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Psychology, BS

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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS
Plan Code: LAPGSBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Major Requirements

A minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours used toward the major requirements must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search.

Psychology Core Courses
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PSY 230 Introduction to Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PSY 290 Research Methods (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4

Students must complete one course from four of the five Breadth categories in the course list below (four courses total). Categories are Cognitive/Learning, Developmental, Personality/Mental Health, Physiological and Social.

Cognitive/Learning
Developmental
Personality/Mental Health
Physiological
Social
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 12
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Psychology Major Courses
Upper Division PSY Elective
OR Upper Division NEU Elective

No more than six hours (total) from the following course list may be used to fulfill the major elective requirement: PSY 384, PSY 399, PSY 484, PSY 492, PSY 493, PSY 499

6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
PSY Elective
OR NEU Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
The College Requirements
Mathematics Proficiency Requirement: All students are required to obtain a grade of "C" or higher in any course that satisfies the ASU General Studies MATH requirement.

Science and Society Requirement: All students pursuing a BS or BSP degree in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete two courses from the Science and Society list. At least one of the two courses must be upper division and students must earn a "C" or better in the courses. Both Science and Society courses (i.e., all six credits) may count towards any major, minor, related fields and ASU General Studies requirements.

Upper Division Science and Society Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Science and Society Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Related Area
MAT 119 Finite Mathematics (MATH)
OR MAT 170 Precalculus (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
9 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 9
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
LIA 101 Student Success in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
OR ASU 101-LA The ASU Experience

Campus immersion students enroll in LIA 101. ASU Online students enroll in ASU 101-LA.

1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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