (4)

• course Adolescence and Youth (4)

• course Adulthood and Aging (4)

• course Seminar in Developmental Psychology (4) *

• course Seminar: Cognitive Development in Children (4) *

• course Seminar: Resilient Aging (4) *

• course Seminar: Moral Development (4) *

Social Personality

• course Social Cognition (4)

• course Motivation (4)

• course Industrial and Organizational Psychology (4)

• course Group Dynamics (4)

• course Emotion (4)

• course Seminar in Social Psychology (4) *

• course Seminar in Individual Differences and Personality Psychology (4) *

Behavioral Health

• course Adult Psychopathology (4)

• course Child Psychopathology (4)

• course Behavior Analysis (4)

• course Health Psychology (4)

• course Psychology of Gender (4)

• course Field Experience in Psychology (4) *

• course ABA Clinic Practicum (4)

  * Indicates Capstone courses. Capstone course may not fulfill both the Elective under requirement #3 and the Capstone under requirement #5.

4. Two Electives (8 credits)

Note: Electives must be in addition to courses used to satisfy 4 of the 5 groups above. 1 of the 2 Electives must be at the 3000 level or higher. The remaining credits can be satisfied with a Psychology course at any level.

5. One Capstone Course at 4000-level (4 credits)

Note: The Capstone course may not count as an Elective under requirement #3.

• course Advanced Research Design in Psychology (4)

• course Readings and Research Projects (4)

• course Field Experience in Psychology (4)

• course Seminar in Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology (4)

• course Seminar in Developmental Psychology (4)

• course Seminar in Social Psychology (4)

• course Seminar in Individual Differences and Personality Psychology (4)

• course Seminar: Psychopharmacology (4)

• course Seminar: Cognitive Development in Children (4)

• course Seminar: Resilient Aging (4)

• course Seminar: Moral Development (4)

• course Intergroup Relations (4)

• course Cognitive Psychology: Theory and Application (4)

• course History of Psychology (4)

• course Honors Independent Studies I (4)

6. At least 20 credits in Psychology must be taken at Oakland University.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Psychology, and Sustainability Engineering.