Psychology

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Psychology major

This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

Declaration

Students wishing to declare a major in Psychology must complete PSYC 101, PSYC 102, and PSYC 110, with a minimum C grade in each course, prior to their formal declaration.

Lower-level requirements: 19 credits

Course	Title	Credits
PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology I	3
PSYC 102	Introduction to Psychology II	3
PSYC 110	Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology (see Note 1)	3
PSYC 202	Research Methods in Psychology (see Note 2)	4
Plus:
Two of:	PSYC 221, 241, 250, 280 (see Note 3)	6

Note 1: STAT 104 or STAT 106 may be substituted for PSYC 110.

Note 2: This requirement may be met by PSYC 210 if previously completed.

Note 3: This requirement may be met by PSYC 220 if previously completed.

Upper-level requirements: 30 credits

30 credits of 300- and 400-level psychology, including:

• PSYC 408 or 308 (previously offered)
• No more than eight credits may be in directed studies.

Psychology extended minor

This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

Declaration

Students wishing to declare an extended minor in Psychology must complete PSYC 101, PSYC 102, and PSYC 110, with a minimum C grade in each course, prior to their formal declaration.

Lower-level requirements: 19 credits

Course	Title	Credits
PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology I	3
PSYC 102	Introduction to Psychology II	3
PSYC 110	Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology(see Note 1)	3
PSYC 202	Research Methods in Psychology (see Note 2)	4
Plus:
Two of:	PSYC 221, 241, 250, 280 (see Note 3)	6

Note 1: STAT 104 or STAT 106 may be substituted for PSYC 110.

Note 2: This requirement may be met by PSYC 210 if previously completed.

Note 3: This requirement may be met by PSYC 220 if previously completed.

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits

• 15 credits of 300- and 400-level psychology
• No more than three credits may be in directed studies.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.