Psychology, BS

Program Description

Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior and the biological, psychological, and social processes related to that behavior. The Bachelor’s degree in Psychology prepares students for a variety of professional careers related to human resources, personnel, counseling, and other people-oriented positions in human services, business, and industry. Additionally, the Bachelor’s degree provides excellent preparation for graduate training in such areas as clinical, counseling, industrial, experimental, cognitive, social, biological, health, developmental, and school psychology. The program also provides excellent preparation for students who intend to pursue professional training in medicine, physical or occupational therapy, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary science, or law. Further information is available at www.clemson.edu/psych/.

Change of Major into Psychology

Students who change majors into Psychology must have completed at least 12 credit hours at Clemson or in the Bridge Program and must have a 2.4 minimum Clemson/Bridge cumulative grade-point average.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Science program in Psychology requires PSYC 2010 , PSYC 2030 , PSYC 3090 , PSYC 3100 , and 24 additional credits selected from 3000-4000-level psychology courses arranged as follows:

At least six credits from Biological and Cognitive courses:

• PSYC 3220 - Sensation and Perception 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3240 - Physiological Psychology 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3330 - Cognitive Psychology 3 Credits  

At least three credits from Applied courses:

• PSYC 3350 - Human Factors Psychology 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3640 - Industrial Psychology 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3680 - Organizational Psychology 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3830 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits  

At least three credits from Individuals and Groups courses:

• PSYC 3400 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3520 - Social Psychology 3 Credits  
• PSYC 3700 - Personality 3 Credits  

At least 12 additional credits from PSYC courses as follows:

• At least three credits selected from PSYC courses numbered 4000 to 4890
• At least three credits selected from PSYC courses numbered 4000 to 4999
• At least six additional credits selected from 3000- or 4000-level PSYC courses

Additional Requirements:

Students must take 16 credits to fulfill the Departmental Mathematics or Science Requirement; fulfill the South Carolina REACH Act graduation requirement by taking one of the approved courses (see footnotes); must take an additional social science course to fulfill the Departmental Social Science Requirement; and must take PHIL 1020  to fulfill the General Education Non-Literature Requirement. Students should consult their advisors for other degree requirements and course recommendations.

Total Credits: 120

Footnotes

¹ Sixteen credit hours, in addition to the Mathematics and Natural Science General Education Requirements, are required. Select any mathematics or natural science course that satisfies the General Education Requirement; any MATH or STAT course at the 3000-level or higher; or any natural or physical science course selected from the following: any ASTR, BCHM, BIOL, CH, ENSP, ENT, GEN, GEOL, MICR, NUTR, PHSC or PHYS course.

² See General Education Requirements .

³ See major requirements in program description above.

⁴ See General Education Requirements . PSYC 2010  and two additional non-psychology social science courses (from the same or different fields) satisfy General Education and departmental requirements.

⁵ See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

⁶ Select any minor listed in Minors .

NOTE: A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.