Northeastern State University

Plan of Study

Psychology, Developmental - Bachelor of Arts

College of Education, Department of Psychology and Counseling

Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior and experience (normal and abnormal) and the psychological, social, cognitive, and biological processes related to that behavior.

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree program requires 42 credit hours. The student will choose one of four options for study:

• General Psychology
• Mental Health Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Human Resource Development Psychology (HRD)

A core group of subjects is common to all four options and comprises 22 credit hours of the major. The remaining 20 credit hours are selected by the student from a list of "guided electives" for the HRD, Developmental, and Mental Health options. For the General option, the student chooses 20 credit hours from any of the psychology courses offered at Northeastern State University.

An Associate of Science or Associate of Arts degree earned from Connors State College waives the general education requirements with the exception of pre-requisites of the major. All students must have demonstrated English Proficiency to graduate.

All students need to earn 60 hours of credit from a four year institution of higher learning in order to receive a Baccalaureate degree in Psychology.

Note: The following are required pre-requisite courses for the Psychology Major, Developmental Psychology Option, and it is suggested you incorporate them into the pursuit of your Associate’s degree. If these courses are not taken in your Associate’s degree, you will be required to take them at Northeastern State University.

• PSY 1113 Intro to Psychology
• MATH 1513 College Algebra
• PSY 2213 Developmental Psychology

NSU Course Sequence

Semester 1 (Fall)

Semester 2 (Spring)

Semester 3 (Fall)

Semester 4 (Spring)

PSYC Guided Electives – 20 hours required: It is strongly suggested that you take PSYC 3323 Psychology of Adolescence, PSYC 4113 Psychology of the Exceptional Child, PSYC 4363 Adult Development and Aging, and PSYC 4133 Psychology of Infancy and Childhood (all of which may be required by the time you come to NSU) as 12 of your 20 hours of guided electives. Those 4 courses are all developmental in nature.

Minor: You are required to take an 18 hour minor from another discipline.

Blocks of courses are sequenced and it is suggested that you adhere to the blocks of required courses outlined above to complete your graduation in the appropriate time frame. Any deviation of the block sequences may result in additional semesters of enrollment at NSU. You are required to have 60 hours from a 4-year institution of higher learning. If you take 15 hours each semester, that will then add up to 60 hours.

All students should refer to the NSU General Degree Regulations as listed in the Northeastern State University catalog.