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Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements PSYBS

Requirements

The major requires at least 36 credit hours (55–62 with the Addenda and Additional Requirements), including the requirements listed below.
  1. Entry-Level Sequences. One of the following options:
    1. Option One.
      1. Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
      2. Methods of Experimental Psychology. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
    2. Option Two.
      1. Introductory Psychology I. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
      2. Introductory Psychology II. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 102 Introductory Psychology II
      3. Methods of Experimental Psychology. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
    3. Option Three. For ASURE students only. Three (3) courses:
      1. Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
      2. Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies. One (1) course:
        • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (Approved topics: "OPINIONS, BELIEFS, AND TRUTH: PSYCH & NEUROSCIENCE" (TPC 44))
      3. ASURE Psychological and Brain Sciences Research. One (1) course:
        • PSY-X 150 ASURE Psychological and Brain Sciences Research
    4. Option Four. For ASURE students only. Four (4) courses:
      1. Introductory Psychology I. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
      2. Introductory Psychology II. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 102 Introductory Psychology II
      3. Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies. One (1) course:
        • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (Approved topics: "OPINIONS, BELIEFS, AND TRUTH: PSYCH & NEUROSCIENCE" (TPC 44))
      4. ASURE Psychological and Brain Sciences Research. One (1) course:
        • PSY-X 150 ASURE Psychological and Brain Sciences Research
  2. Career Planning Sequence.
    1. Careers Module 1. One (1) course:
      • PSY-C 109 Careers Module 1 - Welcome to PBS
    2. Careers Module 2. One (1) course:
      • PSY-C 209 Careers Module 2 - Self Exploration
    3. Careers Module 3. One (1) course:
      • PSY-C 309 Careers Module 3 - Practical High Gear Exploration
  3. Statistics. One (1) course:
    • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques
    • PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques
    • ANTH-A 306 Anthropological Statistics
    • CJUS-K 300 Techniques of Data Analysis
    • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics
    • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
    • LAMP-L 316 Junior Seminar: Analytical Problem Solving
    • MATH-M 365 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
    • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
    • SOC-S 371 Statistics in Sociology
    • STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques
    • STAT-S 300 Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods
    • STAT-S 301 Applied Statistical Methods for Business
    • STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences
    • EDUC-Y 402 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR BEHAVIORAL AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
    • SPEA-K 300 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
    • SPH-Q 381 INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS
  4. Social Psychology. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 304 Social Psychology and Individual Differences
  5. Cognitive Psychology. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology
  6. Neuroscience. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience
  7. Capstone. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 404 Computer and Statistical Models in Psychology
    • PSY-P 421 Laboratory in Social Psychology
    • PSY-P 424 Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
    • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
    • PSY-P 433 Laboratory in Neuroimaging Methods
    • PSY-P 435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition
    • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "APPLICATIONS OF LEARNING SCIENCE TO THE CLASSROOM" (TPC 157); "COG DEV: TRANSLATING THEORY TO PRACTICE" (TPC 145); "HUMAN SEXUALITY RESEARCH" (TPC 320); "INTRO TO MATLAB CODING FOR PSYCH BRAIN SCIENCES" (TPC 154); "LAB IN COGNITIVE NEURO" (TPC 347); "LABORATORY IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY" (TPC 155); "PSY INTERVENTIONS & EVALUATION" (TPC 107); "PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION" (TPC 179); "RESEARCH & APP OF SLEEP & CIRCADIAN SCIENCE" (TPC 150); "THERAPEUTIC INTRVNTNS-EARLY CHLDHD BEHAVIOR PRBLMS" (TPC 137))
    • PSY-P 472 Laboratory in Brain Electrical Activity
    • PSY-P 473 Laboratory in Molecular Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 474 Psychology of Adolescent Girls
    • PSY-P 480 Psychotherapy: Empirically Supported Treatments
    • PSY-P 483 Clinical Supervision and Skill Acquisition
    • PSY-P 499 Honors Thesis Research
    • PSY-X 370 Real-World Program Evaluation: Applying Psychology Research to Service Learning
    • PSY-X 498 Capstone Supervised Research
    • PSY-Y 403 Networks in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience
  8. Advanced Courses. Four (4) courses:
    • Additional course from the Capstone list (limit of one (1) additional course unless pursuing PSY-P 499 Departmental Honors Thesis Option)
    • BIOL-L 423 Brain, Behavior and Evolution
    • BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior
    • BIOL-Z 463 Comparative Neurobiology of Animal Behavior
    • ENGR-E 399 TOPICS IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
    • HPSC-X 424 Neuropsychological Pathography
    • PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 349 Cognitive Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 351 Psychobiology, Self, and Society
    • PSY-P 366 Consumer Psychology
    • PSY-P 386 Social Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 405 Elementary Mathematical Psychology
    • PSY-P 406 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System
    • PSY-P 409 Neural Bases of Sensory Function
    • PSY-P 410 Development of the Brain and Behavior
    • PSY-P 411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory
    • PSY-P 416 Evolution and Ecology of Learning
    • PSY-P 423 Human Neuropsychology
    • PSY-P 425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
    • PSY-P 430 Behavior Modification
    • PSY-P 434 Community Psychology
    • PSY-P 437 Neurobiology of Addictions
    • PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition
    • PSY-P 440 Topics in Cognitive Psychology
    • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language
    • PSY-P 442 Infant Development
    • PSY-P 443 Cognitive Development
    • PSY-P 444 Scientific Writing in the Psychological and Brain Sciences
    • PSY-P 446 Group Processes
    • PSY-P 447 Social Influence Processes
    • PSY-P 448 Social Judgment and Person Perception
    • PSY-P 449 Social Psychology of Public Opinion
    • PSY-P 452 Psychology in the Business Environment
    • PSY-P 453 Decision-making and the Brain
    • PSY-P 455 The Role of Psychology in Legal Doctrine
    • PSY-P 456
    • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology
    • PSY-P 459 History and Systems of Psychology
    • PSY-P 460 The Psychology of Gender
    • PSY-P 461 Human Memory
    • PSY-P 466 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
    • PSY-P 467 Diseases of the Nervous System
    • PSY-P 469 Stress Effects on Brain and Behavior
    • PSY-P 470 Molecular Methods in Neuroscience Research
    • PSY-P 475 Evidence-based Clinical Science
    • PSY-P 478 Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
    • PSY-P 482 Biobehavioral Processes in Substance Use Disorders
    • PSY-P 484 The Science of Moral Judgment
    • PSY-Y 408 Personality Disorders
    • PSY-Y 412 Psychology and Neuroscience of Autism
    • PSY-Y 413 Neuropsychopharmacology
    • PSY-Y 414 The Connected Brain
    • PSY-Y 415 Cannabinoid Neurobiology
    • PSY-Y 419 The Psychology of Gender, Work, and Leadership
    • PSY-Y 427 Introduction to Molecular, Cellular, and Circuit Mechanisms of Addiction
    • PSY-Y 488 The Science Behind Brain Development and Function
  9. Additional Requirements**.
    1. Mathematics.
      1. Additional Math 1. One (1) course with a grade of C- or higher:
        • Both of the following:
          • MATH-D 116 Introduction to Finite Mathematics I
          • MATH-D 117 Introduction to Finite Mathematics II
        • MATH-J 113 Introduction to Calculus with Applications
        • MATH-M 106
        • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
        • MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I
        • MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II
        • Any MATH-M 200–299 except MATH-M 247; MATH-M 298
        • Any MATH-M 300–399
        • Any MATH-M 400–499 except MATH-M 491
        • MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics
        • MATH-S 211
        • MATH-S 212 Honors Calculus II
        • MATH-V 118 Finite Mathematics with Applications
        • MATH-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus I
        • Course approved by director of undergraduate studies.
      2. Additional Math 2. One (1) additional course with a grade of D- or higher:
        • Both of the following:
          • MATH-D 116 Introduction to Finite Mathematics I
          • MATH-D 117 Introduction to Finite Mathematics II
        • MATH-J 113 Introduction to Calculus with Applications
        • MATH-M 106
        • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
        • MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I
        • MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II
        • Any MATH-M 200–299 except MATH-M 247; MATH-M 298
        • Any MATH-M 300–399
        • Any MATH-M 400–499 except MATH-M 491
        • MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics
        • MATH-S 211
        • MATH-S 212 Honors Calculus II
        • MATH-V 118 Finite Mathematics with Applications
        • MATH-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus I
        • Course approved by director of undergraduate studies.
    2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences Foundation and Lab Combination. One (1) of the following options:
      • N&M One-Course Option. One (1) course:
        • CHEM-C 103 Introduction to Chemical Principles
        • CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II
        • PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I
        • PHYS-H 222 Honors Physics II
        • PHYS-P 201 General Physics I
        • PHYS-P 202 General Physics II
        • PHYS-P 221 Physics I
        • PHYS-P 222 Physics II
        • ANAT-A 225
        • PHSL-P 225
      • N&M Two-Course Option. Both of the following:
        1. Foundation. One (1) course:
          • ABEH-A 101 Introduction to Animal Behavior
          • BIOL-H 111 Integrated Freshman Learning Experience I
          • BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms
          • CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I
          • CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II
          • CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
          • CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II
          • CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I
          • CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
          • CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Science Majors
          • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences
          • STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference
          • CSCI-C 200 Introduction to Computers and Programming
          • CSCI-C 211 Introduction to Computer Science
          • INFO-I 101 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATICS
        2. Lab. One (1) course:
          • ABEH-A 350 Animal Behavior Laboratory
          • BIOL-H 112 Integrated Freshman Learning Experience II
          • BIOL-L 113 Biology Laboratory
          • BIOL-X 150 ASURE Biology Research Lab 1
          • CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory I
          • CHEM-C 122 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory II
          • CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I
          • CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II
          • CHEM-C 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory
          • CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors
          • CHEM-X 150 ASURE Chemistry Research Lab I
          • COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
          • STAT-S 352 Data Modeling and Inference
          • CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
          • INFO-I 123 DATA FLUENCY
    3. Natural and Mathematical Sciences Breadth. One (1) of the following options:
      • Two (2) additional courses from the Additional Math 1 list
      • At least five (5) additional credits:
        • Animal Behavior
          • ABEH-A 101 Introduction to Animal Behavior
          • ABEH-A 200 Workshop in Animal Behavior
          • ABEH-A 350 Animal Behavior Laboratory
          • ABEH-A 401 Topical Issues in Animal Behavior (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
        • Anthropology
          • ANTH-A 211 Anthropology Topics in the Natural and Mathematical Sciences
          • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
          • ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology
          • ANTH-B 301 Laboratory in Bioanthropology
          • ANTH-B 312 Evolutionary Medicine
          • ANTH-B 333 Chimpanzee Biology: Anatomy, Evolution, Ecology, and Physiology
          • ANTH-B 340 Hormones and Human Behavior
          • ANTH-B 368 The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior
          • ANTH-B 370 Human Variation
          • ANTH-B 466 The Primates
          • ANTH-B 470 Human Adaptation: Biological Approaches
          • ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
          • ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
          • ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
          • ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
          • ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
        • Biology
          • BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants
          • BIOL-B 364 Summer Flowering Plants
          • BIOL-B 368 Ethnobotany
          • BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms
          • BIOL-L 113 Biology Laboratory
          • BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology
          • BIOL-L 222 The City as Ecosystem
          • BIOL-L 322 Writing Workshop in Biology
          • BIOL-L 330 Biology of the Cell
          • BIOL-L 340 Biology of Sexual Diversity
          • BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology
          • BIOL-L 369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society
          • BIOL-M 250 Microbiology
          • BIOL-M 430 Virology Lecture
          • BIOL-S 211 Molecular Biology, Honors
          • BIOL-X 325 ASURE Biology Research Lab 2
          • Major level Biology courses may be considered with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies
        • Chemistry
          • CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I
          • CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II
          • CHEM-C 103 Introduction to Chemical Principles
          • CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
          • CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II
          • CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I
          • CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II
          • CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II
          • CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory I
          • CHEM-C 122 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory II
          • CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I
          • CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II
          • CHEM-C 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory
          • CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures
          • CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures
          • CHEM-C 360 Introductory Physical Chemistry
          • CHEM-C 361 Physical Chemistry of Bulk Matter
          • CHEM-C 362 Physical Chemistry of Molecules
          • CHEM-C 383 Human Biochemistry
          • CHEM-C 430 Inorganic Chemistry
          • CHEM-C 460 Nuclear Chemistry
          • CHEM-C 483 Biological Chemistry
          • CHEM-C 484 Biomolecules and Catabolism
          • CHEM-C 485 Biosynthetic Pathways and Control of Metabolism
          • CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
          • CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors
          • CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Science Majors
          • CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors
          • CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors
          • CHEM-X 150 ASURE Chemistry Research Lab I
        • Cognitive Sciences
          • COGS-Q 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science
          • COGS-Q 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science
          • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences
          • COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
          • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition
          • COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences
          • COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
          • COGS-Q 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation
          • COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain
          • COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition
        • History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
          • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning
          • HPSC-X 226 Issues in Science: Natural and Mathematical
          • HPSC-X 227 Computers Limited: What Computers Cannot Do
          • HPSC-X 229 History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
          • HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine
          • HPSC-X 326 Topics in Science: Natural and Mathematical
          • HPSC-X 327 The Computer: A Biography
        • Physics
          • PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I
          • PHYS-H 222 Honors Physics II
          • PHYS-P 201 General Physics I
          • PHYS-P 202 General Physics II
          • PHYS-P 211 Global Energy Problems: Technological Options and Policy Choices
          • PHYS-P 221 Physics I
          • PHYS-P 222 Physics II
          • PHYS-P 301 Physics III
          • PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics
          • PHYS-P 314 Introduction to Medical Physics
          • PHYS-P 321 Techniques in Theoretical Physics
          • PHYS-P 331 Theory of Electricity and Magnetism I
          • PHYS-P 332 Theory of Electricity and Magnetism II
          • PHYS-P 340 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
          • PHYS-P 350 Applied Physics Instrumentation Laboratory
          • PHYS-P 400 Analog and Digital Electronics
          • PHYS-P 410 Computing Applications in Physics
          • PHYS-P 411 Computing Applications in Physics II
          • PHYS-P 425 Introductory Biophysics
          • PHYS-P 441 Analytical Mechanics I
          • PHYS-P 442 Analytical Mechanics II
          • PHYS-P 453 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
          • PHYS-P 454 Modern Physics
          • PHYS-P 460
        • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
          • SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology
          • SLHS-S 209 Topics in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Approved topics: "POWERFUL VOICES: HOW WHO WE ARE SHAPES OUR SPEECH" (TPC 1))
          • SLHS-S 215 Honors Seminar
          • SLHS-S 302 Acoustics for Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
          • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging
          • SLHS-S 333 Childhood Language
        • Statistics
          • STAT-S 201 Networks 2.0: Quantitative Literacy
          • STAT-S 211 Statistics for Journalists
          • STAT-S 320 Introduction to Statistics
          • STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference
          • STAT-S 352 Data Modeling and Inference
        • Anatomy
          • ANAT-A 225
          • ANAT-A 464 HUMAN TISSUE BIOLOGY
        • Computer Science
          • CSCI-A 201 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING I
          • CSCI-A 202 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING II
          • CSCI-C 200 Introduction to Computers and Programming
          • CSCI-C 211 Introduction to Computer Science
          • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems
          • CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
          • CSCI-H 211 Introduction to Computer Science, Honors
          • CSCI-H 212 Introduction to Software Systems, Honors
        • Informatics
          • INFO-I 101 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATICS
          • INFO-I 123 DATA FLUENCY
          • INFO-I 201 MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATICS
          • INFO-I 202 SOCIAL INFORMATICS
          • INFO-I 216 HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND AI
          • INFO-I 222 THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
          • INFO-I 300 HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING
          • INFO-I 308 INFORMATION REPRESENTATION
        • Medical Sciences
          • MSCI-M 216 MEDICAL SCIENCE OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
          • MSCI-M 360 INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
          • MSCI-M 485 PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASE
        • Physiology
          • PHSL-P 225
          • PHSL-P 416 COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
  10. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Major Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the PSY subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
  • NULL:

    This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

    • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (PSYBA)
    • Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychological Science (CLPSYSCIBS)
    • Bachelor of Science in Organizational and Business Psychology (OBPSYBS)
    • Minor in Psychology (PSYMIN)
    • [Name unavailable] (PSYTSBA)
    • [Name unavailable] (PSYTSBS)
    • [Name unavailable] (CLPSYSTSBS)
    • [Name unavailable] (OBPSYTSBS)

    Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.