Sample Four-year Plan for Psychology Major
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations.
| Freshman Fall |
16 credits |
| ENGL 103 - Composition and the Elements of Argument |
3 |
| PSYC 100 - Effective Behavior |
3 |
| PSYC 114 - Team Building and Leadership |
1 |
| MATH 130 - Introductory Statistics OR PSYC 223 - Applied Statistics for the Social Sciences |
3 |
| PSYC 171 - General Psychology |
3 |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
| Freshman Spring |
15 credits |
| PSYC 149 - Introductory Psychology Seminar |
3 |
| ENGL 104 - Composition and Literature |
3 |
| Integrating Faith and Practice |
3 |
| PSYC 220 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Sophomore Fall |
17 credits |
| PSYC 230 - Research Methods |
3 |
| PSYC 205 - Introduction to Chemical Dependency OR PSYC 304 - Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention |
3 |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
| PSYC 270 - Interviewing and the Helping Relationship |
3 |
| PSYC 250, 310, 320, OR 335 - Cognitive development and social psychology |
3 |
| FAPP 108 - Film Appreciation OR FAPP 254 - American History through Film |
2 |
| Sophomore Spring |
15 credits |
| FAPP 108 - Film Appreciation OR FAPP 254 - American History through Film |
2 |
| BIOL 203 - Human Biology for Social Services |
4 |
| History Elective |
3 |
| ENGL 307 - Argumentative Writing |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Junior Fall |
15 credits |
| PSYC 332, 352, 365, 422, 424, OR 435 - From Theory to Practice |
3 |
| VUSM 300 - The Common Good |
3 |
| Religious Studies Elective |
3 |
| PSYC 340 - Behavior Disorders |
3 |
| Philosophy Elective |
3 |
| Junior Spring |
15 credits |
| PSYC 261 - Introduction to Biopsychology OR PSYC 305 - Psychopharmacology |
3 |
| PSYC 330 - Critical Inquiry in Psychology |
3 |
| Choose three of the following: PSYC 332, PSYC 352, PSYC 365, PSYC 422, PSYC 424, PSYC 435 - From Theory to Practice |
9 |
| Senior Fall |
15–19 credits |
| VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life |
3 |
| PSYC 349 - Advanced Psychology Seminar |
1 |
| Appropriate advanced research or internship experience as determined by student and advisor |
1–3 |
| Psychology Elective |
3 |
| Appropriate capstone course |
1–3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Senior Spring |
9–19 credits |
| PSYC 351 - Psychologycal Testing |
4 |
| PSYC 486 - Practicum (1–3 cr.) OR PSYC 487 - Experiential Learning Internship (1–9 cr.) |
1–9 |
| Appropriate capstone course |
1–3 |
| Elective |
3 |