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, PSY 417, or PSY 497 and PSY 498 or PSY 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 Course - 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 where 12 credits must come from the list of group courses below; at least one course must be selected from each group. The 9 remaining credits can come from any upper-division PSY courses or additional group courses.
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 |
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours