====== Psychology Undergraduate Major ======

Students enrolled in the Psychology undergraduate major and choose to earn a bachelor of arts (BA) or a bachelor of science (BS).

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===== Program Learning Outcomes =====

  - Major Concepts, Theoretical Perspectives, and Empirical Findings
      - Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
      - Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains.
      - Describe applications of psychology.
  - Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
      - Design, conduct, and evaluate basic psychological research.
      - Draw appropriate, logical, and objective conclusions from empirical evidence.
  - Communication and Application
      - Apply psychological principles to everyday life.
      - Use effective writing skills for different purposes.
      - Demonstrate effective presentation skills for different purposes.
  - Ethical and Social Responsibility
      - Identify values that build community at local, national, and global levels.	
      - Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice.
      - Define and respect human diversity. 
  - Professional Development
      - Apply psychological content and skills to meaningful career goals.	
      - Develop project management skills.
      - Function effectively as part of a team.


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===== Curriculum =====

=== Core Courses ===
  * BI 102 & BI 103
  * WR 222
  * PSY 201 & PSY 202
  * PSY 301
  * ST 351
  * ST 352

=== Survey Courses ===
  * PSY 330 or PSY 340
  * PSY 350 or PSY 360
  * PSY 370 or PSY 381
  * One additional survey course

===Advanced and Variable Courses ===
Select four courses from advanced courses (PSY 426-PSY 499, excluding PSY 486) and variable courses (PSY 401-PSY 410).  Only 4 credits of variable credit courses can be applied to the major

===Writing Intensive Course===
PSY 434 or PSY 440 or PSY 450 or PSY 460 or PSY 470 or PSY 480 or PSY 484

===Total Credits===
67

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===== Assessment =====

| ^     SLO 1    ^  SLO 2  ^  SLO 3  ^  SLO 4  ^  SLO 5  ^
|**Outcome**|  Major Concepts, Theoretical Perspectives, and Empirical Findings  |  Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking  |  Communication and Application  |  Ethical and Social Responsibility  |  Professional Development  |
| **Assessment Method**    |Cumulative final exam questions (or all exam questions if final is not cumluative) specific to psychology concepts, perspectives, and findings.  Assessed at 200-, 300-, and 400-level courses.      | Rubric measuring (0-2) student proficiency on (1) designing research; (2) conducting research; (3) evaluating research; and (4) drawing appropriate conclusions.  Instructors in PSY methods courses use the rubric to evaluate final papers and/or exams. |Rubric measuring (0-2) student proficiency on (1) applying psychological principles; (2) effective writing skills; and (3) effective presentation skills.  Instructors in PSY courses use the rubric to evaluate assignments relevant to one or more sub-bullets.|Rubric measuring (0-2) proficiency on (1) applying ethical standards; (2) recognizing and respecting human diversity; and (3) undertanding limits of one's own knowledge.  Instructors in PSY 301 and WIC courses use rubric to evaluate final papers.|Rubric measuring (0-2) student proficiency on (1) applying content and skills to career goals; (2) project management skills; and (3) effective team skills.  Instructors in PSY courses use the rubric to evaluate assignments relevant to one or more sub-bullets.|
|**Assessment Benchmark** |80% of psychology students anwer 50% of psychology content questions correctly.|70% of psychology students average 1 or higher across four evaluations.|70% of psychology students average 1 or higher across three evaluations.|70% of psychology students average 1 or higher across three evaluations.|70% of psychology students average 1 or higher across three evaluations.|