Psychology Major: Business Concentration , B.A.; B.S.
B.A. degree or B.S. degree
The Psychology Major is extremely flexible and is appropriate for anyone interested in psychology, regardless of post-graduation plans including graduate school. The Psychology Major requires completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours of PSY courses. Two additional concentrations are available (Mental Health Psychology and Business Psychology) that each require 36 credit hours.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- You must complete a minimum of 18 hours of psychology course work at CMU.
- You must earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses except PSY 100 to count toward this concentration. PSY 100 may be taken on a CR/NC basis.
- You must earn a grade of "C" or better in PSY 211QR to enroll in PSY 285 and earn a "C" or better in PSY 285 and have completed ENG 201 to enroll in PSY 385. Consult individual course descriptions for prerequisites for other courses.
- Credit restrictions: Only PSY 100 may be taken on a CR/NC basis. No more than 9 hours may be counted from the following courses with unspecified content: PSY 200, PSY 400, PSY 496, PSY 497, PSY 498, PSY 500, PSY 501, PSY 502. Further, not more than 3 hours may be counted from any one unspecified content course.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (9 hours)
PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 285 | Research Methods | 3(3-0) |
PSY 385 | Applications of Research Methods | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (3 hours)
PSY 211QR | Introduction to Psychological Statistics | 3(3-0) |
Note: Students who have already taken
BIO 500 Biological Statistics (3) or
HSC 544 Biostatistics (3) and received a grade of "C" or better in the course may substitute the requirement for PSY 211. In that case, an additional three (3) hours of Psychology must be taken.
Required Courses III (9 hours)
PSY 330 | Social Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 336 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 337 | Psychology of Advertising | 3(3-0) |
Electives I (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
Electives II (6 hours)
Select from the following. The course counted for Electives I may not be counted here.
PSY 310 | Psychological Testing | 3(3-0) |
PSY 340 | Studies in Personality | 3(3-0) |
PSY 379 | Health Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 459 | Stress | 3(3-0) |
PSY 510 | Principles of Psychological Measurement | 3(3-0) |
PSY 511 | Statistics in Psychology | 3(3-1) |
PSY 535 | Organizational Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 536 | Personnel Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 537 | Organizational Behavior Management | 3(3-0) |
PSY 538 | Occupational Health Psychology | 3(3-0) |
PSY 583 | Motivation and Emotion | 3(3-0) |
Psychology Electives (6 hours)
Select 6 hours of
PSY courses. Courses counted for Electives I or II may not be used here.
Total: 36 semester hours