2.-Psychology (PSYC) Courses

1.- General Information

112 Psychology Building
(915) 747-5551

CHAIRPERSON: Judith P. Goggin
PROFESSOR EMERITI: Edmund B. Coleman, Philip Himelstein, Randolph H. Whitworth
PROFESSORS: Devine, Goggin, Hosch, Malpass, Moss
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Barrientos, Cohn, Ellis, Lucker, Zarate
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Ahadi, Coleman, Crites, Radhakrishnan, Schneider, Tomaka, Wood

The Psychology Department offers two programs leading to the Bachelor's Degree.

BS Degree - The BS degree is recommended for students who intend to pursue graduate work in psychology. The reason for this is that the BS requires more extensive mastery of mathematics and laboratory science than does the BA. Training in science and mathematics is advantageous for students who elect to continue in psychology beyond the baccalaureate. Required courses are:

Foreign language, while not required, is strongly recommended.
For additional requirements, see Bachelor of Science degree plan in the College of Science section.

BA Degree - Specific requirements are:

Minor in Psychology - 18 hours (12 advanced) including 3101 , 3103 , 2301 -1301 , 3320 , 3330

For additional requirements, see Bachelor of Arts degree plan.

Departmental Honors in Psychology
A candidate for departmental honors in psychology will have demonstrated ability in psychology, will have maintained grade point averages of 3.0 overall and in psychology by the end of the junior year, and will maintain these averages until graduation. The candidate may be enrolled in either the BS or BA degree plan in psychology. The main requirement for Departmental Honors will be the satisfactory completion of the honors thesis that will be judged by the thesis-research director in conjunction with the Honors Committee.

The candidate for departmental honors must request approval of candidacy during the second semester of the junior year. The Department of Psychology reserves the right to accept or not accept a qualified student, taking into consideration the number of applications, the number of available faculty, and the competence of an individual student. The accepted honors candidate will enroll in PSYC 3452 during both semesters of the senior year and will have accumulated a total of 6 hours of 3452 credit on completion of the honors program. Other regulations, procedures, and dates of use by honors candidates are available from the Chairperson, Department of Psychology.

Teacher Certification
Students seeking secondary certification in Psychology must complete the BA requirements as described above. Courses must include PSYC 3210 , 3212 , 3306 , 3347 , and one of the following: 3205 , 3206 , or 3208 . Certification requires 36 semester hours of courses in the major as described in the Liberal Arts section of this Catalog. Students using Psychology as a supporting field for another major will take 12 hours of courses including 3101 , 3103 , 3210 , and one upper-division course. For further information on certification requirements, see the Catalog sections for the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Education.

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