UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology

For majors declared Fall 2006 and thereafter

The B.S. program in psychology focuses mostly on the biological and biochemical basis of behavior and mental function. This major track in psychology, coupled with the CLAS general education requirements, leads to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.

The degree requirements listed below apply only to majors declared Fall 2006 or thereafter. If Psychology was your declared major prior to the Fall 2006 semester, please read this important information about your options.

General Requirements for the Major

Students can take a maximum of 56 credit hours in psychology, biology, and chemistry that will count toward graduation. A minimum of 15 upper division credit hours must be taken from UC Denver faculty. Note that CLAS requires a total of 120 credit hours for graduation!

Admission to the Major

Students must have sophomore standing and have received grades of B or better in General Biology 1 and 2 for Majors with lab or the equivalent to be admitted to candidacy for the B.S. degree in Psychology.

Course Requirments for the BS Degree

PSYCHOLOGY COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology I
• PSY 1005 - Introduction to Psychology II
• PSY 2090 - Statistics and Research Methods and recitiation (PSY 2090R)
• PSY 2220 - Biological Basis of Behavior
• PSY 4054 - Behavioral Neuroscience
• TWO from the following list of courses
  • PSY 3090 - Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (w/3091)
  • PSY 3222 - Principles of Learning and Behavior
  • PSY 3254 - Introduction to Animal Behavior (cross-listed with Biology)
  • PSY 3260 - Animal Learning and Cognition
  • PSY 3263 - Hormones and Behavior
  • PSY 3265 - Drugs, Brain, and Behavior
  • PSY 3600 - Special Topics (MUST have advisor approval. Course must have biological focus)
  • PSY 3724 - Developmental Psychobiology (cross-listed with Biology)
  • PSY 3810 - Neuropsychology
  • PSY 3822 - Aging, Brain and Behavior
  • PSY 4104 - Behavioral Genetics (cross-listed with Biology)
  • PSY 4164 - Psychology of Perception

PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• BIOL 2051 - General Biology 1
• BIOL 2071 - General Biology 1 Lab
• BIOL 2061 - General Biology 2
• BIOL 2081 - General Biology 2 Lab
• CHEM 2031 - General Chemistry 1
• CHEM 2038 - General Chemistry 1 Lab
• CHEM 2061 - General Chemistry 2
• CHEM 2068 - General Chemistry 2 Lab
• TWO from the following list of courses:
  • BIOL 4165 - Neurobiology
  • BIOL 3832 - General Genetics
  • BIOL 3611 - Cell Biology
  • BIOL 3654 - Microbiology
  • BIOL 3225 - Human Physiology
  • BIOL 3244 - Human Anatomy
  • BIOL 4621 - Immunology
  • BIOL 4134 - Human Genetics
  • CHEM 3810 - Biochemistry 1

ADDITONAL ELECTIVE COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY OR CHEMISTRY UP TO THE MAXIMUM OF 56 HOURS

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING REQUIREMENT

Students must complete one. Requires consultation with BS advisor AND instructor permission.

• PSY 3939 - Internship in Psychology (2.75 GPA required), 3 credit hours (for more information, click here), or
• PSY 4840 - Independent Study in Psychology, 3 credit hours, or
• Honors Thesis in Psychology (3.5 GPA required), 3 credit hours
  

General Policies

• No grade below C is acceptable towards the major requirements. That is, courses in which a student earns a C- or below will not count toward the major
• Pass/fail grades do NOT count towards the major requirements
• Psychology courses taken at other colleges and universities (including CU-Boulder and CU-Colorado Springs) must be approved by the UC Denver psychology B.S. advisor before they can be counted towards the major requirements.

Please see your Advisors!!!