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The Psychology Major: Chart for Course Selection


The following table is a worksheet showing the course and grade requirements and progress for URI's major in Psychology.  You do not have to take courses in order, from top to bottom in the chart, although Psy113 is a prerequisite for most other psychology courses.

Knowledge Objective

Courses

Required Minimum Credits and Grades

Broad Perspective

PSY113
Grade: _____

3 credits
(C or better)

Intermediate Perspective

PSY232, 235, 254

Course 1: _____ Grade: _____

Course 2: _____ Grade: _____

6 credits
(C or better average in the best two courses)

Methods of Inquiry and Analysis

PSY300 and 301

PSY 300 Grade: _____

PSY 301 Grade: _____

6 to 7 credits
(C or better in each of the two courses, or at least a C average in the two courses if your catalogue year is before Fall 2001)
 

Topic Areas

PSY255, 310, 335, 361, 381, 384, 385, 388, 399, 432, 434, 436, 442, 460, 464, 470,
479 (selected topics), 480

Course 1: _____
Grade: _____

Course 2: _____
Grade: _____

Course 3: _____
Grade: _____

9 credits
(C or better average in the best three courses)
 

Applied Knowledge

PSY103, 261, 275, 334, 399, 465, 466, 471, 478,
479 (selected topics)

Course: _____
Grade: _____

3 credits
(C or better in one course)
 

Experiential Practica and Internships

305, 371, 473, 489,
499, URInternship*
 

Course: _____Grade: _____

3 credits
(C or better in one course)
 

Enrichment

PSY405, 430, as well as any of the courses listed above, and any other psychology courses. (Upper-level students also may take 500 and 600 level psychology courses as electives, with the permission of the instructor.)

0 to 15 credits
 

Notes.
At least four of the courses in bold are recommended for students intending to attend graduate school in psychology.

*If PSY499 or a 15 credit internship is taken to fulfill this category, an additional 3 credits in psychology must be completed.