Psychology Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2021 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Transfer students: You may apply up to 12 credits (four courses) toward major requirements or major electives, with the approval of the program director.
- Read the course descriptions.
General Education Requirements (38 credits)
General Education requirements for all new students entering UBalt in fall 2017 and after.
- General Education requirements for all students who entered UBalt in fall 2016 and spring 2017.
- General Education requirements for all students who entered UBalt between fall 2014 and spring 2016.
Psychology Program Requirements (45 credits)
Major Requirements (6 credits)
- PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 200 Introduction to Professional Practices
Behavioral Science Core (12 credits)
- PSYC 300 History and Systems of Psychology
- PSYC 308 Research Methods and Statistics I*
- PSYC 309 Research Methods and Statistics II*
- PSYC 490 Senior Project in Psychology**
* must be taken sequentially
** requires successful completion of all other courses in the Behavioral Science Core
Distributive Psychology Requirement (12 credits)
Complete two courses in one of these areas and one course in each of the other two areas:
Psychology as a Social Science
- PSYC 210 Interpersonal Psychology
- PSYC 250 Social Psychology
- PSYC 260 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
- PSYC 335 Theories of Personality
- PSYC 365 Psychology of Gender
- PSYC 435 Cross-Cultural Psychology
- PSYC 455 Nonverbal Communication
Psychology as a Natural Science
- PSYC 205 Human Development
- PSYC 345 Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC 415 Evolutionary Psychology
- PSYC 425 Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 430 Behavioral Neuroscience
Applied Psychology
- PSYC 320 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- PSYC 325 Forensic Psychology
- PSYC 330 Health Psychology
- PSYC 340 Counseling Psychology
- PSYC 380 Community Psychology
Major Electives (15 credits)
Complete at least five additional PSYC courses selected from the three distributive psychology areas above and/or from the following list of courses, at least 3 credits of which must be earned in 400-level courses.
- PSYC 215 Human Sexuality
- PSYC 220 Stress Identification and Management
- PSYC 230 Behavior Modification in Applied Settings
- PSYC 270 Positive Psychology
- PSYC 297 Topics in Psychology
- PSYC 305 Multicultural Psychology
- PSYC 315 Motivation
- PSYC 350 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 355 Interviewing Psychology
- PSYC 375 Environmental Psychology
- PSYC 400 Learning and Memory
- PSYC 403 Training and Development
- PSYC 404 Organizational Consulting
- PSYC 405 Tests and Measurements
- PSYC 413 Psychopathology
- PSYC 493 Honors Seminar
- PSYC 494 Honors Project, 3-6 credits
- PSYC 497 Topics in Psychology
- PSYC 499 Special Projects in Psychology, 1-3 credits
General Electives
- IDIS 101 First Year Seminar: Introduction to University Learning
freshmen only; transfer students replace this with a different elective
Complete as many courses as necessary from any discipline to fulfill your 120-credit requirement to graduate.
Information Literacy Requirement
Meet the UBalt Information Literacy graduation requirement by successfully completing one of the following:
- INFO 110 Introduction to Information Literacy
or all three of the following courses:
- PSYC 200 Introduction to Professional Practices
- PSYC 308 Research Methods and Statistics I
- PSYC 309 Research Methods and Statistics II