Psychology, B.S. - Applied Behavior Analysis

The graduation requirements are listed below. In addition, students select free electives to reach 120 credits overall required for the degree.  The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/psychology/programs. 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (65 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.

‘C’ or better required in all PSY courses except PSY 100, and in all required SED courses.

Survey of field and program (4 credits)
PSY 100 – Introduction to Psychology (T2MB)
PSY 300 – The Psychology Major: Curriculum and Careers

Scientific Inquiry (7 credits)
PSY 259 – Statistics in Psychology
PSY 393 – Research Methods in Psychology

Individual and Social System (3 credits)
Select one:
PSY 227 – Social Psychology
PSY 228 – Personality

Development and/or Applied (9 credits) 
Select one:
PSY 210 – Infant and Child Development
PSY 215 – Adolescent Development
PSY 219 – Lifespan Development
PSY 315 – Adulthood and Aging
PSY 322 – Early Developmental Disability

Select two:
PSY 210 – Infant and Child Development
PSY 215 – Adolescent Development
PSY 219 – Lifespan Development
PSY 220 – Introduction to the Mental Health Field
PSY 315 – Adulthood and Aging
PSY 318 – Emotional and Social
PSY 320 – Abnormal Child Psychology
PSY 321 – Abnormal Psychology
PSY 322 – Early Developmental Disability
PSY 361 – Psychology of the Workplace 
PSY 366 – Health Psychology
PSY 370 – For Early Education Majors 
PSY 371 – Educational Psychology 

Basic Processes (6 credits)
SED 210 – Principles of Learning and Behavior 
Select one:
PSY 303 – Perception
PSY 313 – Cognition [CS]
PSY 332 – Human Emotions
PSY 383 – Brain and Behavior

Seminars and Advanced Scientific Inquiry Applied Behavior Analysis (6 credits)
Select two:
PSY 406 – Language 
PSY 415 – Topics in Development
PSY 431 – Tests and Measurements
PSY 461 – Data Gathering Techniques: Assessment 
PSY 462 – Data Gathering Techniques: Instrumentation
PSY 466 – Clinical Psychology
PSY 474 – Seminar in Behavior Theory and Practice

Seminars and Advanced Scientific Inquiry (3 credits)
Select one:
PSY 401 – History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 402 – Seminar in Community Psychology
PSY 406 – Language
PSY 412 – Psychology of Gender
PSY 414 – Psychology of Spirituality
PSY 415 – Topics in Development
PSY 427 – Seminar in Close Relationships
PSY 431 – Tests and Measurements
PSY 461 – Data Gathering Techniques: Assessment
PSY 462 – Data Gathering Techniques: Instrumentation
PSY 465 – Seminar in Psychological Counseling and Therapy
PSY 466 – Clinical Psychology
PSY 474 – Seminar in Behavior Theory and Practice
PSY 484 – Comparative Animal Behavior
PSY 487 – Psychopharmacology
PSY 490 – Seminar for Psychology Majors
PSY 492 – Psychology and Law
PSY 494 – Seminar in the Human Nervous System and Behavior

Experiential Learning (3 credits)
Select one:
PSY 463 – Field practicum in Psychological Research or Applied Translation
PSY 467 – Laboratory Practicum in Psychological Research

Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration (24 credits)
Students with an overall 3.0 GPA may be approved to complete the Applied Behavior Analysis concentration. Graduate courses may be completed during their senior year when a student has earned at least 90 credits. Courses successfully completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit to be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate transcript. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

SED 250 – Data-Based Decision-Making
SED 310 – Introduction to Assessment in ABA
SED 350 – Introduction to Intervention in ABA
SED 351 – Introduction to Behavior Analystic Practices
SED 404 – Introduction to Program Implementation, Supervision and Management
SED 405 – Introduction to ABA Ethics
SED 689 – Philosophical Underpinnings of ABA ('C' or higher)
SED 690 – Principles of ABA ('C' or higher)
SED 691 – Single Subject Research Methods ('C' or higher)