Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Sport Psychology
(48-51 credits as listed below, with Undergraduate Curriculum requirements and electives to total 128)
First Year
- PY 111 Introduction to Psychology
- PY 153 Social Psychology
Sophomore Year
- PY 221 Psychology as a Natural Science: Learning and Cognition
- PY 222 Psychology as a Natural Science: Behavior Neuroscience
- MA 141 Elementary Statistics
- PY 142 Research Methods
- PY 203 Health Psychology
- One natural science (NP) course outside Psychology
Junior Year
Students spend the junior year abroad taking courses at the University of Stirling (Scotland) or the University of Ulster, Jordanstown (Northern Ireland). Coursework must include a minimum of three courses in Sport Psychology or sports science. See Pathways to Study Abroad.
Senior Year
PY 490, 491 Senior Course. (Students will focus their senior internship and senior thesis on a topic from the area of Sport Psychology.)