A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 27-30 | |
| Major Requirements | 35 | |
| Graduate Swing Courses | 9 | |
| Free Electives | 48-45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.
Complete with minimum grades of C- in all PSYC courses in the following requirement(s):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses - Undergraduate | ||
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 203 | Introduction to Psychological Research | 3 |
| PSYC 220 | Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 301 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Biological Basis of Behavior | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Perception | ||
| Drugs and Behavior | ||
| Comparative Animal Behavior | ||
| Motivation | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cognition | ||
| Human Learning and Memory | ||
| Psycholinguistics | ||
| Personality | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Developmental Psychology I | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Personality | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Social/Applied | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Health Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology Of Work: Personnel Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Work: Organizational Psychology | ||
| Clinical Psychology | ||
| Collateral Courses | ||
| STAT 442 | Fundamentals of Modern Statistics II | 3 |
| STAT 481 | Introduction to Statistical Data Mining | 3 |
| PSYC 491 | Independent Study I: Research | 3 |
| or PSYC 492 | Independent Study II: Research | |
| Total Credits | 35 | |
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Graduate Courses | ||
| PSYC 510 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 578 | Psychometrics | 3 |
| Graduate Electives | ||
| Complete one of the folowing: | 3 | |
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Theories of Learning | ||
| Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Lifespan Psychopathology | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
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These courses will also count toward the MA portion of this program.
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100. | ||
| Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor. | 1 | |
| Pathways to Success | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | ||
| Pathways to Adult Learning | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | ||
| Introduction to Nursing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | ||
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing II course. | 3 | |
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Fulfilled by PSYC 220 in the major. | ||
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Complete one Political and Civic Life course. | 3 | |
| World Language | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories: | 12 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Total Credits | 27-30 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | PSYC 203 | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: World Language II or Free Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: World Language I | 3 | SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 4 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 1 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSYC 199 (Recommended but not required in program) | 1 | Free Elective | 3 |
| PSYC 220 (Fulfills SEEDS Quantitative Reasoning) | 4 | PSYC 301 | 4 |
| PSYC Personality Elective | 3 | PSYC Social/Applied Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | SEEDS:Exploration 4 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 4 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 4 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| STAT 442 | 3 | PSYC 421 | 3 |
| PSYC Biological Basis of Behavior Elective | 3 | PSYC Cognition Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 4 | Free Elective | 4 |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | ||
| Collateral Reseach Elective | 3 | ||
| PSYC 510 | 3 | ||
| PSYC 550 | 3 | ||
| PSYC 552 or 573 | 3 | ||
| 12 | |||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | ||
| PSYC 520 | 4 | ||
| PSYC 578 | 3 | ||
| PSYC 504 or 561 | 3 | ||
| 10 | |||
| Fifth Year | |||
| Spring | Credits | Fall | Credits |
| PSYC 504 or 561 (or Graduate level PSYC elective) | 3 | Advanced Elective | 3 |
| PSYC 698 | 4 | PSYC 552 or 573 | 3 |
| PSYC 561 (or Graduate level elective) | 3 | ||
| 7 | 9 | ||
| Total Credits 26 | |||