Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 37 PSYC credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 16 upper division (3000-level and above) PSYC credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C-(1.7) in all major courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the major GPA. Students cannot complete major or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 16 upper division (3000-level and above) PSYC credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. PSYC 3939, Internship/Cooperative Education, does NOT count toward the 37- hour minimum or the 16-hour upper-division requirement, but it does count as elective psychology credit.
2. Topics courses (PSYC 3600): See your advisor to determine if they count as Group A or Group B courses.
3. Many courses have prerequisites.  Refer to the course descriptions for prerequisite information.
4. Students may not apply more than 56 PSYC credit hours to their degree.

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  Take all of the following required courses:

• PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology I
• PSYC 1005 - Introduction to Psychology II
• PSYC 2090 - Statistics and Research Methods
• PSYC 2220 - Biological Basis of Behavior
• PSYC 3090 - Research Methods in Psychology
• PSYC 4511 - History of Psychology

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• Group A: Two Group A courses are required.

   

  Take one of the following:

• PSYC 3222 - Principles of Learning and Behavior
• PSYC 3144 - Human Cognition

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  Take one of the following to reach a total of two Group A courses:

• PSYC 3104 - Behavioral Genetics
• PSYC 3144 - Human Cognition  (if not taken above)
• PSYC 3222 - Principles of Learning and Behavior  (if not taken above)
• PSYC 3254 - Introduction to Animal Behavior
• PSYC 3262 - Health Psychology
• PSYC 3263 - Hormones and Behavior
• PSYC 3264 - Exercise, Brain and Behavior
• PSYC 3265 - Drugs, Brain and Behavior
• PSYC 3385 - Psychology of Mindfulness
• PSYC 3724 - Developmental Psychobiology
• PSYC 3810 - Neuropsychology
• PSYC 3822 - Aging, Brain and Behavior
• PSYC 3832 - Neural Basis of Learning
• PSYC 4054 - Behavioral Neuroscience
• PSYC 4164 - Psychology of Perception

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• Group B: Three Group B courses required.

   

  Take two of the following courses:

• PSYC 3205 - Human Development I: Child Psychology
• PSYC 3305 - Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 3415 - Experimental Social Psychology

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  Take one of the following to reach a total of three Group B courses:

• PSYC 3145 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• PSYC 3205 - Human Development I: Child Psychology  (if not taken above)
• PSYC 3215 - Human Development II: Adolescence and Adulthood
• PSYC 3235 - Human Sexuality
• PSYC 3305 - Abnormal Psychology  (if not taken above)
• PSYC 3405 - Family Psychology
• PSYC 3415 - Experimental Social Psychology  (if not taken above)
• PSYC 3505 - Psychology and the Law
• PSYC 3610 - Psychological Trauma
• PSYC 3611 - Psychology of Women
• PSYC 3612 - Domestic Abuse
• PSYC 3615 - Positive Psychology
• PSYC 4455 - Theories of Personality
• PSYC 4485 - Psychology of Cultural Diversity
• PSYC 4500 - Psychotherapy
• PSYC 4730 - Clinical Psychology: Ethics and Issues

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  Take one additional course from either Group A or Group B not already taken to fulfill that group requirement.