HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
THE PSYCHOLOGY B.S. MAJOR AN 8-SEMESTER STUDY GRID
This is simply an example of what 8 semesters might look like for incoming First-Year students. If you declare your major later, or are a Transfer Student, your grid will look considerably different. Your choices may vary. There are several course options for most required categories. Up to 6 credits of Core Distribution credits may be taken during Study Abroad. Before you can declare this Major, you must complete a minimum of 16 credits in pre-medical sciences required by the program while enrolled at Hofstra. Students must maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA overall and in the required sciences to enter and remain in this program. Students should meet with their Psychology Department advisor at least once every semester.
FIRST YEAR Fall WSC001 PSY 001 (Introduction to Psychology) BIO 012 (Animal Form and Function) MATH 050, 071, 072, or 073
Spring WSC002 Psychology Essentials elective CHEM 003A & 003B (General Chemistry 1 and lab Cognate course elective Humanities Liberal Arts Elective (LT/AA or CP)
Summer/January Sessions*
Spring BIO 011 (Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics) Psychology Essentials elective
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SECOND YEAR Fall PSY 040 (Statistics) CHEM 004A & 004B (General Chemistry II and Lab PSY Specialty/Applied Elective Humanities Liberal Arts Elective (CP or LT/AA) Non-Liberal Arts Elective
PSY Specialty/Applied Elective Cognate course elective BH distribution course
THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester; not restricted to Junior Year.** Fall PSY 141 (Research Methods) Psychology Essentials elective PHYS 001A & 001B (Elementary Physics I and Lab) Calculus I (if needed) or LA elective
Spring Psychology Essentials elective PHYS 002A & 002B (Elementary Physics II and Lab) CHEM 135 (Foundations in Organic Chemistry) CHEM 137 (Foundations in Organic Chemistry Lab) HP distribution course
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FOURTH YEAR Fall PSY Research Seminar or Liberal Arts Elective BCHEM 162 (Foundations of Biochemistry) or BCHEM 163 (only 1 required) Elective (BIO 135 Genetics suggested, not required) Liberal Arts Elective Elective
Spring PSY Research Seminar or elective
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Elective (BIO 137 Cell Biology suggested, not required) BCHM 163 (Bio-Organic Chemistry of Metabolism) or BCHEM 162 (only 1 required) Elective Elective
For more information and to meet your faculty, visit our Department website at https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/psy/index.html
Some Psychology courses (AP/IB/Transfer) taken prior to Hofstra can count toward the major. Some Non-Psychology courses taken prior to your first year can count toward general education requirements or elective credits, whether taken at Hofstra or transferred in. See the Psychology Department Advising Blog for information about internships, work opportunities, and other resources associated with the Psychology major: https://hofstrapsychadvising.wordpress.com/ NOTES * You are not required to take Summer or January courses (for which there is no financial aid). You can complete your degree of 124 credits by taking 4 or 5 courses each semester. The required courses for the Psychology B.S. Major consist of a mixture of 3 and 4 credit courses. **In addition to going on study abroad for either semester in their third year, students can go for a semester in their second or fourth years, or for a short-term program in the summer or during the January break.