128 Total Credits Required
The undergraduate major in Applied Psychology combines a broad-based liberal arts component with required course work in research and in three critical areas of psychology – developmental/learning, social/community, counseling/clinical – in addition to an applied seminar sequence. Specialization electives allow you to focus on a specific area within psychology, or explore an area of interest in a related discipline, including public health.
Liberal Arts Requirements, 60 credits. Program Requirements, 68 credits.
College Core Curriculum (CORE)
32 Credits
Interdisciplinary Elective Sequence
12 Credits
Liberal Arts Elective
16 Credits
Additional Requirements
Psychology Coursework
28 Credits
Research and Field Requirements
20 Credits
Specialization Electives
8 Credits
Typically, students choose additional Applied Psychology courses they have not yet taken for their Specialization Electives.
Unrestricted Electives
12 Credits
Unrestricted courses can be from any school at the University. If point differentials exist from specialization coursework, you need to fulfill the additional points with Unrestricted Electives.
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