The Bachelor of Science in Psychology program emphasizes research, theory, practice, and academic rigor to prepare students for further training at the graduate level and/or employment. The program offers a senior research project or a senior internship, depending upon which concentration the student selects. The BS in Psychology requires 122 total credit hours, including all general education requirements, upper-level (300/400) courses, and program-specific courses detailed below.
General Education
I. LMU Specific Courses
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            4
          
    
  
  
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            4.0          
        II. Communication
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            9
          
    
  
  
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            9.0          
        III. Ethics, Fine Arts, History, or Humanities
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            3
          
    
  
  
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            6.0          
        IV. Behavioral/Social Sciences
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            3.0          
        V. History
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            6
          
    
  
  
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            6.0          
        VI. Mathematics
(see Mathematics Placement)
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            3.0
        
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            3.0          
        VII. Natural Sciences/Physical Sciences
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            8
          
    
  
  
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            8.0          
        *LMU requires all first-time freshmen students with less than 15 credits of college credit to complete UACT 100.
Required Courses:
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            39.0          
        Psychology/Pre-Physicians Assistant Required Collateral Courses:
                          Item #
                      
          
            Title
          
          
                        Credits
          
        
    
            3.0
        
                                      Sub-Total Credits
                      
          
            55.0          
        Please Note:
- Two courses with labs (8 semester credit hours) in this section will count as the student's General Education Science Requirement.
- MATH-120 Trigonometry can count as the student's General Education Mathematics Requirement.
- PHIL 430 will count as one of the student's Ethics, Fine Arts, History, or Humanities Requirements.
- PSCY 100 will also count as the student's Behavioral/Social Sciences General Education Requirement.
            Total Credits
                
    
      122    
  