These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Degree Requirements

University Requirements

• MATH 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or ENG 0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
• All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. The specific courses required for this major are PSY 3096 Conducting Psychological Research and one of the following capstone courses: PSY 4696 or PSY 4996.
• Students must complete requirements of the General Education (GenEd) Program. See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for more details.

College of Liberal Arts Requirements

• Completion of a minimum of 123 credits, including:
  • 90 credits in CLA/CST courses;
  • 45 credits of which must be at the upper level (numbered 2000-4999).
    • For Social Science majors, 6 upper level credits (numbered 2000-4999) must be taken in Humanities Subject Areas: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek (Ancient), Greek and Roman Classics, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Philosophy, Religion, Russian, and Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts, Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, or any department in the College of Science and Technology.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0, cumulatively, in CLA/CST coursework, and in the major.
  • Only courses in which a student receives a grade of at least C- can satisfy GenEd, major, minor, or CLA Foreign Language and Global Studies requirements.
  • Professional Development Requirement
    • All students in the College of Liberal Arts are required to take a 1 credit seminar in professional development. PSY 1002 Careers in Psychology is the appropriate course option for this major. Other courses that fulfill this requirement may be found on the CLA College Requirements page. Only one course in this category may count towards graduation.
  • Foreign Language/Global Studies Requirements
    • All students must complete or test out of the first and second levels of a foreign language - these courses are numbered 1001 and 1002;
    • All students must complete at least one course from the GenEd Global/World Society category; and
    • All Bachelor of Arts students must complete one of the following options:
      • Third semester of a foreign language;
      • Demonstrated proficiency beyond the third semester in a foreign language (placement exam or certification from the language department);
      • Take one Global Studies course from the list on the CLA College Requirements page;
      • Study Abroad at an approved program; or
      • Take a second General Education Global/World Society course.
    • Notes on Foreign Language Study
      • The third level of language is numbered 1003 in French, Spanish, and Portuguese and numbered 2001 in all other foreign language subjects.
      • Students are strongly encouraged to take the third level of a foreign language as it is the minimum required for election to the prestigious honor society Phi Beta Kappa. (Taking the course does not guarantee admission but not taking it guarantees exclusion.)
      • See the College of Liberal Arts Policies section of this Bulletin for more information on the Foreign Language Placement, Regression in Coursework, and guidelines for students' other experiences with language.

General Electives are typically one-third of a student's program of study and can be focused on a second major, a minor, or towards some other personal enrichment or professional goals. See an academic advisor for assistance in developing an academic plan for these courses.

Major Requirements (minimum 44 credits; 40 credits in Psychology plus 4 credits in a designated science area)

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Introductory Courses Required
PSY 1001	Introduction to Psychology	3
or PSY 1901	Honors: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 1002	Careers in Psychology	1
PSY 1003	Statistics for Psychology	3
PSY 1004	Critical Thinking in Psychology	3
Psychology Science Requirement
Select one of the following:		4
BIOL 1001	Human Biology
BIOL 1011	General Biology I
BIOL 1012	General Biology II
BIOL 1111	Introduction to Organismal Biology
BIOL 1112	Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
BOT 1111	General Botany
CHEM 1021 & CHEM 1023	Introduction to Chemistry I and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1022 & CHEM 1024	Introduction to Chemistry II and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1027	Applications of Chemistry
CHEM 1031 & CHEM 1033	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1032 & CHEM 1034	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II
EES 2001	Physical Geology
ENST 2002	Physical Geography
KINS 1223	Human Anatomy and Physiology I
KINS 1224	Human Anatomy and Physiology II
PHYS 1021	Introduction to General Physics I
Developmental/Clinical/Social (DCS) Foundation Courses 1
Select two of the following:		6
PSY 2201	Foundations of Psychopathology
PSY 2301	Foundations of Developmental Psychology
PSY 2401	Foundations of Social Psychology
PSY 2402	Foundations of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSY 2601	Foundations of Health Psychology
Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Foundation Courses 1
Select two of the following:		6
PSY 2101	Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
PSY 2103	Foundations of Learning and Behavior Analysis
PSY 2104	Foundations of Sensation and Perception
PSY 2501	Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience
PSY 2502	Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
Required Methods Course
PSY 3096	Conducting Psychological Research	3
Advanced Courses (3000-3620)
Select three of the following: 2		9
PSY 3002	Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology
PSY 3003	Advanced Undergraduate Statistics
PSY 3005	Affective Neuroscience
PSY 3100	Topics: Brain, Behavior and Cognition
PSY 3151	Direct Applications of Behavioral Principles
PSY 3172	The Science of Sleep
PSY 3200	Topics: Clinical
PSY 3221	Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice
PSY 3223	Child Psychopathology and Treatment
PSY 3301	Phases of Development: Infancy
PSY 3303	Psychological Testing: Measuring IQ, Thoughts, Feelings, and Attitudes
PSY 3304	Personality, Social and Emotional Development
PSY 3305	Cognitive and Language Development
PSY 3306	Neuroscience of Development and Aging
PSY 3411	Social Cognition
PSY 3413	Psychology of Power, Oppression, and Privilege
PSY 3417	Personnel Psychology
PSY 3418	Human Performance Improvement
PSY 3561	Psychopharmacology
PSY 3566	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
PSY 3600	Advanced Topics in Health Psychology
PSY 3601	Social Health Psychology
PSY 3602	Clinical Neuropsychology
PSY 3603	Clinical Applications of Health Psychology
PSY 3615	History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 3620	Topics in Psychology
CJ 3408	Forensic Psychology
Psychology Elective
One additional course at the Foundation Level or the Advanced Level (2000-3620).		3
Capstone Course 3
Select one of the following:		3-4
PSY 4696	Capstone in Psychology
PSY 4996	Honors Capstone
Total Credit Hours		44-45

¹

Foundation courses are prerequisites for the advanced (3000-level) areas.

²

Select three from any of the advanced courses (3000-3620) for which you have completed the prerequisite foundation course. These courses cover specialty areas within particular fields of psychology.

Note: PSY 3096 does not count toward the requirement.

³

Seniors only - minimum of 90 credits completed and completion of PSY 3096.

Individual Study Courses

Permission of the instructor is required to register for these courses. For all Psychology majors and minors.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
PSY 4182 & PSY 4282	Independent Study in Cognitive Neuroscience I and Independent Study in Cognitive Neuroscience II	6
Select one of the following:		1-4
PSY 3791	Collaborative Research I
PSY 3891	Collaborative Research II
PSY 4791	Collaborative Research III
PSY 4891	Collaborative Research IV
PSY 3785	Psychology Internship	3
PSY 3787	Practicum	3