Minimum requirements for the Psychology Major

- PS111 (Introduction to Psychology)

At least two courses from:

- PS253(Social)

- PS251 (Personality)

- PS254 (Abnormal)

- PS255 (Child Development) or

PS256 (Adolescent and Adult Development)

At least two courses from:

- PS232 (Cognitive)

- PS233 (Biological Basis of Behavior)

- PS272 (Sensation and Perception)

Methodological and Statistical Skills

- PS214 (Research Methods and Statistics in

Psychology I) and a PS214 lab

- PS215 (Research Methods and Statistics in

Psychology II) and a PS215 lab

Note: PS214 is offered in the fall, PS215 in the spring.  It is very important for Psychology majors to take these courses in their sophomore year.

Advanced Knowledge and Collaborative Research

- One pair of seminar/collaborative research courses, in which basic knowledge is built upon in the seminar, and original team collaborative research is designed and carried-out in the collaborative research course.  Results are presented at the department poster session in the semester the courses are taken, and at the Colby Undergraduate Research Symposium in the spring.

- One other 300-level course

-  PS420 (Fall or Spring): Senior Integrative Seminar