Psychology, B.S.

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To graduate with a major in psychology, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in all psychology courses attempted at Furman.

A major must include:

at least one course from each of these six areas:

and, at least two additional courses in psychology.

Further considerations

All majors must complete the Major Field Test in psychology during their senior year. It is further recommended all majors should complete PSY-201 and PSY-202 prior to the start of their junior year.

Students pursuing the B.S. must also complete:

a calculus course:

which fulfills the Mathematical and Formal Reasoning (MR) general education requirement for Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree candidates.

and, at least two more science courses appropriate for a major in the respective discipline:

which fulfills the Empirical Studies of the Natural World (NW) general education requirement for Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree candidates.

Psychology, B.S.

A major must include:

at least one course from each of these six areas:

Applied

Biopsychology

Development

Learning and Cognition

Social or Health

Capstone

and, at least two additional courses in psychology.

Further considerations

Students pursuing the B.S. must also complete:

a calculus course:

and, at least two more science courses appropriate for a major in the respective discipline: