Experimental or Applied Psychology Graduate Program Track

The following represents a possible sequence for a student planning to apply to an experimental or applied psychology graduate program.

First Year

Required for Major

Fall Semester

BI 101 Biological Principles
CH 113 General Chemistry
PC101 General Psychology

Spring Semester

BI 102 Biological Principles II
CH 221 Organic Chemistry
PC 207 Abnormal Psych (Cluster 4)

Required for Stonehill Cornerstone Program (sometimes courses are suggested)
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Literature
History
GE 100 Cultural Encounters

Sophomore Year

Required for Major

Fall Semester

BI 211 Cell Biology

Spring Semester

PC 261 Intro to Statistics

Required for Stonehill Cornerstone Program (sometimes courses are suggested)
Electives (3)
Social Science
LC 219 Darwin's Child (LC)
Foreign Language (2)

Required for Pre-Med/Biology-Focused Students
Writing Composition

Junior Year

Required for Major

Fall Semester

PC 271 Research Methods in Psychology
BI 306 Ethnology (Cluster 1)
PC 415 Brain and Behavior

Spring Semester

BI 324 Endocrinology (Cluster 2)
PC 419 Cognitive Psychology (Cluster 3)

Required for Stonehill Cornerstone Program (sometimes courses are suggested)
PH 235 Moral Reasoning (Biomedical Ethics)
Electives (4)

Senior Year

Required for Major

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

BI 412 Neuroscience (Capstone)

Required for Stonehill Cornerstone Program (sometimes courses are suggested)
Electives (9) e.g. PC 201 Developmental Psych I, PC 203 Developmental Psych II