Psychology, BS
To prepare students for employment opportunities as well as entry into graduate school, this program teaches the analytic and research skills necessary to study human behavior. The courses in psychology and the electives available in related departments allow students to tailor their education to meet specific career goals.
Courses for this degree are available via interactive broadcast at locations across Utah. Interactive broadcast enables students from various locations to interact in real time with each other and with their professor.
The program is also available entirely online, which allows students to earn a degree while working full time. This flexible program can fit any schedule.
Availability
This program is available at the Ogden Education Center via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Courses are delivered online to students all around the globe using Blackboard Vista. Students may participate any time and anywhere they have an Internet connection.
Admissions
Students must be admitted to Utah State University. For admissions requirements and information, or to complete an online application, visit www.usu.edu/admissions/applyonline.
To be a psychology major, students must send a written application to the department after meeting the following prerequisites:
- At least 40 semester credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
- At least 18 credits of the university studies requirements with a GPA of 2.75 or higher,
- Completion of PSY 1010, 1100, 1400, 1410, 2800, and 2950 with a GPA of 3.0 or higher,
- Psychology Competency Pretest taken and reported to Undergraduate Advising office.
Application to the department should be made during the semester in which these prerequisites will be completed.
Requirements
Requirements for a major in Psychology consist of a broad preparation of 27 credits of specified coursework and 19 credits of elective (primary and secondary) Psychology coursework. Twenty Psychology credits must be completed in upper-division courses, 12 credits of which must be taken at USU. A minor in another field of study is required. Students must receive a grade of C- or higher in all psychology courses (USU and transfer) in order to have them counted toward graduation.
Interactive broadcast courses in Psychology are offered on an approximate two-year rotation. Contact advisors for more information regarding course scheduling. Requirement sheets are online at:
www.usu.edu/psychology/forms/ungrad_forms.php
More Info
For additional information follow the links below.
Contact Us
For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:
Logan
Undergraduate Psychology Advisor
Phone:435-797-1456 or 1-866-256-5096
Fax: 435-797-0780
karen.ranson@usu.edu
Logan
Advisor
Phone:(435) 797-0097 or 1(866) 256-5096
Fax: (435) 797-0780
tressa.haderlie@usu.edu
Psychologists utilize research methods to understand the causes of behavior, emotion, and thought processes. Psychologists specialize in diverse areas. Some psychologists seek to better understand the interactions between genetic, biological, social, and psychological determinants of behavior. Other psychologists are concerned with how the body and brain create emotions, memories, and sensory experiences, and how these are perceived and interpreted. Still others are concerned about how we learn observable responses and how we process, store, and retrieve information. Additionally, psychologists focus their careers on the causes, assessment, and/or treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders.
The Department of Psychology at Utah State University offers an undergraduate program in psychology with the primary objectives being:
- To provide students with the knowledge in the broad discipline areas of psychology, such as history/systems, basic behavior processes, biological bases of behavior, development, personality, learning and cognition, social influences on individuals, research methods, and psychological disorders and treatment
- To teach students how to critically analyze and solve problems pertaining to human interaction, communication, and relationships
- Student mastery of principles relating to the causes of behavior, basic learning processes, and the measurement and analysis of behavior
- To train students to use scientific and quantitative methods to better understand and apply social science research
- To prepare students to compete successfully for entry into nationally and internationally recognized graduate programs in the social sciences
- To prepare majors and minors to compete successfully for post-bachelor employment opportunities in private/public education, human services, government, and corporations
The courses in psychology and the electives available in related departments allow students to tailor their education to meet specific career goals. A human services/caseworker training option may also be available to majors.
Students can complete the major or minor in psychology either on campus (Logan), online, or through Utah State University’s distance education system (all required courses and selected electives are offered via Interactive Broadcast every 2 years). Distance education courses are offered in the evening and broadcast via satellite to USU Regional Campuses and Centers, as well as online to students anywhere. The specific requirements for the skill tracks, the apprenticeship, the on- and off-campus (distance education) options, and how psychology electives can be used to advance students’ career goals can be obtained from the Psychology Advising Office, Eccles- Jones Education Building, Room 475, (435) 797-1456.
Courses:
PSY 1010: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 1100: Developmental Psychology: Infancy & Childhood
PSY 1210: Psychology of Human Adjustment
PSY 1220: Career & Life Planning
PSY 1400/1410: Analysis of Behavior: Basic Principles (and Lab)
PSY 1730: Strategies for Academic Success
PSY 2100: Developmental Psychology: Adolescence
PSY 2800: Psychological Statistics
PSY 2950: Orientation to Psychology as a Career & Profession
PSY 3110: Health Psychology
PSY 3120: Abuse and Neglect
PSY 3210: Abnormal Psychology
PSY 3400: Analysis of Behavior: Advanced
PSY 3450: Perceptions and Psychophysics
PSY 3460: Physiological Psychology
PSY 3500: Scientific Thinking & Methods in Psychology
PSY 3510: Social Psychology
PSY 3660: Educational Psychology for Teachers
PSY 3720: Behavior Modification
PSY 4210: Personality Theory
PSY 4230: Psychology of Gender
PSY 4240: Multicultural Psychology
PSY 4420: Cognitive Psychology
PSY 4430: Cognitive Psychology Lab
PSY 4510: Effective Special Skills Interventions
PSY 4950: Undergraduate Apprenticeship
PSY 4960: Advanced Apprenticeship
PSY 5050: Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance
PSY 5100: History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 5200: Introduction to Interviewing & Counseling
PSY 5330: Psychometrics
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