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2017 - 2018 Catalog Year General Studies Maroon

Degree: BS

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Term 1 0 - 14 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
MAT 251: Calculus for Life Sciences (MA) OR MAT 270: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (MA)	3-4	C
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology (SB)	3	C
PSY 191: First-Year Seminar or LIA 101: Student Success in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	1
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Elective	1
Term hours subtotal:	14-15

An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS or TOEFL score determines placement into First-Year Composition courses
ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement in mathematics course
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all freshman students. PSY 191 offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences satisfies this requirement
The terminal math course for the BS in psychology, psychological science concentration is MAT 251 or MAT 270. Students who test into either of these courses are not required to complete the prerequisite course(s)
Students completing MAT 251 in this term should select one elective course.
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Term 2 14 - 30 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Foundations of Behavior	3	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)	3
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Elective	3
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	16

Foundations of Behavior - see course list below. Before graduation, students must complete at least 12 credit hours of course work from disciplines related to psychology. At least 6 hours must be from one discipline.Select courses from: ASB, ASM, BIO, GCU, HPS, PHI, SOC
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Term 3 30 - 44 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

PSY 230: Introduction to Statistics (CS)	3	C
Foundations of Behavior	3	C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)	4
Complete 2 courses: Elective	4
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	14

Secure a part-time job or volunteer experience.

Term 4 44 - 60 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

PSY 290: Research Methods (L or SG)	4	C
Complete 2 courses: Foundations of Behavior	6	C
CLAS Science and Society Elective	3	C
Elective	3
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	16

CLAS Science and Society - All students pursuing a bachelor of science degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete the two-course Science and Society requirement. A list of all approved courses and the requirement guidelines may be found at http://clas.asu.edu/advising-and-academic-services/science-and-society.
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Term 5 60 - 75 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

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Complete 2 courses: 3** Breadth within Psychology Course	6	C
PSY 399: Supervised Research OR PSY 499: Individualized Instruction	3	C
Upper Division CLAS Science and Society Elective	3	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Global Awareness (G)	3
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

Research Experience: Before graduating, students must complete at least 6 hours of Research Experience (PSY 399, PSY 499, PSY 492, or PSY 493)
Breadth within Psychology: Before graduation, students must complete 1 course from 4 of the 5 Breadth course lists below (4 courses); Biological, Personality/Mental Health, Cognitive/Learning, Developmental or Social.
CLAS PSY Residency Requirement: before graduation, at least 12 credit hours of upper division (300 and 400 level) PSY course work must be completed through courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Department of Psychology.

Term 6 75 - 90 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

Complete 2 courses: 3** Breadth within Psychology Course	6	C
PSY 330: Statistical Methods (CS)	3	C
PSY 399: Supervised Research OR PSY 492: Honors Directed Study OR PSY 493: Honors Thesis (L) OR PSY 499: Individualized Instruction	3	Y
Upper Division Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) OR Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)	3
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) course(s).
Complete Global Awareness (G) course(s).
Complete Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

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Term 7 90 - 105 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

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4** Depth Within Psychology Course	3	C
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Upper Division Elective OR PSY 484: Internship	3
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

Depth within Psychology: Before graduation, students must complete 2 courses from the course list below.
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Term 8 105 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

4** Depth Within Psychology Course	3	C
Complete 4 courses: Elective	12
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	15

All students pursuing a B.S. or B.S.P. degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete two courses from the Science and Society list found at https://clas.asu.edu/advising-and-academic-services/science-and-society. At least one of the two courses must be upper division. Students must earn a C or better in the courses, and no more than one of the two can also be used to simultaneously fill a requirement of the major, minor or related area. Science and Society courses cannot also be used to fill the general studies HU, SB, SQ or SG requirements.

Students in this major must complete at least 6 credits of their foundations of behavior within a single department and course prefix.

Students cannot declare this major as freshmen. Students must have a minimum ASU cumulative gpa of 3.0 to be accepted into this major, and students must maintain a minimum ASU cumulative gpa to remain in the major.

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Foundations of Behavior (12 credit hours from the following options. At least 6 hours must be from one discipline.)
ASB Elective
ASM Elective
BIO Elective
GCU Elective
HPS Elective
PHI Elective
SOC Elective

Biological Breadth
PSY 325: Physiological Psychology

Personality/Mental Health Breadth
PSY 315: Personality Theory and Research (SB)
PSY 366: Abnormal Psychology (SB)

Developmental Breadth
PSY 341: Developmental Psychology (SB)

Social Breadth
PSY 350: Social Psychology (SB)
PSY 351: Honors Social Psychology (L or SB)

Notes:

Please keep in mind that the applicability of a specific transfer course toward an ASU degree program depends on the requirements of the department, division, college or school in which you are enrolled at ASU. Transfer agreements that guarantee the completion of university level requirements do not necessarily meet college and major requirements. Please consult with an advisor for more information.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum
Total College Residency Hrs: 12 minimum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)
First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2017 - 2018 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.

2017 - 2018 Major Map
Psychology (Psychological Science), BS

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Critical Course

Necessary Course

Term 1

0 - 14 Credit Hours

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

MAT 251: Calculus for Life Sciences (MA) OR MAT 270: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (MA)

Hours: 3-4

Minimum Grade: C

PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology (SB)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

PSY 191: First-Year Seminar or LIA 101: Student Success in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Hours: 1

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)

Hours: 3

Elective

Hours: 1

Notes:

An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS or TOEFL score determines placement into First-Year Composition courses
ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement in mathematics course
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all freshman students. PSY 191 offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences satisfies this requirement
The terminal math course for the BS in psychology, psychological science concentration is MAT 251 or MAT 270. Students who test into either of these courses are not required to complete the prerequisite course(s)
Students completing MAT 251 in this term should select one elective course.
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Term 2

14 - 30 Credit Hours

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Foundations of Behavior

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)

Hours: 3

Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)

Hours: 4

Elective

Hours: 3

Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).

Notes:

Foundations of Behavior - see course list below. Before graduation, students must complete at least 12 credit hours of course work from disciplines related to psychology. At least 6 hours must be from one discipline.Select courses from: ASB, ASM, BIO, GCU, HPS, PHI, SOC
Join a student club or professional organization.

Term 3

30 - 44 Credit Hours

PSY 230: Introduction to Statistics (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Foundations of Behavior

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)

Hours: 4

Complete 2 courses:

Elective

Hours: 4

Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.

Complete First-Year Composition requirement.

Notes:

Secure a part-time job or volunteer experience.

Term 4

44 - 60 Credit Hours

PSY 290: Research Methods (L or SG)

Hours: 4

Minimum Grade: C

Complete 2 courses:

Foundations of Behavior

Hours: 6

Minimum Grade: C

CLAS Science and Society Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.

Notes:

CLAS Science and Society - All students pursuing a bachelor of science degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete the two-course Science and Society requirement. A list of all approved courses and the requirement guidelines may be found at http://clas.asu.edu/advising-and-academic-services/science-and-society.
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Pursue research opportunities.

Term 5

60 - 75 Credit Hours

Complete 2 courses:

3** Breadth within Psychology Course

Hours: 6

Minimum Grade: C

PSY 399: Supervised Research OR PSY 499: Individualized Instruction

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division CLAS Science and Society Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Global Awareness (G)

Hours: 3

Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.

Notes:

Research Experience: Before graduating, students must complete at least 6 hours of Research Experience (PSY 399, PSY 499, PSY 492, or PSY 493)
Breadth within Psychology: Before graduation, students must complete 1 course from 4 of the 5 Breadth course lists below (4 courses); Biological, Personality/Mental Health, Cognitive/Learning, Developmental or Social.
CLAS PSY Residency Requirement: before graduation, at least 12 credit hours of upper division (300 and 400 level) PSY course work must be completed through courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Department of Psychology.

Term 6

75 - 90 Credit Hours

Complete 2 courses:

3** Breadth within Psychology Course

Hours: 6

Minimum Grade: C

PSY 330: Statistical Methods (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

PSY 399: Supervised Research OR PSY 492: Honors Directed Study OR PSY 493: Honors Thesis (L) OR PSY 499: Individualized Instruction

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: Y

Upper Division Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) OR Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)

Hours: 3

Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.

Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) course(s).

Complete Global Awareness (G) course(s).

Complete Historical Awareness (H) course(s).

Notes:

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Term 7

90 - 105 Credit Hours

4** Depth Within Psychology Course

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)

Hours: 3

Upper Division Elective OR PSY 484: Internship

Hours: 3

Complete 2 courses:

Upper Division Elective

Hours: 6

Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.

Notes:

Depth within Psychology: Before graduation, students must complete 2 courses from the course list below.
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Term 8

105 - 120 Credit Hours

4** Depth Within Psychology Course

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Complete 4 courses:

Elective

Hours: 12

Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.

General Notes

All students pursuing a B.S. or B.S.P. degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete two courses from the Science and Society list found at https://clas.asu.edu/advising-and-academic-services/science-and-society. At least one of the two courses must be upper division. Students must earn a C or better in the courses, and no more than one of the two can also be used to simultaneously fill a requirement of the major, minor or related area. Science and Society courses cannot also be used to fill the general studies HU, SB, SQ or SG requirements.

Students in this major must complete at least 6 credits of their foundations of behavior within a single department and course prefix.

Students cannot declare this major as freshmen. Students must have a minimum ASU cumulative gpa of 3.0 to be accepted into this major, and students must maintain a minimum ASU cumulative gpa to remain in the major.

Notes

Please keep in mind that the applicability of a specific transfer course toward an ASU degree program depends on the requirements of the department, division, college or school in which you are enrolled at ASU. Transfer agreements that guarantee the completion of university level requirements do not necessarily meet college and major requirements. Please consult with an advisor for more information.

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Foundations of Behavior (12 credit hours from the following options. At least 6 hours must be from one discipline.)
ASB Elective
ASM Elective
BIO Elective
GCU Elective
HPS Elective
PHI Elective
SOC Elective

Biological Breadth
PSY 325: Physiological Psychology

Personality/Mental Health Breadth
PSY 315: Personality Theory and Research (SB)
PSY 366: Abnormal Psychology (SB)

Developmental Breadth
PSY 341: Developmental Psychology (SB)

Social Breadth
PSY 350: Social Psychology (SB)
PSY 351: Honors Social Psychology (L or SB)

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum
Total College Residency Hrs: 12 minimum

General University Requirements Legend

General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition