UP Core Requirements — 40 credit hours
All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.
See UP Core Requirements
One of the three core requirements in the Science & Problem Solving Habit is satisfied by PSY 101 within the major.
PSY 416/417/497 and PSY 498/499 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in Psychology.
College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours
See College Requirements, B.A.
Major Requirements — 36 credit hours
A maximum of six non-classroom credit hours may be used for completion of the major.
Required Courses — 9 credit hours
Applications Courses— 3 credit hours
Select one course from the following:
Capstone - 3 credit hours
Select one course from the following:
Upper-division psychology electives - 21 credit hours
Select 21 upper-division PSY credit hours, including at least one course from each of the following three groups:
Group 1 courses (the brain level) - 3 credit hours or more
Select from the following:
Group 2 courses (the mind level) - 3 credit hours or more
Select from the following:
Group 3 courses (the behavior level) - 3 credit hours or more
Select from the following:
| PSY 361 | Life Span Development | 3 |
| PSY 371 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 381 | Psychological Perspectives on Mental Health | 3 |
Select at least one additional 3 credit hour course from one of these Groups as a specialized area of study.
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours