Health Psychology Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Proficiency in English and Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning are the prerequisites for many of these courses. Completing PSYC 309 prior to PSYC 310 is highly recommended.
There is no overall GPA requirement for the major.
Grade Requirements
- To declare the BS Health Psychology major, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA ≥2.0 and taken and passed PSYC 100 (or its equivalent) with a grade ≥C.
- Transfer students may be given credit for appropriate transfer courses in the major and for electives.
- Transfer credits will be limited to 20 lower division courses and no more than 30 transfer credits total applied toward the degree.
- PSYC 100, PSYC 231, PSYC 309, PSYC 310 and PSYC 490C must be passed with a grade ≥C.
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| PSYC 201 | LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | 5 |
| PSYC 231 | SCIENCE OF STRESS AND COPING | 3 |
| PSYC 302 | ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| PSYC 309 | SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| PSYC 310 | PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS | 5 |
| PSYC 316 | HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION | 5 |
| PSYC 317 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| PSYC 324 | CONDITIONING AND LEARNING (only one course will count toward the major) | 4 |
| or PSYC 325 | COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE | |
| PSYC 420 | BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR | 5 |
| Electives–choose two from the following | 9-10 | |
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
or CMST 420 | HEALTH COMMUNICATION | |
| COMPUTER STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| THEORIES OF PERSONALITY | ||
| FOUNDATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY | ||
| TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS | ||
| DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| COLLABORATIVE CARE & BHSS INTERNSHIP PREP | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY | ||
| HAPPINESS AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| Focus Experience | 8 | |
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| DIRECTED STUDY | ||
| Required Capstone | ||
| PSYC 490C | CAPSTONE: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 4-5 |
| or PSYC 491 | SENIOR THESIS | |
| Total Credits | 68-70 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | PSYC 201 (Social Science BACR 2) | 5 |
| MATH 107 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| PSYC 100 (Social Science BACR 1) | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | PSYC 231 (Natural Science BACR 2) | 3 | PSYC 202 (Humanities & Arts BACR 2) | 5 |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 16 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| PSYC 309 | 5 | PSYC 302 | 5 | PSYC 310 | 5 |
| PSYC 316 | 5 | PSYC 420 | 5 | PSYC 325 | 4 |
| PSYC 317 | 5 | Health Psychology Elective2 | 5 | PSYC 495, 498, or 499 (Focus Experience Elective) | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | 13 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| PSYC 324 or 325 | 4 | PSYC 490C (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| PSYC 495, 498, or 499 (Focus Experience Elective) | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Health Psychology Elective2 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Electives–choose two from the approved list.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BS in Health Psychology from EWU should be able to:
- evaluate empirical research in health psychology;
- explain how APA’s principles of ethics can be applied to health psychology;
- investigate key concepts from health psychology;
- utilize APA (American Psychological Association) style requirements when writing.