Psychology BA Four Year Academic Pathway | |||||||
Year 1 |
Fall |
Spring |
|||||
Benchmark RequirementsPsyc 100
Stat 121, 350, 351, 355, or 451 Psyc 211
University Requirements ENGL 100 (or equivalent) and a credit-bearing math course to be completed within the first year of academic study. |
Credits | Grade | Credits | Grade | |||
Eng 100 |
3 |
Psyc MD* (200, 230, or 285) (SS) |
3 |
||||
Stat 121, 350, 351, 355 or 451 (M) |
4 |
Psyc 211 |
3 |
||||
Psyc 100 (SS) |
4 |
GEP – S (non-lab) |
3 |
||||
GEP – AH |
3 |
GEP – AH |
3 |
||||
GEP – SS (Non-Psyc) |
3 |
||||||
Total |
14 |
Total |
15 |
||||
Year 2 |
Fall |
Spring |
|||||
Benchmark Requirements Psyc 311 | Credits | Grade | Credits | Grade | |||
Psyc 311 |
4 |
Psyc MD* ( 200 or 300 level) |
4 |
||||
GEP – S+lab |
4 |
Psyc MD* (200 or 300 level) |
3 |
||||
Lang 101 |
4 |
Lang 102 |
4 |
||||
GEP – C |
3 |
GEP – C |
3 |
||||
PE |
(1.5) |
PE |
(1.5) |
||||
Lower Level Elective |
3 |
||||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
17 |
||||
Year 3 |
Fall |
Spring |
|||||
Benchmark Requirements300 Level Psyc Elective
|
Credits | Grade | Credits | Grade | |||
Lang 201 (L) |
4 |
Lower Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Psyc MD* (300 level) |
3 |
Lower Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Lower Level Elective |
3 |
Lower Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Lower Level Elective |
3 |
Psyc MD* (300 level) |
3 |
||||
300 Level Psyc Elective |
3 |
Psyc MD* (300 level) |
3 |
||||
Total |
16 |
Total |
15 |
||||
Year 4 |
Fall |
Spring |
|||||
Benchmark Requirements 400 Level Psyc Elective (WI)
|
Credits | Grade | Credits | Grade | |||
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
||||
400 Level Psyc Elective (WI) |
3 |
Upper Level Elective |
3 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
||||
Total =122 |
Psychology BA Four Year Academic Pathway | ||||||||
University Requirements | Major Requirements | |||||||
GEP / GFR (pre Summer 2007 higher ed start) | ||||||||
Requirements: | Course | Credits | Grade | Benchmark Requirements | Year | Credits | Grade | |
Arts & Humanities (AH) – see Note below | 3 | Psyc 100 |
1 |
4 |
||||
Arts & Humanities (AH) | 3 | Stat 121, 350, 351, 355, or 451 |
1 |
4 |
||||
Arts & Humanities (AH) | 3 | Psyc 211 |
1 |
3 |
||||
Social Sciences (SS) – see Note below | Psyc 100 | 3 | Psyc 311 |
2 |
3 |
|||
Social Sciences (SS) | 3 | 300 Level Psyc Elective |
3 |
3 |
||||
Social Sciences (SS) | 3 | 400 Level Psyc Elective (WI) |
4 |
3 |
||||
Sciences (S) – with lab | 4 | |||||||
Lab | ||||||||
Sciences (S) – with or without lab | 3 | |||||||
Math (M) [GFR = (MS)] | Stat | 3 | ||||||
Language (L) – through 201 level | _ 201 | 4 | ||||||
Global Culture (C) [GFR may replace w/ 2nd lang] | 3 | |||||||
Global Culture (C) – GEP BA only | 3 | |||||||
Writing Intensive (WI) | 400 Level Psyc | 3 | ||||||
Physical Ed (PE) – Institutional credit only | 1.5 | |||||||
Physical Ed (PE) – Institutional credit only | 1.5 | |||||||
Note: AH & SS from at least 2 disciplines for GEP/ AH & SS from at most 2 disciplines for GFR | ||||||||
Additional UMBC Graduation Requirements: | Other Requirements: | Course | Credits | Grade | ||||
At least 120 academic credits | “LC” Major Domain |
1 |
3 |
|||||
At least 30 credits earned at UMBC | “SPA” Major Domain |
1 |
3 |
|||||
At least 45 upper level credits (300 and 400 level) | “BBB” Major Domain |
1 |
3 |
|||||
At least 2.0 GPA | “D” Major Domain |
1 |
3 |
|||||
“CDC” Major Domain |
1 |
3 |
||||||
“A” Major Domain |
1 |
3 |
*One course from each of the following six Major Domains (MD) must be chosen. Up to three of the six chosen domain courses may be at the 200 level.
Major Domain Acronyms Defined:
“LC” Learning and Cognition
“SPA” Social, Personality, and Abnormal
“BBB” Biological Basis of Behavior
“D” Development
“CDC” Culture, Diversity, and Context
“A” Applied
Please refer to our Major Requirements Checklist available on our website: psychology.umbc.edu for further information.