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Psychology - B.A. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (19 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
KSS/DD PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3  
  PSYC 21621 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I 2 3  
ELR PSYC 31574 Research Methods in Psychology 3  
  Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning), Choose from the following: 3  
  PSYC 41043 Basic Learning Processes (3)    
  PSYC 41363 Biopsychology (3)    
  Group II (Cognition), Choose from the following: 3  
  PSYC 31141 Perception (3)    
  PSYC 40445 Cognitive Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 40446 Cognitive Neuroscience (3)    
  Group III (Social/Personality), Choose from the following:  3  
  PSYC 31282 Personality (3)    
  PSYC 31532 Social Psychology (3)    
  Group IV (Application of Psychological Science), Choose from the following: 1-3  
WIC PSYC 41573 Laboratory Experience in Psychological Research: Social/Clinical (3)   C 3
WIC PSYC 41574 Laboratory Experience in Psychological Research: Cognitive/Learning (3)   C 3
WIC PSYC 41990 Writing in Psychology 4 (1)   C 3
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (82 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Foreign Language 5 14-20  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 3  
  Kent Core Additional 3  
  College General Requirement 6 (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences) 3  
  College General Requirement 7 (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences) 3  
  General Electives
Number of general elective credit hours required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division hours
32  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OR CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (18 credits)
  Additional program requirements for students not choosing a concentration (18)  
  Child Psychology Concentration (18)  
  Counseling Careers Concentration (18)  
  MINIMUM TOTAL 120  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission. 
  2. Students majoring in both Psychology and Sociology may substitute SOC 32220 for PSYC 21621. 
  3. One course must be earned with a minimum C grade to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement. 
  4. If PSYC 41990 is selected, an upper-division course in psychology must be taken as a corequisite. That course cannot be any of the following: PSYC 31498, PSYC 41498, PSYC 41573, or PSYC 41993. On the Kent campus, PSYC 41990 should be taken with PSYC 31574. 
  5. Fulfills College General Requirement.
  6. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). The course may not be from the student's major. 
  7. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major. 

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

  1. Intermediate I and II of the same language
  2. Elementary I and II of a second language
  3. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
    1. Intermediate I of the same language
    2. MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    3. MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    4. MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies
    5. MCLS 21417 Multiculturalism in Today's Germany
    6. MCLS 22217 Diversity in Today's Russia
    7. MCLS 23217 The Francophone Experience
    8. MCLS 28404 The Latin American Experience
    9. MCLS 28405 The Spanish Experience

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a native speaker of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.

 

Additional Program Requirements for Students Not Choosing a Concentration

ADDITIONAL MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Group V (Developmental), Choose from the following: 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 20651 Child Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30651 Adolescent Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30656 Psychology of Aging (3)    
  Group VI (Clinical/Counseling), Choose from the following: 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 21211 Psychology of Everyday Life (3)    
  PSYC 40111 Abnormal Psychology (3)    
  PSYC (Psychology) Upper-Division Electives 1 9  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (3 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Additional 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
18  
  1. Maximum 6 credit hours of PSYC 31498, PSYC 41492 and PSYC 41498 combined may be applied towards major requirements in psychology. 

 

Child Psychology concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
KSS/DD PSYC 20651 Child Psychology 3  
  Child Psychology Concentration Electives, Choose from the following: 12  
  PSYC 30651 Adolescent Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30652 Social and Personality Development (3)    
  PSYC 30655 Children's Thinking (3)    
  PSYC 40112 Psychological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (3)    
  PSYC 40382 Pediatric Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 41395 Special Topics in Child Psychology 1 (3)    
  Group VI (Clinical/Counseling), Choose from the following: 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 21211 Psychology of Everyday Life (3)    
  PSYC 40111 Abnormal Psychology (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
18  
  1. Maximum 9 credit hours may be applied toward concentration requirements

 

Counseling Careers concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
KSS/DD PSYC 21211 Psychology of Everyday Life 3  
  PSYC 40111 Abnormal Psychology 3  
  PSYC 40231 Psychological Assessment 3  
  PSYC 40383 Introduction to Clinical Psychology  3  
  Concentration Elective, Choose from the following: 3  
  PSYC 30111 Forensic Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30651 Adolescent Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30655 Children's Thinking (3)    
  PSYC 40112 Psychological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (3)    
  PSYC 40382 Pediatric Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 41364 Drugs and Behavior (3)    
  PSYC 41581 Health Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 41595 Special Topics in Counseling Careers (3)    
  Group V (Developmental), Choose from the following: 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 20651 Child Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30651 Adolescent Psychology (3)    
  PSYC 30656 Psychology of Aging (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
18