• A course carrying the Cultural Competence status must also be completed as part of the AA and AS requirements. Approved Cultural Competence courses are listed in the catalog under Academic Services - Cultural Competence Requirement.

Category 3: KCTCS Electives (21 hours)

KCTCS CourseCourse or CategoryCreditsKSU CourseCompleted
CIT 105Digital Literacy3KSU 186
FYEFirst-Year College Success Course/Experience3KSU 118
PSY 188 AND PSY 189Directed Undergraduate Reading in Psychology AND Directed Undergraduate Research in Psychology3PSY 215
PSY 212Applications in Statistics in Psychology4BSS 300
PSY 213Research Methods4BSS 301
TBS XXXCourse to support choice of minor3TBD XXX
Subtotal Elective Courses21
TOTAL Associate Degree Hours60

Kentucky State University

Major Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Psychology

KSU CourseCourse/CategoryCreditsKCTCS CourseTaken at KCTCS
PSY 304Experimental Psychology3
PSY 320History/Systems of Psychology3
PSY 399Seminar in Psychology3
PSY 400 OR PSY 401Abnormal Psychology OR Personality Theory3
PSY 402Industrial Psychology3
PSY/SOC 403Social Psychology3
PSY 490/1/2Practicum in Psychology1-6
BSS 499Senior Colloquium3
PSY 404 AND PSY 407 OR PSY 408 AND PSY 409 OR PSY 413 OR PSY 410 AND PSY 411Psychological Assessment AND Theories in Psychotherapy OR Learning and Motivation AND Cognitive Psychology OR Social Cognition OR Physiological Psychology AND Sensation and Perception6
Minor Required18-21
General Electives6-14
Subtotal KSU Credit Hours60
Total Baccalaureate Degree Credit Hours120

Updated: Sept 2023