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Psychology, Biopsychology Concentration, B.S.

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Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: A student must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 to declare Psychology as a major. Students must complete all University College Core Curriculum courses before they can declare for the online degree completion program.

Other Major Requirements: A “C” grade or higher must be maintained in the courses needed for a minor, electives, or concentration.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester. A student must obtain at least a “C” grade in all Psychology courses for graduation. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate from the program.

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

UNIV 101 -UNIV 102  required for all first time students; UNIV 110  required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111  may be required based on academic performance.

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Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

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Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits

Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits

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Information Literacy: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

MATH 121  may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

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Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits

At least one natural science class must include a lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

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Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

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Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits

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Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

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Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

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Program Requirements: 82 Credits

Psychology Courses: 59 Credits

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Minor or Electives: 18 Credits

Free Electives: 5 Credits

Other Program Requirements:

Students must complete 50% of the major or nine psychology courses at FSU (i.e., on campus, online, evening and weekend, at Fort Bragg, or through any other FSU distance learning program).

Total Credit Hours: 120

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