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Courses for this program are 100% online: no campus visits are required.
Successful completion of the program requires 120 credit hours of course work, which may include transfer credits from other regionally accredited institutions.
The degree requirements include 30 credit hours of psychology courses and 3 credit hours of statistics. To fulfill the remainder of the credit hours, the student may choose an area of concentration in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, or neuroscience. Students are not required to follow one of these concentrations. They may devise an individual program with their advisor.
Transfer students
The number of credits you need to take will depend on the type of previous credit earned and the institutions' accreditation and transfer equivalencies. The admissions office will determine your transfer credit once they receive your official transcripts and application.
Course planner
The chart below shows the courses offered in this program. Courses are 3 credit hours each, unless stated otherwise. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed.
| REQUIRED CORE COURSES (15 CREDIT HOURS) | |
|---|---|
| MU | UMSL |
| PSYCH 1000 General Psychology | PSYCH 1003 General Psychology |
| Psych 1030 Exploring Psychology Careers (1 credit hour) | PSYCH 1000 Choosing a Career in Psychology (1 credit hour) |
| STAT 1200 Introductory Statistical Reasoning | |
| PSYCH 3010 Research Methods in Psychology I | PSYCH 2219 Research Methods in Psychological Science |
| PSYCH 3020 Research Methods in Psychology II | PSYCH 2106 Introduction to Psychological Statistics |
| PSYCH 4999 Capstone: Integrated Psychology (2 credit hours) | |
| PSYCH 4991W Science of Mindfulness Capstone | |
| PSYCH 4971W Developmental Psy Capstone | |
| PSYCH 4980W Human Relationships Capstone | |
| PSYCH 4972W Animal Learning Capstone | |
| Distribution – Cognitive/Neuroscience (6 credit hours from:) | |
|---|---|
| MU | UMSL |
| PSYCH 2017 World of Neuroscience (1 credit hour) | |
| PSYCH 2110 Learning, Memory and Cognition | |
| PSYCH 2220 Mind, Brain & Behavior | |
| PSYCH 3160 Perception and Thought | |
| PSYCH 3830 Health Psychology | |
| PSYCH 4376 Mental Health & Aging | |
| PSYCH 4564 Psychobiology of Sex & Gender | |
| PSYCH 4570 Pediatric Neuropsychology | |
| PSYCH 2211 Introduction to Biological Psychology | |
| PSYCH 2200 Drugs & Behavior | |
| Distribution – Clinical/Social/Developmental (6 credit hours from:) | |
|---|---|
| MU | UMSL |
| PSYCH 2310 Social Psychology | PSYCH 2250 Social Psychological Science |
| PSYCH 2520 Introduction to Addiction Science | |
| PSYCH 3451 Psychology of Gender | PSYCH 2230: Psychology of Gender |
| PSYCH 2410 Developmental Psychology | PSYCH 2268 Lifespan Development Psychology |
| PSYCH 2270 Developmental Psychology | |
| PSYCH 2245 Psychological Disorders | |
| PSYCH 3232 Psychology of Trauma | |
| PSYCH 3280 Psychology of Death & Dying | |
| PSYCH 3510 Introduction to Clinical Psychology | PSYCH 3346 Introduction to Clinical Psychology |
| PSYCH 4275: Drug Use and Addiction: People, Policy, & Practice | |
| PSYCH 4365 Psychological Testing & Assessment | |
| PSYCH 4376 Mental Health & Aging | |
| PSYCH 2511 Military and Veteran Psychology | |
| PSYCH 3830 Health Psychology | |
| PSYCH 4563 Behavioral and Technology Addictions | |
| PSYCH 4564 Psychobiology of Sex & Gender | |
| PSYCH 4570 Pediatric Neuropsychology | |
| PSYCH 3840 Individual Differences | |
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Students residing in all states are eligible to enroll in this program.