Apr 19, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology, B.A.

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).

A student cannot declare a major and a minor in the same discipline (e.g. a BS in Accounting with a minor in Accounting).

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)

PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4)
PSY 2500 - Research Design in Psychology (4)
PSY 2510 - Statistics in Psychology (4)
Note: Each course must be completed with a minimum grade of C.

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

Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology

PSY 2150 - Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology (4)

Developmental

PSY 2250 - Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)

Social Personality

Behavioral Health

PSY 2400 - Introduction to Positive Psychology (4)
PSY 2410 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4)
PSY 2420 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (4)

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

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.

5. One capstone course at 4000-level (4 credits)

Note: The capstone course may not count as an elective under requirement #3.

PSY 4500 - Advanced Research Design in Psychology (4)
PSY 4921 - Readings and Research Projects (4)
PSY 4930 - Field Experience in Psychology (4)
PSY 4971 - Seminar in Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology (4)
PSY 4972 - Seminar in Developmental Psychology (4)
PSY 4973 - Seminar in Social Psychology (4)
PSY 4974 - Seminar in Individual Differences and Personality Psychology (4)
PSY 4977 - Seminar: Psychopharmacology (4)
PSY 4978 - Seminar: Cognitive Development in Children (4)
PSY 4979 - Seminar: Resilient Aging (4)
PSY 4980 - Seminar: Moral Development (4)
PSY 4982 - Intergroup Relations (4)
PSY 4983 - Cognitive Psychology: Theory and Application (4)
PSY 4989 - History of Psychology (4)
PSY 4998 - Honors Independent Studies I (4)

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:

1. Required courses

PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4)
PSY 2500 - Research Design in Psychology (4)
PSY 2510 - Statistics in Psychology (4)

2. At least two 3000-level PSY courses

3. Sixteen credits in LIN courses, including

LIN 2201 - Introduction to Linguistics (4)
LIN 4303 - Introduction to Phonology (4)
LIN 4304 - Introduction to Syntax (4)
LIN 4403 - Phonological Theory (4) or LIN 4404 - Syntactic Theory (4)

4. Required course

LIN 4335 - Psycholinguistics (4)

Psychology, B.A.

Schedule of Classes

General Education Requirements

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

1. Required courses (12 credits)

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

Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology

Developmental

Social Personality

Behavioral Health

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

Evolutionary and Comparative

Cognition, Perception, and Biological Psychology

Developmental

Social Personality

Behavioral Health

4. Two electives (8 credits)

5. One capstone course at 4000-level (4 credits)

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

1. Required courses

2. At least two 3000-level PSY courses

3. Sixteen credits in LIN courses, including

4. Required course