Psychology (Professional), B.S.

Major Requirements

• Some courses required for the major may also fulfill University General Education and/or Dodge College of Arts & Sciences Requirements.
• Students must earn an overall GPA of 3.00 or better on 60 hours of coursework and be sponsored by a member of the psychology faculty to be formally accepted by the department as a candidate in this degree program.

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3000- or 4000-level PSY courses, with 6 hours coming from PSY 3440/PSY 3990/PSY 4990, none of which may be from PSY 4910 or the Core Courses listed above. Students may petition the Psychology Department to substitute research credits from another science-oriented department in place of PSY 3440/PSY 3990/PSY 4990. 

Major Support Requirements

General Education and College Requirements

Courses for fulfillment of General Education and Dodge College of Arts & Sciences requirements must be from the approved General Education course list published in the Class Schedule or at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.

MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS REQUIRED FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION

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College of Arts and Sciences Requirements: college requirements are not automatically fulfilled by a previous degree.

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One course at the intermediate level or demonstrated competency at that level

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The General Education Mathematics requirement will be fulfilled by PSY 2003 Understanding Statistics (Major Requirement).

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6 upper-division hours, 2 courses, at the 3000- 4000-level. Must be outside the major.

Free Electives

Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including 48 upper-division hours.

Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements

Arts and Sciences Hours: At least 80 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BA degree. At least 55 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BS degree.
Pass/No Pass Enrollment: A maximum of 16 semester hours of free elective credit may be attempted under this option.
Individual Studies (e.g., courses titled “Independent Study”): A maximum of 12 total semester hours may be counted toward graduation, excluding Honors Reading and Honors Research.
P.E. Courses: No physical education activity courses will be counted toward the 120 semester hours of acceptable credit for graduation.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:

• At least 15 of the final 30 hours applied toward the degree or at least 50 percent of the hours required by the institution in the major field must be satisfactorily completed at the awarding institution.
• At least 15 semester hours of upper-division major work must be completed in residence at OU.
• OU correspondence courses are not considered resident credit.

Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum over all 2.00 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU. Some schools and departments of the College have higher minimum grade point averages required for their students.
 

Suggested Semester Plan of Study

This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with Dodge College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Psychology academic advisors to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy University, College of Arts and Sciences, and Psychology major requirements.

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Group 1 Major Support Requirements must total at least 8 credit hours (8-13 credit hours, total).