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May 27, 2024
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Psychology Major (BA)
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Psychology Major- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, Psychology Department web page at psychology.unlv.edu/ for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.
Please see advising information at the UNLV Wilson Advising Center at www.liberalarts.unlv.edu/WAC/.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Learning Outcomes
- Have an overview of the discipline of psychological science;
- Understand the basic statistics that are used to analyze psychological data;
- Understand the methods of inquiry used in psychological science;
- Be able to present their knowledge to relevant parties through clear written and verbal communication;
- Have in-depth understanding of the research in the major topics of study in psychological science.
University Graduation Requirements
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Psychology Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 36-38 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
- Social Science:
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirements
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 9-10 credits
- Two courses from Life and Physical Science
- One of which must include either:
- Analytical Thinking
Multicultural and International
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students. Major Requirements - BA in Psychology - Subtotal: 54 Credits
(see note 1 below) Electives - Total Credits: 28-30
Notes
- No more than 11 of the 36 required credits in the required psychology courses may be lower division (100-200). All psychology course work must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
- The technology requirement will be satisfied through the completion of required courses, PSY 210 and PSY 240 .
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