2016-2017 Department of Professional Studies

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program. 

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	Science with Lab1,2	4
  Social Sciences1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  Technical Course2	3	Mathematics1	3
  PSY 2003 General Psychology	3	PSY 2023 Consumer Psychology	3
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	17	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Communication1	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  Technical Course2	3	PS 3013 Professional Studies Seminar	3
  Elective3	6	PSY 3063 Developmental Psychology I	3
  		Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
  PSY 3163 Developmental Psychology II	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
  Professional Studies Professional Core Electives4	6	Elective3	6
  Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
  PSY 3093 Industrial Psychology	3	PSY 4043 Social Psychology	3
  Technical Courses2	6	Technical Courses2	9
  Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Technical courses taken as part of an associate degree or from a community college may be transferred into the BPS degree.
³At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
⁴Six hours from the following^: PS 4143  Nonprofit Governance, PS 4243 Planning for Adult Learners, PS 4343 Community Development, PS 4443 Professional Leadership, PS 4543 Workplace Supervision. Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.