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1 | Four-Year Guide | Psychology, Business | BS | 252D | 2025-26 | Appalachian State University College of Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology |
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3 | This four year guide is a recommended semester-by semester plan of study for this major. All four year guides are meant to be an example of how a degree can be completed in four years. Individual plans will be developed for each student in consultation with their academic advisor. Prior credit, course availability, and student needs must be considered in developing the individual plan. | |||||
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6 | Semester Hours | Course Name | Credit Hr | Min Grade | In Major GPA | Important Notes |
7 | Semester 1 | |||||
8 | Semester Hrs: | UCO 1200 | 3 | |||
9 | 16 | Gen Ed Science Inquiry | 4 | |||
10 | Gen Ed Placeholder 1 | 3 | See General Education Requirements section below. | |||
11 | Gen Ed Placeholder 2 | 3 | See General Education Requirements section below. | |||
12 | PSY 1200 | 3 | X | |||
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14 | Semester Hrs: | RC 1000 | 3 | |||
15 | 15 | Gen Ed Science Inquiry | 4 | |||
16 | Gen Ed Placeholder 3 | 3 | See General Education Requirements section below. | |||
17 | PSY 2200 | 1 | X | |||
18 | STT 2820 | 4 | X | STT 2820 also meets Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy (QL) | ||
19 | Semester 3 | |||||
20 | Semester Hrs: | RC 2001 | 3 | |||
21 | 16 | Gen Ed Placeholder 4 | 3 | See General Education Requirements section below. | ||
22 | Gen Ed Placeholder 5 | 3 | See General Education Requirements section below. | |||
23 | PSY 3100 | 4 | X | [WID] | ||
24 | Business Concentration Course 1 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Information below | ||
25 | Semester 4 | |||||
26 | Semester Hrs: | Gen Ed Placeholder 6 | 3 | See General Education Requirements section below. | ||
27 | 15 | Foundations Group Course 1 | 3 | X | **See Foundations Group Information below | |
28 | Foundations Group Course 2 | 3 | X | **See Foundations Group Information below | ||
29 | Science/Math Required Course | 3 | X | See Science / Math Section Information below. | ||
30 | Business Concentration Course 2 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Information below | ||
31 | Semester 5 | |||||
32 | Semester Hrs: | Gen Ed Wellness Course(s) | 2 | |||
33 | 15 | Foundations Group Course 3 | 3 | X | **See Foundations Group Information below | |
34 | Foundations Group Course 4 | 3 | X | **See Foundations Group Information below | ||
35 | Doing Psychology | 1 | X | See your program of study for options. 3 hours total required. | ||
36 | Business Concentration Course 3 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Information below | ||
37 | [FAD] OR Free Elective | 3 | See [FAD] Foundations of American Democracy in the notes below. | |||
38 | Semester 6 | |||||
39 | Semester Hrs: | Doing Psychology | 2 | X | Choose from the Doing Psychology Area of your Program of Study. A total of 3 hours are needed in Laboratory courses and/or Research/Fieldwork courses; May be split across semesters | |
40 | 14 | PSY Elective Course 1 | 3 | X | See Psychology Elective Course area on POS for courses allowed. | |
41 | Applied Psychology Course 1 | 3 | X | Choose from courses in Applied Psychology area on POS | ||
42 | Business Concentration Course 4 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Instructions below | ||
43 | Free Elective | 3 | ||||
44 | Semester 7 | |||||
45 | Semester Hrs: | Applied Psychology Course 2 | 3 | X | Choose from courses in Applied Psychology area on POS | |
46 | 15 | Business Concentration Course 5 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Information below | |
47 | Business Concentration Course 6 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Information below | ||
48 | Psychology Elective Course 2 | 3 | X | See Psychology Elective Course area on POS for courses allowed. | ||
49 | Free Elective | 3 | ||||
50 | Semester 8 | |||||
51 | Semester Hrs: | PSY 4655 or PSY 4658 | 3 | X | [CAP] | |
52 | 14 | Business Concentration Course 7 | 3 | X | *See Concentration Requirement Information below | |
53 | Free Elective | 3 | X | |||
54 | Free Elective | 3 | ||||
55 | Free Elective | 2 | Take enough Free Elective hours to reach the minimum 120 hours required to earn a degree. | |||
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57 | Total Hours | 120 | Program of Study (POS) | |||
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59 | General Requirements Summary | |||||
60 | Minimum Total Hours | Gen Ed. Hours | Major GPA | Overall GPA | Writing | |
61 | 120 | 41 | 2.00 | 2.00 | RC 1000 and RC 2001 | |
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63 | General Education Requirements - 41 Semester Hours Total | |||||
64 | Program Categories | Hours | Important Notes – Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major | |||
65 | First Year Seminar | 3 | Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. | |||
66 | Wellness Literacy | 2 | ||||
67 | Quantitative Literacy | 4 | ||||
68 | First Year Writing | 3 | Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year | |||
69 | Sophomore Writing | 3 | ||||
70 | Humanity and Its Systems (HUM), Intercultural Literacy (ICL) and Sustainability & Climate Literacy (SCL) | 18 | Choose at least one course from each of the three categories. As part of those course choices, be sure to also choose at least one course for each of the 4 required designations [(FA), (LS), (HS), (SS)]. | |||
71 | Science Inquiry | 8 | It is possible to take up to 10 hours of Science Inquiry courses, depending upon your choice of science. 8 hours is the minimum requirement. If you take a 10 hour science sequence, you will have 2 fewer Free Elective hours needed to reach 120 total hours. | |||
72 | Total: | 41 | ||||
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74 | You must also meet the Fine Arts, Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and the Social Science Designation requirements. Those should be met within the courses students choose for the SCL, HUM or ICL course requirements. The FAD (Foundations of American Democracy) course can be taken as part of General Education coursework, Major coursework or Minor coursework. | |||||
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76 | Foundations of American Democracy | |||||
77 | The [FAD] requirement may be fulfilled with General Education Courses, Major Courses or Minor Courses. Which one is best for a student will depend upon their chosen major/minor. A list of courses that will fulfill this requirement can be found here: LINK to Foundations of American Democracy Information. The General Education Checksheet shows these courses with an American Flag icon. | |||||
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82 | Additional Notes: | |||||
83 | Major GPA Information | *Concentration Requirements Information | ||||
84 | Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major discipline, plus any other courses under major and concentration requirements. | Need a total of 21 hours from the 2000 level or above and from at least two of the department prefixes listed in Business Concentration area on the POS; Any course used to meet Gen Ed requirements may not be used in the concentration. | ||||
85 | Residency Requirements: | |||||
86 | 30 hours overall must be from App State | **Foundations Group Information | ||||
87 | 18 hours in the major must be from App State | Choose one course from each Group in Foundations of Psychological Science area on the POS. The groups are: Biological, Developmental, Indiv/Group Behavior, Learning & Cognition. Group courses may be taken in any order. | ||||
88 | 9 hours in the minor must be from App State | Science / Math Section Information | ||||
89 | Choose at least three semester hours from AST, BIO, CHE, GES, PHY, STT, MAT, or ES 2700, ES 2035, ES 2040 or ES 2050. Classes excluded from these hours are any math and science courses used to meet a general education requirement or other major requirements or STT 1810, STT 2810, STT 2820, MAT 1001, and MAT 1010. | |||||
90 | Please consult with your advisor to ensure you will complete the appropriate number of free electives as needed to reach the 120 total hours required for your degree. | |||||
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