Application to the Psychology Major

Declaration of the Psychology Major requires that students complete the Certification of Acceptance for Major/Minor Program of Study. You may now declare your Major in Psychology through the MyBama website under the Student tab and "New Student Record Features". It is generally a good idea to declare your major as soon as you are eligible to do so. Declared majors are given priority for enrolling in certain upper level courses (e.g., PY 491).

PY 491 Seminar Descriptions for Spring 2012

Requirements for the Major

The psychology major requires 32 hours, including Introduction to Psychology (PY 101), Elementary Statistical Methods (PY 211), General Experimental Psychology (PY 355), Research Laboratory (PY 356), History and Systems of Psychology (PY 471), two semesters of seminar (PY 491)*, and 12 additional hours of advanced work (300 or 400 level) distributed as follows:

1.  Students select one course from three of four major content areas, with at least one course taken at the 400 level (9 hours).

Lifespan Developmental (PY 352, PY 365, or PY 461)
Learning and Cognition (PY 361 or PY 470)
Biological Bases (PY 313 or PY 413)
Socio-Cultural (PY 358, PY 368, or PY 372)

2.  Students select 3 additional hours of advanced PY coursework.

AS Advising Checklist

PY Major Advising Checklist