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Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology apply the science of understanding and explaining thoughts, emotions and behavior to solving real-world problems. Topics include stress, biological influences on behavior, growth and development of children and diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. Elective courses may be used to specialize in a number of areas of psychology and to gain hands-on experience in research labs. The degree prepares students for graduate school and employment in a range of fields, including clinical, applied and experimental areas of psychology and related fields such as education, law, human resources and health care.
The Psychology major includes the following optional concentrations:
Students interested in other career paths within psychology may pursue the major without a concentration.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the program's Coursework tab.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
PSYC 21621 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I 1 | 3 |
PSYC 31574 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) | 3 |
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) | ||
PSYC 41043 | BASIC LEARNING PROCESSES | 3 |
or PSYC 41363 | BIOPSYCHOLOGY | |
Group II (Cognition) | ||
PSYC 31141 | PERCEPTION | 3 |
or PSYC 40445 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | |
or PSYC 40446 | COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE | |
Group III (Social/Personality) | ||
PSYC 31282 | PERSONALITY | 3 |
or PSYC 31532 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
Group IV (Application of Psychological Science) 2 | ||
PSYC 41573 | LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH: SOCIAL/CLINICAL (WIC) 3 | 1-3 |
or PSYC 41574 | LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH: COGNITIVE/LEARNING (WIC) | |
or PSYC 41901 | WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY (WIC) | |
or PSYC 41980 | RESEARCH WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY (WIC) | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 14-16 | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 38 | |
Additional Requirements or Concentrations | ||
Choose from the following: | 18 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
Students in a double major with either Sociology or Criminology and Justice Studies may substitute SOC 32220 and SOC 32221 for PSYC 21621.
On the Kent Campus, students take PSYC 41980, which has a pre/corequisite of PSYC 31574. Students who take PSYC 41901 (offered on the regional campuses only) must take an upper-division course in psychology as a corequisite. That course cannot be any of the following: PSYC 31498, PSYC 41498, PSYC 41573 or PSYC 41993.
A minimum C grade must be earned in one course to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
Group V (Developmental) | ||
PSYC 20651 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
or PSYC 30651 | ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | |
or PSYC 30656 | PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | |
Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | ||
PSYC 21211 | PSYCHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
or PSYC 40111 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | |
Psychology (PSYC) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) 1 | 9 | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Maximum 6 credit hours of PSYC 31498, PSYC 41492 and PSYC 41498 combined may be applied toward major requirements in psychology.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
PSYC 20651 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | ||
PSYC 21211 | PSYCHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
or PSYC 40111 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | |
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 12 | |
PSYC 30651 | ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSYC 30652 | SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT | |
PSYC 30655 | CHILDREN'S THINKING | |
PSYC 40112 | PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE | |
PSYC 40382 | PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSYC 41395 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 1 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Maximum 9 credit hours of PSYC 41395 may be applied toward concentration requirements.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
PSYC 21211 | PSYCHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
PSYC 40111 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 3 |
PSYC 40231 | PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT | 3 |
PSYC 40383 | INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
Group V (Developmental) | ||
PSYC 20651 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
or PSYC 30651 | ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | |
or PSYC 30656 | PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | |
Concentration Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
PSYC 30111 | FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSYC 30651 | ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSYC 30655 | CHILDREN'S THINKING | |
PSYC 40112 | PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE | |
PSYC 40382 | PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSYC 41364 | DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR | |
PSYC 41581 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSYC 41595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COUNSELING CAREERS | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 14-16 credit hours of foreign language.1
To complete the requirement, students need the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options2:
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level; (2) receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University; or (3) demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language. When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining credit hours with general electives.
Certain majors, concentrations and minors may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular language coursework.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
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! | PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Semester Two | |||
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Three | |||
PSYC 21621 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Four | |||
PSYC 31574 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) | 3 | |
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement or General Elective | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement or General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Five | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Psychology (PSYC) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Group IV (Application of Psychological Science) | 1-3 | ||
General Electives | 11 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Psychology (PSYC) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Psychology (PSYC) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 7-9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
---|---|---|---|
! | PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Semester Two | |||
PSYC 20651 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Three | |||
PSYC 21621 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Four | |||
PSYC 31574 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) | 3 | |
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement or General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Five | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Group IV (Application of Psychological Science) | 1-3 | ||
General Electives | 9-11 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Child Psychology Concentration Electives | 6 | ||
General Electives | 6 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Child Psychology Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group VI (Clinical/Counseling) | 3 | ||
Child Psychology Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
---|---|---|---|
! | PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Semester Two | |||
PSYC 21211 | PSYCHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Three | |||
PSYC 21621 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Four | |||
PSYC 31574 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) | 3 | |
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) | 3 | ||
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement or General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Five | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) | 3 | ||
Group IV (Application of Psychological Science) | 1-3 | ||
General Electives | 9-11 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
PSYC 40111 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 3 | |
PSYC 40231 | PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT | 3 | |
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 6 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
PSYC 40383 | INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 | |
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
Group I (Behavioral Neuroscience/Learning) or Group II (Cognition) or Group III (Social/Personality) or Group V (Developmental) | 3 | ||
Counseling Careers Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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