Psychology, B.S. - Recreation Therapy
The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. 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 (56 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 major 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 Applied (6 credits)
PSY 219 – Lifespan Development
PSY 321 - Abnormal Psychology
Basic Processes (6 credits)
Select two:
PSY 303 – Perception
PSY 311 – Learning
PSY 313 – Cognition
PSY 332 – Human Emotions
PSY 383 – Brain and Behavior
Seminars and Advanced Scientific Inquiry, BS subset (6 credits)
Select two:
PSY 401 – History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 406 – Language
PSY 431 – Tests and Measurements
PSY 461 – Data Gathering Techniques: Assessment
PSY 462 – Data Gathering Techniques: Instrumentation
PSY 484 – Comparative Animal Behavior
PSY 487 – Psychopharmacology
PSY 494 – Seminar in the Human Nervous System and Behavior
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
PSY Major Elective (3 credits)
Select one:
PSY 197 or any PSY course at the 300- or 400-level, excluding PSY 471, PSY 472, PSY 473
Experiential Learning (3 credits)
Select one:
PSY 463 – Field practicum in Psychological Research or Applied Translation
PSY 467 – Laboratory Practicum in Psychological Research
REC 301 – Internship I
Recreation Therapy Concentration (15 credits)
Students with an overall 3.0 GPA may be approved to complete the Recreation Therapy
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.
HMS 280 – Survey of Anatomy and Physiology
REC 231 – Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
REC 574 – Park and Recreation Management ('C' or better)
Choose two of ('C' or better):
REC 534 – Advanced Practice in Therapeutic Recreation Programming
REC 543 – Advanced Interventions in Recreation Therapy
REC 581 – Seminar in Therapeutic Recreation Service
REC 585 – Clinical Aspects of Therapeutic Recreation