A B.S. in psychology requires 45 or 46 credit hours (15 courses). Prior to declaring a Bachelor of Science with a major in psychology, students must complete PSYC 1300 , PSYC 3301 , and STAT 2331 . An approved alternate analysis course may be substituted for STAT 2331 with departmental permission. These three foundation courses must be completed with a C or higher on the first attempt in order to declare the B.S. degree.
Research training, independent study and internship courses are available (PSYC 3099 , PSYC 3199 , PSYC 3299 , PSYC 3399 , and PSYC 4385 ) on a pass/fail basis. These courses will not count toward the required hours for the major. To earn the B.S. degree, students must earn a C- or higher in all breadth and elective classes and have a major GPA of 2.500.
SMU Degree Requirements
An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:
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