Psychology B.A.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology include the following:

1. Any student with 9 hours or more of completed coursework (whether transfer student, undeclared major or student having another major) seeking admission to the psychology BA degree program must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

2. A minimum of 120 hours, including a minimum of 45 upper-division hours, 39 hours of psychology, at least 27 of which must be upper-division hours, meeting criterion for the UT Tyler Exit Exam in Psychology, and a minimum 2.25 GPA in psychology requirements. Only grades of "C" or better earned at UT Tyler will fulfill psychology requirements.

3. The University Core Curriculum of 42 semester hours.
4. Twenty-seven (27) semester hours of core psychology courses listed below.
5. At least twelve (12) upper-level psychology semester hours of general electives.
6. The number of electives hours may vary depending on which course is used to satisfy the Social Science Core Curriculum requirement and whether a student transfers in additional psychology courses. A student will need a minimum of 12 hours at the upper-division level. The remaining elective hours can be taken at any level to finish the 120 hour degree requirement.
7. Eighteen (18) of the upper-division psychology hours must be taken in residence at UT Tyler. 

Core Psychology Courses (27 hrs.)

Psychology Electives may include:

Field of Study

Field of Study 
 
The Field of Study Courses are determined by psychology experts from across Texas community colleges and universities. Courses from the list below that are taken and passed from another Texas institution of higher education are automatically transferred and applied to the Psychology degree plan. 

Designated Core Field of Study Courses 

• PSYC 2301: General Psychology 

Discipline Foundation Field of Study Courses 

• PSYC 2314: Lifespan & Growth Development 
• PSYC 2317: Statistical Methods in Psychology 
• PSYC 2319: Social Psychology 

Directed Electives Field of Study Courses 

• PSYC 2306: Human Sexuality 
• PSYC 2308: Child Psychology 

No correspondence or online course from another university may apply toward elective or core psychology hours without the prior approval of the undergraduate psychology advisor or department chair. Psychology courses identified in the Schedule of Classes as “Intended as a General Elective” may not count as a psychology elective but may count as a general elective.

No correspondence course or non-UT Tyler online course may apply toward elective or core psychology hours without the prior approval of the department chair or psychology advisor.

Only courses in which a grade of “C” or better will fulfill degree requirements. Graduation requires a GPA of at least 2.25 in major or minor psychology degree requirements. Students are advised to complete a degree plan during their first semester of enrollment.

Students must take the UT Tyler Exit Exam in Psychology during their last semester and meet a criterion in order to graduate with a degree in Psychology.

Recommended Four-Year Curriculum

Freshman Year

Semester I (15 hours)

Semester II (15 hours)

Sophomore Year

Semester III (15 hours)

Semester IV (15 hours)

Junior Year

Semester V (15 hours)

Semester VI (15 hours)

Senior Year

Semester VII (15 hours)

Semester VIII (15 hrs.)