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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Psychology, B.A.
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Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. An undergraduate specialization in this liberal arts field is useful for students who plan careers in mental health, business, industry, education, health services, personnel work, or in any of the various fields involving human relations. All psychology courses incorporate the most up to date American Psychological Association learning goals for the undergraduate psychology major. These goals include: (1) Knowledge Base in Psychology, (2) Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking, (3) Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World, (4) Communication, and (5) Professional Development. All course syllabi indicate the APA goals that they address.
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General Education Requirements (A&S)
In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.
Major GPA and Grade Requirements
Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in courses required to complete the major. All courses taken by declared majors to satisfy the major requirements must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, except PSY 384P - Psychology Student Internship .
Requirements for the Major
Core Courses (14 credits)
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*These courses must be taken in the sequence listed.
Domain Requirement (15 credits)
Select one course from each of the following five domains.
Five Domains
Personality and Individual Differences
Electives (9 credits)
Complete any three additional psychology courses above the introductory level. The courses may be completed from any of the Five Domains above or the Applied Psychology or Advanced Studies courses below:
Advanced Studies in Psychology
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Only one experientially based course (PSY 384P ) and one independent research course (PSY 489 ) can be applied toward the major or minor in psychology, although these courses can be taken more than once and can be counted as general electives toward graduation requirements.
Additional Information:
Transfer students must meet department core requirements for the major and must take a minimum of 15 credits above PSY 105 in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hartford.
PSY 132 , PSY 245 , PSY 331 , PSY 332 , and PSY 333W will not fulfill a requirement for the psychology major.
A 500-level course may be taken by seniors who have demonstrated superior performance in courses in the major (3.5+), with written permission of the department chair.
Accelerated Master of Science in Organizational Psychology
The purpose of this accelerated program is to enable University of Hartford students to complete both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Psychology in five years. This program is designed for exceptional psychology majors who have demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence and who know in their junior year that they wish to pursue a master’s degree in organizational psychology.
Students must apply by April 1 of their junior year by completing the standard online application for graduate study, including three letters of recommendation (two of which must come from the faculty in the University of Hartford). In order to qualify for the conditional admission, a student must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0, based on a minimum of 70 credits, and have a GPA of at least 3.25 in the psychology major, based on a minimum of 18 credits. Students will be informed of the conditional admission decision by the end of the spring semester.
If given conditional admission to the Master of Science program, students become eligible to take pre-approved graduate course work, 9 credits of which could be applied toward both the B.A. in psychology and the M.S. in Organizational Psychology. These credits could be completed during the summer between the junior and senior years and/or during the regular semesters of the senior year.
Matriculating in the Master of Science program is conditional on the student’s completing the B.A. in psychology while maintaining an overall GPA of at least 3.0 and earning a grade of B or better in each of the graduate courses completed prior to the end of the senior year. Once fully matriculated into the graduate program, the students have the option to complete the remaining courses through campus-based or on-line version of the Organizational Psychology program.
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