2024-2025 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 01, 2024  
2024-2025 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology Major (B.S.)


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The bachelor of science in psychology degree is a liberal arts degree that emphasizes the experimental areas of psychology. This includes traditional experimental areas such as neuroscience, cognitive science, and learning as well as applied experimental areas such as social psychology, health psychology, and abnormal psychology. This degree is intended to appeal to students who have an interest in the natural and computational sciences as well as cognitive and behavioral science.

General Education - University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits


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General Education - Distribution Areas: 27 Credits


Psychology Major (Bachelor of Science): 44 Credits


Personality and Development: 4 Credits


(choose one course)

Capstone Experience: 4 Credits


(choose one course)

Psychology Elective: 4 Credits*


(choose 4 credits from the following)

  • PSYC 200-499 (4)

General Electives: 35 Credits


Total Required Credits: 128


*Any course listed Personality & Development, Core Experimental Courses, or Applied Experimental Courses not taken to fulfill a requirement may count as a psychology elective.
**PSYC 324  is cross-listed with HDFE 324  and SOCI 324 ; students may apply any one of these toward this requirement, but the same course cannot simultaneously apply to another major or minor.

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