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Undergraduate Psychology Major

The required number of hours for the major is 34 hours, including 2 Writing Intensive (WI) courses. (Many courses are WI on a rotating basis. Courses that are always WI are indicated below.)

Requirements for the Major, BA in psychology:

All psychology majors must complete a core program consisting of:

  • General Psychology
  • Research Methods
  • Statistics.

All psychology majors must select at least one course from each of five areas (click to learn more):

Electives to fill the remaining hours:

The final 9 hours of elective courses may be any psychology courses not already taken to meet the above requirements. At least 21 hours of the total credits toward the major must be from 3000-4000 level courses. All psychology majors must select a minor. Grades below C will not be acceptable for fulfilling major, minor, or teacher certification requirements.

Intensive Writing Courses:

All psychology majors must complete 6 credit hours of writing intensive courses in the major.

Service Activities:

In addition to offering regularly structured courses, the department provides opportunities to participate in various research and service activities of faculty members. These are particularly valuable for the student who intends to pursue a career in psychology. Interested students should confer with an advisor or any of the faculty with whom you come into contact. Such activities may contribute to the completion of major and/ or minor requirements through enrollment in PSY 4000 during your Junior-Senior years. Majors who are headed to graduate school in psychology are strongly encouraged to take PSY 4000, Individual Problems, as an elective (for up to 6 hours towards the major or 12 hours towards degree).

Minor in Psychology:

Students wishing to minor in psychology must complete at least 18 credit hours in psychology, including PSY 1300 and at least 3 courses numbered at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Transfer Students:

Transfer students majoring in psychology must take at least 9 psychology credit hours from Texas Tech.

 

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