Program: Psychology BS Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 17, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

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2nd semester (15 hours)

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ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

APT 361 - Computer Applications in Business Technology I 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
PSY 275 - Developmental Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
Natural Science 4 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. OR
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PSY 361 - Research Methods 3 hrs.
General Electives 6 hrs.
PSY Electives 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

PSY 426 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 hrs.
PSY 436 - Adult Psychopathology 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.
PSY Electives 3 hrs.

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HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

2nd semester (14 hours)

PSY 475 - Senior Seminar in Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY Electives 9 hrs.
General Electives 2 hrs.