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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology, B.A.


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Students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements, General College of Arts and Sciences requirements , College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement , Major Requirements, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases a minimum of 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of coursework used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.

Schedule of Classes


Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements


In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements   section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in psychology, B.A. program


To earn the Bachelor of Arts with a major in psychology, students must complete a minimum of 48 credits in psychology with a minimum GPA of 2.0 over all psychology courses and must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Required courses (12 credits)


2. One course from two of the following groups (8 credits)


3. One course from four of the five following groups (16 credits)


Behavioral Health


4. Two electives (8 credits)


Note: Electives must be in addition to courses used to satisfy four of the five groups above. One of the two electives must be at the 3000 level or higher. The remaining credits can be satisfied with a psychology course at any level.

6. At least 20 credits in psychology must be taken at Oakland University.


Requirements for a modified major in psychology with a concentration in linguistics, B.A. program


Students with this modified major in psychology must complete a minimum of 24 credits in psychology and 20 credits in linguistics including:

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