LSU - Recommended Path



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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

		This is the Recommended Path for Psychology, BS for the 2012-2013 catalog year.

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120 Hours.
ADMISSION to the B.S. degree program in PSYCHOLOGY requires that a student be admissible to the College of Humanities & Social Sciences: earned at least 24 semester hours; have a Cumulative and LSU GPA of at least 2.5; completed ENGL 1001 with a "C" or better; and completed three hours of general education analytical coursework.

SCHOLASTIC EXPECTATIONS.
*Maintain a minimum 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA (e.g., PSYC 2017 and 4008 have a 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA required as prerequisite).
*At least 30 of the hours required for this degree must be taken at the 3000/4000-level. See the LSU General Catalog for information on University, College, major, and minor residency requirements.

NOTE: This document is offered as an aid for planning a course of study. The LSU General Catalog contains the official requirements for graduation.

RECOMMENDED PATH & CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS.
The RECOMMENDED PATH shows how one may complete the curriculum in 4 years. CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS must be met by the indicated semester to be considered making minimal progress in the degree:

Sem 1: "C" or better in ENGL 1001.
Sem 2: Math 1021.
Sem 3: PSYC 2000/2001; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
Sem 4: EXST 2201; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
Sem 5: ENGL 2000; PSYC 2017.

1st Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ENGL 1001.
ENGL 1001 ENGL COMPOSITION	3
MATH 1021 COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
FIRST COURSE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEQUENCE	4-5
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
NATURAL SCIENCES LAB¹	0-1
Total Semester Hours: 13-15

2nd Semester

Critical: Math 1021.
MATH 1022/1431	3
SECOND COURSE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEQUENCE	4-5
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
NATURAL SCIENCES LAB¹	2-1
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES²	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

3rd Semester

Critical: PSYC 2000/2001; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; Admission to the College.
PSYC 2000/2001	3
THIRD COURSE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEQUENCE	4-3
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES²	6
Total Semester Hours: 16-15

4th Semester

Critical: EXST 2201; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
EXST 2201 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS [MATH 1021]	4
FOURTH COURSE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEQUENCE	4-3
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
ENGL 2000 ENGLISH COMP [ENGL 1001]	3
Total Semester Hours: 14-13

5th Semester

Critical: ENGL 2000; PSYC 2017.
PSYC 2017 ELEM EXPERMTL PSYC [EXST 2201]	4
APPROVED PSYC ELECTIVE³	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - ARTS	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - SOCIAL SCIENCES (FROM TWO FIELDS OTHER THAN PSYCHOLOGY)	3
APPROVED ELECTIVE	3
Total Semester Hours: 16

6th Semester

PSYC 4008 HIST MODERN PSYC [PSYC 2000/2001]	3
APPROVED PSYC ELECTIVE³	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - SOCIAL SCIENCES (FROM TWO FIELDS OTHER THAN PSYCHOLOGY)	3
APPROVED ELECTIVES	6
Total Semester Hours: 15

7th Semester

APPROVED PSYC ELECTIVES³	6
APPROVED ELECTIVES	10
Total Semester Hours: 16

8th Semester

APPROVED PSYC ELECTIVES³	6
APPROVED ELECTIVES	9
Total Semester Hours: 15

1 - For General Education Natural Sciences, both physical & life sciences must be taken: 6 hours in a physical/life sciences SEQUENCE and 2 hours lab credit associated with the sequence chosen; 6 hours in an area (phys/life) not previously selected.

2 - Two general education humanities courses must be from history and one from among the literature courses on the General Education Humanities list.

3 - PSYC ELECTIVES:

Core Areas (Students must complete one course in each of four core areas listed below and six additional hours of psychology from the core areas or from the additional electives listed below).
A - Advanced Methods: PSYC 3018, 3020, 4111.
B - Biological Basis: PSYC 4031, 4034, 4035, 4037.
C - Learning & Cognition: PSYC 4030, 4032, 4033, 4160.
D - Developmental Processes: PSYC 4036, 4070, 4072, 4176, 4178.
E - Applied/Social: PSYC 3050, 3083, 3140, 4050, 4080.

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES: PSYC 2040, 3030, 3081, 3082, 4038, 4039, 4040.

Excluded Electives: PSYC 2004, 2060, 2070, 2076, 2078, 2999, 4999.


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