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    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology


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To complete the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology, students must meet both the core curriculum and major requirements.

 

Core Curriculum - The Hamline Plan


The “Hamline Plan” refers to the core areas in which students must demonstrate learning. These areas include effective writing, speaking and presentation, collaboration, global citizenship, facility with diversity, reasoning, critical inquiry, practice of the liberal arts (LEAP), and study in four disciplinary areas: fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students complete the Hamline Plan using a combination of transferred coursework and Hamline coursework.

Required Core Courses


All students must take the following three courses at Hamline:

Remaining Core Requirements


The Hamline Plan core areas of writing, speaking, critical inquiry, LEAP, and social science are completed within the major. Please see the major course requirements below for details.

The remaining requirements depend on the courses a student transfers to Hamline. The following list shows the total number of courses a student must complete in each core area of the Hamline Plan (through a combination of transfer and Hamline coursework). One course may meet requirements in more than one core area.

  • Collaboration - one course
  • Global Citizenship - one course
  • Diversity - two courses
  • Fine Arts - two courses
  • Humanities - two courses
  • Natural Science - two courses, one must have a lab

Psychology Major Requirements


Courses in the major may also fill Hamline Plan Core requirements. Core areas are designated below.

Program Prerequisite Course


This course is to be completed prior to beginning the program:

Psychology Core Courses


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