Degree Requirements Undergraduate Psychology Advising Office.

Degree RequirementsUndergraduate Psychology Advising Office

Texas Tech University

Overview of Psychology BA Program Bachelor of Arts Psychology Courses – 35 hours

• Core (11 hours)

• Groups (18 hours)

• Electives (6 hours)

Minor (~18 hours – some minors are more) General Arts & Sciences Requirements


Psychology Core Requirements General Psychology – PSY 1300 Statistics – PSY 2400

• Prerequisite for 3401

• Can be taken concurrently, but requires permit from the psychology advisor

Research Methods – PSY 3401 (Writing intensive)


Psychology Groups (you must take at least one from each group):

1.Learning and cognition

2.Individual differences, personality, and social processes

3.Biological bases of behavior

4.Developmental bases in behavior

5.Applied professional psychology in community and practice settings

6.Additional courses in psychology


Writing Intensive Requirement Complete 2 writing intensive Psychology

courses

• Research Methods counts as one of the courses.

• The second course comes from groups or electives.

• Example: PSY 3318 (section 051) counts both as Group 4 and WI

Different courses will be designated “writing intensive” (WI) each semester.

How to tell a course is writing intensive…


Writing Intensive Requirement WI courses have a section number of 051, 052, 053…


Writing Intensive Requirement

Not always available during the summer.

Do not wait to take these courses! There is no way to predict

which courses will be writing intensive, so get them done

early while you still have options for groups and electives!


Worksheet Unofficial Updated for every

appointment. Reflects classes you have

completed and classes you still need to take.

Specifies courses that count for each group.


Worksheet

Refer to the Arts & Sciences

general degree requirements

handout to determine which

courses fulfill each category.


Arts & Sciences General Education Requirements This is updated every year. This is not the same as the

list of core courses in the TTU catalog!


Degree Plan Official form for Arts &

Sciences Must be filed the semester you

will reach 45 hours. Requires an appointment Most common hold NOT THE SAME AS A

WORKSHEET! If minor is in Arts & Sciences

electronic degree plans are available.


Worksheet

Unofficial for use at

appointments.


Degree Plan

•Official A&S document

•File the semester you will reach or pass 45 hours!


Raiderlink and Registering•Psychology department does NOT put holds on your record for registration advising.

•You are NOT required to see the advisor every semester.

•If you need help, you should make an advising appointment.

•Do not hesitate to register on your registration date just because you haven’t seen the advisor or can’t get an appointment before your registration date.

•Register based on your worksheet and what you know you need.

•You and the advisor can make any needed changes at your appointment.


Intent to Graduate

•Arts & Sciences will ask you to file this when you file your degree plan.

•Can be changed if you graduate later than the planned date.


Questions?

•Call the advising office at (806) 834-8617

•For academic advising: [email protected]

•For career and graduate school advising: [email protected]

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