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Psychology B.A. - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in Psychology leads to popular psychology careers in fields such as public health, hospitals and health care, assisted living, counseling, chaplaincy, medical consulting, human resources, social work, health and human services, substance abuse treatment and prevention, education, advocacy, leadership and research. Our curriculum covers a broad base of topics within the psychology field including lifespan development, abnormal behavior, positive psychology, stress and well-being, health psychology and forgiveness. 

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
BIOL 1406 General Biology I (Majors) 4 ______ PSYC 2302 Psychology as a Career 3 ______
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ BIOL 1407 General Biology II (Majors) 4 ______
DSDE 1371 or FREN 1311 or SPAN 1311 ASL I or Beginning French I or Beginning Spanish I 3 ______ DSDE 1372 or FREN 1312 or SPAN 1312 ASL II or Beginning French II or Beginning Spanish II 3 ______
Creative Arts 3 ______ MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I 3 ______
  Hours 16 ______   Hours 16 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
DSDE 2371 or FREN 2311 or SPAN 2311 ASL III or Intermediate French I or Intermediate Spanish I 3 ______ DSDE 2372 or FREN 2312 or SPAN 2312 ASL IV or Intermediate French II or Intermediate Spanish II 3 ______
ENGL 2322 or ENGL 2326 or ENGL 2376 British Lit, American Lit, African-American Lit 3 ______ COMM 1315
or COMM 1321
 Public Speaking I
or Business and Prof Speech
 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ ENGL 3310 Technical Report Writing 3 ______
PSYC 2317 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3 ______ LIBR 1101 Introduction to Library Research 1 ______
PHIL 1370 or PHIL 2306 Philosophy of Knowledge or Ethics 3 ______ HIST 1302 U.S. History II Since 1877 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 13 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
PSYC 3302 Methods in Psychology 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ PSYC Elective 3000-4000 Course 3 ______
PSYC Elective 3000-4000 Course 6 ______ PSYC Elective 3000-4000 Course 3 ______
Minor 3 ______ Minor 3 ______
______ Minor 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
PSYC 3301 Advanced Statistics 3 ______ PSYC 4330 Experimental Psychology 3 ______
PSYC Elective 3000-4000 Course 6 ______ PSYC Elective 3000-4000 Course 9 ______
Minor 6 ______ Minor 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______