Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Psychology Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | 1 |
| Experiential Learning Introduction | ||
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| Introductory Course | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Personal/Social Bases of Behavior (Area A) | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Personality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Clinical Psychology and Mental Health | ||
| Biological/Cognitive Bases of Behavior (Area B) | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Learning and Motivation | ||
or PSYC 3451 | Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis | |
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Biological Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission): | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Psychology Seminar | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Biological Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Personality | ||
| Seminar in Social Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Clinical Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Social and Affective Neuroscience | ||
| Seminar in Learning and Motivation | ||
| Lab Requirement | ||
| Complete two psychology lab courses OR one psychology lab course and one psychology directed study research or honors thesis: | 8 | |
| Lab | ||
| Laboratory in Research Design | ||
| Laboratory in Learning and Motivation | ||
| Laboratory in Biological Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Laboratory in Social Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Personality | ||
| Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Laboratory in Affective Science | ||
| Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development | ||
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Directed Study Research or Honors Thesis | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
or PSYC 4991 | Directed Study Research | |
Psychology Required Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete five PSYC courses. | 20 | |
Supporting Courses
Interdisciplinary Cluster
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three of the following courses. Choose from one group only. Students may petition to create their own interdisciplinary cluster: | 11-15 | |
| Educational Psychology | ||
| Education in the Community | ||
| Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence | ||
| Child and Adolescent Development, Learning, and Teaching | ||
| Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity | ||
| Society and Psychology | ||
| Peoples and Cultures | ||
| Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Religion and Modernity | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Sustainability and Persuasion | ||
| Climate Change, Health, and Resilience | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Youth Crime and Justice | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Race, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Peoples and Cultures | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Expressive Therapy | ||
| Abstract Drawing 1 | ||
| Music Therapy 1 | ||
| Improvisation | ||
| Introduction to Acting | ||
| Dynamic Presence: Theatre Training for Effective Interpersonal Interactions | ||
| Activism and Performance | ||
| Movement: Embodied Approaches to Creativity | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
1Additional Art Course | ||
Complete one of the following courses or course combinations concurrently with ARTF 1210: | ||
| Representational Drawing | ||
| Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221) | ||
| Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | ||
| Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | ||
| Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | ||
| Counseling and Applied Psychology | ||
| Counseling Theories and Practice | ||
| Mental Health and Counseling | ||
| Youth Crime and Justice | ||
| Counseling in Human Services | ||
| Expressive Therapy | ||
| Child Intervention and Treatment | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Artificial Intelligence and Information Science | ||
| Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| Theory of Computation | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Natural Language Processing | ||
| Language | ||
| ASL Linguistics | ||
| Linguistic Analysis | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Speech and Hearing Science | ||
| Human Resource Management and Business | ||
| Cultural Aspects of International Business | ||
| Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies | ||
| Introduction to Marketing | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Business, Ethics, and Human Rights | ||
| The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | ||
| Philosophy of Science and Psychology | ||
| Science and Pseudoscience | ||
| Introduction to Logic | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Comparative Ethics | ||
| Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare | ||
| Business, Ethics, and Human Rights | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Biological and Chemical Sciences | ||
| General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111 | ||
| General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113 | ||
| Microbes and Society | ||
| The Human Organism | ||
| Biology of Human Reproduction | ||
| Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Lab for BIOL 2217 | ||
| Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Lab for BIOL 2219 | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Evolution | ||
| General Chemistry for Health Sciences and Lab for CHEM 1101 | ||
| General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 | ||
| General Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHEM 1211 | ||
| General Chemistry 2 and Lab for CHEM 1214 | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Physical Sciences and Mathematics | ||
| In addition to the following courses, any math skill course may be used with advisor approval: | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Dynamic Earth | ||
| Earth's Changing Cycles | ||
| Statistics and Stochastic Processes | ||
or any PHYS course | ||
| Health and Wellness | ||
| Microbes and Society | ||
| Biology and Society | ||
| The Human Organism | ||
| Biology of Human Reproduction | ||
| Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Lab for BIOL 2217 | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Human Nutrition | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Nutrition | ||
| Wellness | ||
| Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| The Ethics of Food | ||
| Introduction to Sports Medicine | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Communication, Culture, and Society | ||
| Sex, Relationships, and Communication | ||
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Social Networks | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Free Speech in Cyberspace | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Communication and Inclusion | ||
| Nonverbal Social Interaction | ||
| Youth and Communication Technology | ||
| Online Communities | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Sustainability and Persuasion | ||
| Climate Change, Health, and Resilience | ||
| Social Work Track | ||
| Social Change and Human Services | ||
| Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment | ||
| Research Methods for Human Services | ||
| Social Policy | ||
| Mindfulness | ||
| Introduction to Mindfulness | ||
| Personal Behavior Change | ||
| The Yoga Tradition in Nepal: Philosophy, Methods, and Practice | ||
| The Yoga Tradition: Philosophy, Methods, and Practice | ||
| Relationships in College | ||
| Mindfulness: Theory and Practice | ||
| Mindfulness in Mental Health | ||
| Comparative Ethics | ||
| Selling Spirituality | ||
| Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond | ||
| Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
| Japanese Buddhism | ||
Mathematics Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Discrete Structures | ||
| Interactive Mathematics | ||
| Mathematical Thinking | ||
| Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 2 | ||
| Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | ||
| Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 2 | ||
| Intensive Calculus for Engineers | ||
| Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | ||
| Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
NUPath Requirements
The following NUPath Requirements are met by the major:
- Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone (CE)
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
- Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI)
Other NUPath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the program.
BS in Psychology Major Credit Requirements
Complete 68 semester hours in the major. A maximum of 34 semester hours of transfer credit is allowed in the major. Note: Up to 12 semester hours of psychology-related electives will count toward the major only after the “Interdisciplinary Cluster” section has been completed.
Science GPA Requirement (Psychology)
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: PSYC.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | PSYC area A elective | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | Vacation | |
| INSC 1000 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective) | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Math requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EESC 2000 | 1 | PSYC area A elective | 4 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | PSYC area B elective | 4 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 | ||
| PSYC area B elective | 4 | PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 | ||||
| PSYC lab elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| Co-op | 0 | PSYC lab elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC seminar elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | PSYC area A elective | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | Vacation | |
| INSC 1000 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective) | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Math requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EESC 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 | ||||
| PSYC area B elective | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC area A elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 |
| PSYC area B elective | 4 | Elective (or AP credit, etc.) | 4 | ||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | PSYC lab elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | PSYC seminar elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC lab | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | PSYC area A elective | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| INSC 1000 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective) | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Math requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | EESC 2000 | 1 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| PSYC area B elective | 4 | PSYC area A elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | PSYC area B elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC lab elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | PSYC elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC lab elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | PSYC seminar elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | PSYC area A elective | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| INSC 1000 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1214 (or other PSYC elective) | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Math requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EESC 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC area B elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| PSYC area A elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC area B elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | |
| PSYC lab elective | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | PSYC seminar elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC lab elective | 4 | PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | ||||
| PSYC interdisciplinary cluster | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||