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Nov 21, 2024
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2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Psychology Degree Completion Program
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The Psychology Degree Completion Program is a bachelor’s degree program. Classes are conveniently scheduled at night in Ashland, Medford, and/or online to accommodate the schedules of working students. The program is for students who desire to reach their educational goals while working, plan to enter paraprofessional work in applied behavioral sciences and social service fields, or who plan to pursue graduate and professional study in psychology or related fields.
The length of the degree completion program varies with each student depending on prior coursework and employment status.
Admission
- Students who intend to be degree completion majors must first contact either the Office Coordinator (Lagassel@sou.edu) of the Psychology Department or the SOU Academic Advisors at the Higher Education Center. At that point students will be designated as pre-p-sych (PSYP) status until they meet the following criteria:
- Complete departmental Biology and Statistics prerequisite courses (see below for specific courses) PSY 201, 202, and 228 with a grade of C+ or better.
- Upon completion of the above requirements, students, in consultation with their major advisor, will be advanced to PSY major status.
- Certain psychology courses (PSY 341, 344, 351, 353, 498, 499) are designated for majors only. Only individuals who have formally advanced to the standing of psychology major are allowed to register for these courses.
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Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements. 2.
Complete with a grade of C+ or better: 3.
Complete a minimum of 57 credits in psychology (at least 36 credits of which must be upper division) for the baccalaureate degree, including: b.
Core curriculum (20 credits):
(All courses taken to fulfill credit requirements for the psychology major or minor must have a psychology [PSY] prefix or be approved for psychology credit by the Psychology Department.) Note:
The multicultural/diversity course or courses must total at least 4 credits and be selected from approved psychology courses, including : c.
Complete psychology electives (16 credits, of which 12 must be upper division). Transfer courses in the same content area that are equivalent to SOU offerings may not be used to fulfill both core and elective areas. 4.
Earn a minimum grade of C+ for each psychology course counted toward the major or the minor, and the courses below; plus a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 in all psychology courses for a BA or BS in psychology or human service. 5.
Lower division writing, biology, statistics, and psychology courses are prerequisites for some upper division psychology courses. Check upper division course listings for prerequisites. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C+. 6.
Writing, critical-thinking skills, and research competencies will be achieved as components in: A maximum of 6 credits from the following courses may be counted toward the 57 credits needed for a psychology degree.
The following should be successfully completed by the end of the junior year to assure that graduation can occur by the end of the senior year.
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