Major Requirements

Degree Type: B.A. or B.S. 
Minimum Credits Required: 120

University Degree Requirements

For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.

1. Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
2. Complete the University General Education requirements.
3. Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
4. Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
5. Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
6. Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.

University General Education Requirements

A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Category C: Communication		12
Category R: Quantitative Reasoning		3
Category S: Science and Technology		10
Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts		6
Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences		6
Category W: Wellness		2
Category D: Cultural Diversity
Category G: Global Perspectives
Category L: Digital Literacy
Total Credits		39

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Psychology Major Requirements
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology (Cannot be used to satisfy general education category B.)	3
PSYC 189	Skills for Academic Success 1	1
PSYC 350	Research Methods I	3
PSYC 351	Research Methods II	3
PSYC	Electives	6
Psychology 400 Level Electives
Select two courses from each Group - A & B
Group A:		6
PSYC 460	Sensation & Perception
PSYC 461	Memory And Knowledge
PSYC 464	Attention & Thinking
PSYC 465	Psychobiology
PSYC 486	Neuropsychology
PSYC 463	Experimental Developmental Psychology
Group B:		6
PSYC 453	Organizational Psychology
PSYC 468	Personality
PSYC 470	Experimental Social Psychology
PSYC 481	Health Psychology
PSYC 471	The Psychology Of Aging
PSYC 472	Advanced Psychopathology
PSYC 473	Child Psychopathology and Therapy
Additional PSYC 400 Level Electives
May include PSYC 493 (Undergraduate Research) or PSYC 496 (Field Experience) courses taken for a grade.		3
Other Required Courses
ENGL 324	Writing in the Sciences (May satisfy general education category C)	3
or ENGL 325	Writing in the Health Professions
or ENGL 459	Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal
MATH 103	College Algebra (or higher)	3
or MATH 104	Finite Mathematics
Track Elective
Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree must select one of four tracks listed below in consultation with an adviser: 1) Natural Science track; 2) Social Sciences track; 3) Minor track; or 4) Accelerated (with approval) track.		14-16
Total Credits		51-53

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Track: Natural Science
14 additional credits in math/science. Prefixes accepted include: BIOL, BIOC, BOT, CHEM, ENT, GEOL, MATH, MICR, PHYS, PLSC, STAT, OR ZOO. Courses selected for this track cannot count for general education.		14

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Track: Social Science
14 additional credits in social sciences (excluding PSYC prefix courses). Prefixes accepted include: ANTH, CJ, ECON, POLS, SOC or HDFS general education courses or courses that include an HDFS general education prerequisite. Courses selected for this track cannot count for general education.		14
Other courses accepted include:
COMM 114	Human Communication
COMM 212	Interpersonal Communication
COMM 216	Intercultural Communication
COMM 260	Introduction to Web Design
COMM 301	Rhetorical Traditions
COMM 435	Critical Approaches to Popular Culture
COMM 450	Issues in Communication
MGMT 320	Foundations of Management
MGMT 330	Foundations of Organizational Behavior
GEOG 151	Human Geography
GEOG 161	World Regional Geography
GEOG 262	Geography of North America

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Track: Minor Program of Study
A minor in an approved area of study. Student must official declare the minor with the Office of Registration and Records.		16+

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Track: Accelerated (Master of Public Health Coursework)
PH 700	Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness	3
PH 704	Public Health Management and Policy	3
PH 706	Essentials of Epidemiology	3
PH 725	Promoting Health through Policy, System and Environment	3
Total Credits		12

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 PSYC 189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student.  Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take PSYC 189.

Program Notes

• Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete the Modern Foreign Language proficiency (3-14 credits).
• Except for courses offered only as pass/fail grading, no course may be taken Pass/Fail.
• When a student selects psychology as a second major, the student will not have to complete the track elective. 
• Students interested in the accelerated track must make application to the Graduate School and submit the Accelerated Declaration form  prior to enrollment in any 700 level classes.