Program: Psychology, Pre-graduate School Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 11, 2025

2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

Students who apply for the major in Psychology with a Pre-graduate School concentration should be those who will be competitive applicants for Ph.D. or competitive master’s programs. GPA is an important consideration for admission to these programs. A subcommittee of the Undergraduate Studies Committee will screen students applying for the concentration, and students will be admitted to the program only upon approval of their application. A minimum GPA of 3.25 is required for application.

To graduate with this concentration, students must achieve an overall GPA of 3.25. It is recommended that students apply for admission to this concentration between the completion of 45 and 60 hours. The Pre-graduate School concentration requires 41 semester hours of psychology and one minor from outside the Department of Psychology.

At least 9 semester hours of upper-division level courses and 6 semester hours at any level in the Psychology major must be completed at MTSU.

Required Core Courses (26 hours)

PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 2000 - Seminar on Careers in Psychology 1 credit hour
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Social Behavior 3 credit hours
PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
PSY 3070 - Research Methods 3 credit hours AND
PSY 3071 - Research Methods Lab 1 credit hour
PSY 3230 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit hours OR
PSY 3590 - Personality 3 credit hours
PSY 4030 - Psychology of Sensation and Perception 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4240 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 credit hours
PSY 4040 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4480 - Learning Theories 3 credit hours

Additional Required Courses (15 hours)

PSY 4070 - Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
PSY 4080 - Advanced Research Methods 3 credit hours OR
UH 4950 - Honors Independent Research 3 to 9 credit hours (with prior approval) OR
PSY 3990 - Research in Psychology 1 to 3 credit hours (with prior approval)
Plus 9 additional hours of psychology electives (at least 6 upper division)

Curriculum: Psychology, Pre-graduate School Concentration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
PSY 2000 - Seminar on Careers in Psychology 1 credit hour
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Social Behavior 3 credit hours
PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
PSY required core class 3 credit hours
PSY 3070 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
PSY 3071 - Research Methods Lab 1 credit hour
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior Year

PSY 4070 - Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
PSY 4080 - Advanced Research Methods 3 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours
PSY required core class 3 credit hours
PSY electives 6 credit hours
PSY 3990 - Research in Psychology 1 to 3 credit hours AND/OR general electives 7-9 credit hours

Subtotal: 28-30 Hours

Senior Year

PSY required core class 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
PSY electives and general electives 19-24 credit hours (at least 3 credit hours must be PSY credit hours.)

Required Core Courses (26 hours)

Additional Required Courses (15 hours)

Curriculum: Psychology, Pre-graduate School Concentration

Freshman

First Semester

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Second Semester

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior Year

Subtotal: 28-30 Hours

Senior Year

Subtotal: 25-30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120