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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2022-2023 University Catalog Program: Social Psychology, B.S.

Social Psychology, B.S.

Social Psychology, B.S. Locations 

Requirements For: B.S. Major – 45 hours, 2.0 gpa

Social Psychology blends the strengths of psychology and sociology. It studies the “person in the situation,” and integrates knowledge about individual, group, and organizational processes. It is an adaptable major that trains students for a wide range of career options, and it is personally useful in every facet of your life beyond mere employment. Social psychology trains you to see yourself, others, and the cultures and societies we live in more clearly, critically, and completely. It equips you with a set of tools useful for a wide range of careers in business and industry, government, applied social research, data analysis and interpretation, policy and program implementation, the helping and service professions, or continued graduate study in psychology or sociology.

The Park University Social Psychology major combines a solid core in the field with a number of flexible, specialized concentrations that allow you to tailor the degree to your needs and interests. Students may take any 12 hours of PS and SO electives. All students also leave the major with a set of technical and conceptual tools that will allow them to collect, analyze, and interpret social research data and apply those findings in a number of careers.

Core Requirements 33 cr.

Theory and Application 21 cr.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGrade
PS101 - Introduction to Psychology
Fulfills: LE Social Science, GEM		 Credits: 3
PS301 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PS315 - Theories of Personality

Prerequisite(s): PS101  


Fulfills: Writing Intensive,		 Credits: 3
SO141 - Introduction to Sociology
Fulfills: Writing Intensive, LE Social Science, GEM		 Credits: 3
SO206 - Social Issues in Contemporary Society
Fulfills: LE Social Science		 Credits: 3
SO338 - Self and Society Credits: 3
Select one of the following 3 cr.
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGrade
PS125 - Lifespan Development
Fulfills: LE Social Science		 Credits: 3
PS205 - Child Psychology
Fulfills: LE Social Science		 Credits: 3
PS221 - Adolescent Psychology Credits: 3
PS222 - Adult Development and Aging Credits: 3
SO329 - Sociology of the Life Course Credits: 3
SO330 - Sociology of Youth and Youth Cultures Credits: 3

Research Methods and Statistics 9 cr.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGrade
PS300 - Research Methods

Prerequisite(s): PS101, EN105, EN106  


Fulfills: Professional Writing		 Credits: 3
SO310 - Sociological Research Methods *

Prerequisite(s): An introductory social science class (i.e. SO141, CJ100, or SW205) and (for Social Psychology and Sociology majors- EN105 and EN106).


Fulfills: Professional Writing		 Credits: 3

 

PS307 - Statistics for Social Sciences

Prerequisite(s): MA135 or MA120 and an introductory social science class (i.e., SO141, PS101, CJ100, or SW205) and PS300 /SO310 

 Credits: 3

or

SO307 - Statistics for Social Sciences

Prerequisite(s): MA135 or MA120 and an introductory social science class (i.e., SO141, PS101, CJ100, or SW205) and PS300/SO310 

 Credits: 3

Professional Seminars 3 cr.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGrade
PS497 - Capstone Seminar *

Prerequisite(s): PS101 or SO141 and senior standing

 Credits: 3

or

SO497 - Capstone Seminar *

Prerequisite(s): PS101 or SO141 and senior standing

 Credits: 3

Electives 12 cr.

Select four courses from Sociology or Psychology.

  • At least 6 credits need to come from 300-400 level 

Note:

*Program specified substitution for EN306* writing requirement.

⬧ Only offered online

Liberal Education Requirements 40 CR.

Writing Seminar 6 cr.

EN105 and EN106  

Math Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

MA120, MA135, or higher math course excluding MA208  

Science with a lab Requirement 4 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI101, BI111, BI211, BI212, BI223, BIO221, BIO225, BIO325, BIO327, BIO330, BIO337L and BIO337, BIO350, BIO400, BIO410, BIO411, BIO417, CH101, CH105, CH107L and CH107, CH108L and CH108, CH317L and CH317, CH318L and CH318, CH328, CH329, CH337L and CH337, CH405, CH440, GGP115, GGP205, GO130, GO141, GO151, GO200, GO310, GO320, GO330, PY155, PY156, PY205, or PY206

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

AC435, CA302, CS300, EDU310, MG495, NS306, PA380, PH102, PH221, PH224, PH308, PS220, SO220, SW492

Communications Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA103, CA105, or TH105  

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

PO200, PO210, HIS111, HIS112, or HIS113  

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.

Select one of the following Art or English: 

AR115, AR215, AR216, EN201, EN221, EN232, EN234

And one of the following:

AR115, AR215, AR216, EN201, EN221, EN232, EN234, CA104, CA116, CA235, FR201, ML235, ML251, PH101, PC202, PH205, RE109, SP110, SP201, SP202, TH100, TH101, TH201, TH216

Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI214, CH101, CH102, CH105, CH107 CH107L, CH108 CH108L, GGP115, GGP120, GGP205, GO125, GO130, GO141, GO151, GO200, NS220, NS241, PY101, PY155, PY156, PY205, or PY206

*Computer Science and PE courses excluded.

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

AN100, CJ100, CJ200, EC141, EC142, EDU210, FI201, GGH110, GGH200, HIS104, HIS105, PO216, PS101, PS125, PS205, SO141, SO206, or SW205

Seminar: Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning 3 cr.

Select one of the topics for LE300*  

Graduation Requirements

Student Seminar 3 cr.

LE100 First-Year Seminar (required for all incoming first-time freshman and highly encouraged for transfer students)

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.

36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Writing Across the Curriculum 9 cr.

3 credit hours of Professional Writing (EN306* or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.

EN306A, EN306B, EN306C, EN307, EDU300, CJ450, HIS455, MG306, NS306, PA430, PO405, PS300, PS406, or SO310

 

6 credit hours to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement must be chosen from among the courses designated in the catalog as “WI” (Writing Intensive), composed as follows:

  • 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course outside the student’s major(s); that is, the course must be offered by a program other than the one(s) that house(s) the student’s major area of study at the time the course is taken.
  • 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course that is offered by the student’s major program; that is, the course must be offered by the same program that houses the student’s major at the time the course is taken.

AR316, AR498, BIO498, CA218, CA318, CH342, CJ221, CS300, EDU310, EN201, EN221, EN232, EN234, EN490, FW190, GGP350, HIS261, HIS453, LE410, MA301, ML251, MG495, NUR460, PA432, PO210, PS315, SO141, SP320, SW325

Additional Requirements

Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

  • Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
  • A minor for Geography, B.S. and Information Systems, B.S. majors.
  • Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
  • Completion of degree specific requirements.
  • Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
  • Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.
  • Submission of an Application for Graduation.
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