Psychology (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology focuses on a variety of content areas, including social, developmental, cognitive, clinical, quantitative, and biological basis of behavior.  Students can also receive training in conducting independent research and have the opportunity to participate in applied community practice. The B.A. in Psychology prepares students for a variety of outcomes such as work in mental health and applied areas of psychology, graduate school in applied areas of psychology, graduate school in research focused psychology programs, and other areas of employment and graduate studies.

Concentrations

• Neuroscience and Cognition Concentration
• Development and Aging Concentration
• Mental Health Concentration

Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements

• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Agreement document.

In addition to the program requirements, students must:

• Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
• Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
• Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
• Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
FGCU General Education Program
To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major.
Common Prerequisites
For this major, common prerequisite courses with an asterisk (*) require prior knowledge and skills demonstrated through degree acceleration programs (e.g., the College Board's Advanced Placement Program [AP], International Baccalaureate Program [IB], College-Level Examination Program [CLEP], Advanced International Certificate of Education Program [AICE]); dual enrollment; placement exam; or college coursework.
BSC X0XX (Acceptable Substitute: BSCX0XX or BSCX20X or ZOOX010)		3
PSY 2012	General Psychology (Acceptable Substitute: PSYX012)	3
DEP 2004	Principles of Development (Acceptable Substitute: PSYX000-X999 or any other lower division (1000-2999 level) Psychology class within the Psychology Inventory (i.e., CLP, DEP, EAB, EXP, INP, PCO, PPE, PSB, and SOP prefixes).)	3
STA 2023	Statistical Methods (Acceptable Substitute: STAX000-X999) *, 1	3
Required Courses in the Major		(11 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
IDS 3300	Foundations of CivicEngagement	3
PSY 2023	Careers in Psychology	1
PSY 3213	Research Methods in Psy & Lab	4
PSY 4048	Senior Seminar in Psychology	3
Restricted Electives in the Major/Concentration		(30 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
Courses used to fulfill the requirement in one group cannot be used to fulfill the requirement in another group.
STA 2122	Social Science Statistics	3
or PSY 3205	Surv. of Analytical Techniques
Select three credits from the following:
EXP 3202	Sensation & Perception	3
EXP 3640	Psychology of Language	3
EXP 4404	Psychology of Learning	3
EXP 4604	Human Memory and Cognition	3
EXP 4605	Mind, Brain and A.I.	3
EXP 4930	Sp. Topics: Neuro & Cog Psyc	3
PSB 3444	Drugs and Behavior	3
PSB 4002	Brain & Behavior	3
PSB 4342	Vision Science 2	3
SOP 4935	Social Cognition 2	3
Select three credits from the following:		3
INP 4004	Intro to Indus/Organiz Psych	3
PPE 4003	Psychology of Personality 2	3
SOP 4004	Social Psychology	3
SOP 4751	Psychology & Law	3
SOP 4777	Psychology of Human Sexuality	3
SOP 4935	Social Cognition 2	3
SOP 4930	Sp. Topics: Social Psychology	3
Select three credits from the following:		3
DEP 4104	Infant & Child Development	3
DEP 4305	Adolescent Psychology	3
DEP 4404	Psych of Adulthood & Aging	3
DEP 4482	Psychology of Death & Dying	3
DEP 4931	Sp. Topics: Developmental Psyc	3
Select three credits from the following:		3
CLP 4143	Psychological Disorders	3
CLP 4302	Intro to Clinical Psychology	3
CLP 4314	Health Psychology	3
CLP 4433	Psych Tests & Measurements	3
CLP 4930	Sp. Topics: Psychopathology	3
PPE 4003	Psychology of Personality 2	3
Select one of the following groupings:
No concentration noted on transcript
Select 15 credits from ANT 4433 or any upper division (3000-4999 level) course with the prefix of CBH, CLP, CYP, DEP, EXP, INP, PPE, PSB, PSY, or SOP, not used to fulfill any of the above requirements.
Neuroscience and Cognition Concentration
Complete the following:
PSB 4002	Brain & Behavior	3
BSC 1010C	General Biology with Lab I	4
or BSC 1020C	Human Systems
Select 9 credits from the following: 2
CLP 4420	Human Neuropsychology	3
DEP 4463	Neuropsychology of aging	3
EXP 3202	Sensation & Perception	3
EXP 3640	Psychology of Language	3
EXP 4404	Psychology of Learning	3
EXP 4604	Human Memory and Cognition	3
EXP 4605	Mind, Brain and A.I.	3
EXP 4930	Sp. Topics: Neuro & Cog Psyc	3
PSB 3444	Drugs and Behavior	3
PSB 3582	Evolutionary Psychology	3
PSB 4344	Cognitive Neuroscience	3
PSB 4434	Neurochem, Pharmacol, & Behav	3
PSB 4342	Vision Science 2	3
SOP 4935	Social Cognition 2	3
ZOO 4513C	Animal Behavior	3
ZOO 4743C	Neuroscience	3
Development and Aging Concentration
Complete the following:
DEP 2004	Principles of Development	3
Select 12 credits from the following: 2
CYP 4071	School Psychology	3
DEP 4104	Infant & Child Development	3
DEP 4305	Adolescent Psychology	3
DEP 4404	Psych of Adulthood & Aging	3
DEP 4463	Neuropsychology of aging	3
DEP 4482	Psychology of Death & Dying	3
DEP 4611	Evolutionary Developmental Psy	3
DEP 4931	Sp. Topics: Developmental Psyc	3
Mental Health Concentration
Complete the following:
CLP 4143	Psychological Disorders	3
Select 12 credits from the following: 2
CLP 4302	Intro to Clinical Psychology	3
CLP 4305	Psychotherapy	3
CLP 4314	Health Psychology	3
CLP 4414	Behavior Modification	3
CLP 4420	Human Neuropsychology	3
CLP 4433	Psych Tests & Measurements	3
CLP 4930	Sp. Topics: Psychopathology	3
EAB 3002	Intro to Appld Behav Analysis	3
PPE 4003	Psychology of Personality	3
PSB 3444	Drugs and Behavior	3
PSB 4002	Brain & Behavior	3
PSB 4344	Cognitive Neuroscience	3
PSY 3832	Sports Psychology	3
SOP 4714	Environmental Psychology	3
SOP 4777	Psychology of Human Sexuality	3
Sustainability Course Graduation Requirement		(3 credits)
Select at least 3 credits in sustainability coursework (SCGR Attribute)
Additional Electives
As needed to reach total credits required for the degree

¹

Prerequisites of MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam

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Courses used to fulfill the requirement in one group cannot be used to fulfill the requirement in another group.

Total Credits Required: 120