The Psychology Major

The Psychology major is just part of what you'll need to graduate from UIUC. General Education courses and electives (courses you take for fun, to develop a skill, or for requisite pre-professional courses) will make up your entire UIUC academic experience.

In order to graduate with a Psychology major, the following requirements must be met:

32 Hours Psychology Required (coursework with “PSYC” rubric) _______________________________________________________________
INTRODUCTORY PSYCYHOLOGY (complete one class)

• PSYC 100
• PSYC 103
• PSYC 105

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STATISTICS (complete one course)

• PSYC 235
• PSYC 301 (This course is recommended for students interested in pursuing Ph.D. work in Psychology)



• OR Equivalent* - STAT 100; ECON 202; EPSY 280; SOC 280

*NOTE: These statistics courses will fulfill the statistics requirement but the hours will not count toward your 32 PSYC hours. Statistics courses not shown above will be reviewed for equivalency status.

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GROUP 3 – BIOLOGICAL/COGNITIVE (complete at least two courses)

PSYC 210–Mind&Brain                           PSYC 220–Images of Mind

PSYC 224-Cognitive                               PSYC 230-Perception

PSYC 248-Learning and Memory           PSYC 358-Human Factors ______________________________________________________________

GROUP 4 – OTHER PSYCHOLOGY (complete at least two courses)

PSYC 201–Social                                    PSYC 216-Child

PSYC 238-Abnormal                               PSYC 239-Community

PSYC 245-Industrial/Organizational    PSYC 250-Personality ______________________________________________________________

RESEARCH METHODS/LABORATORY (complete one course)

PSYC 311-Techniques in Bio Psyc          PSYC 331-Cognitive

PSYC 332-Social/lab                              PSYC 333-Social/natural

PSYC 334-Vision/Space                         PSYC 350-Personality

PSYC 363-Developmental                      PSYC 411-Biological

PSYC 429-Hum/Comp Interact.             PSYC 490-Measure/Test

PSYC 496-Clinical Methods *New class Spring 2009 - course number may change in future ______________________________________________________________ ADVANCED HOURS

Complete at least 12 hours of 300- or 400-level Psychology courses. All research methods/lab courses listed above will count toward this requirement. Consult the Course Catalog to view possible advanced courses. ______________________________________________________________ SUPPORTING COURSEWORK

Complete course work outside psychology that will complement the core program. 12 Hours of supporting course work approved through consultation with a Psychology advisor in Room 10 Psychology Building.

Supporting course work could be:

* a declared minor
* a second major
* pre-law interest
* pre-med courses
* specific graduate school preparation

Make this part of your plan – your major plan of study ______________________________________________________________


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