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2025 Psychology Major w/ Honors Curriculum


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2025 Psychology Major w/ Honors Tracks

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Complete one of the following two-course tracks:  
Psychological Research Choose 2 of 2
PL497 SEMINAR IN BEHAVIORAL SCI 3.0  
PL498 ADV STUDY-BEHAVIOR SCI 3.0  
OR
Biological Psychology Choose 2 of 2
CH383 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3.5  
CH384 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3.5  
AND

 
Complete the requirements for the major as shown above, attain a minimum APSC of 3.0 in the core curriculum and 3.5 in the major.





2025 Psychology Major: Applied General Psychology Curriculum


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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Required Courses Choose 4 of 4
PL361 RESEARCH METHODS I 3.0  
PL383 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
PL387 FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING 3.0  
PL462 ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS 3.0  
AND
Applied General Psychology Additional Required Courses Choose 3 of 3
Cadets choosing the Applied General Psychology Concentration must take the following three courses.
PL250 NEUROCOG FNDTNS OF BEHAVIOR 3.0  
PL373 LIFE CYCLE & HUMAN DEVEL 3.0  
PL376 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
AND
Depth of Discipline Electives Choose 2 of 10
MG379 LEADING TEAMS 3.0  
PL360 PSYCH ELITE PERFORMANCE 3.0  
PL363 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS 3.0  
PL390 BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
PL391 SENSATION/PERCEPTN/PSYCPHYS 3.0  
PL392 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
PL398 LEADERSHIP THEORY & DEVEL 3.0  
PL470 TOPICS-BEHAVIOR SCI/LDRSHIP 3.0  
PL471 LEADERSHIP IN COMBAT 3.0  
PL479 LEADING ORGNZS THRU CHANGE 3.0  
AND

Complementary Support Courses  
Select three complementary support courses in consultation with your DAC, who will provide you with suggested topic areas to consider. Language courses are listed as "LX" and "LA" but cadets can choose any advanced language course for which they qualify. You should limit complementary support courses from within the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, so as to ensure you meet the academic intent of complementary support.
Psychology CSCs Choose 3 of 84
Cadets cannot double count CH375 or PH202/PH206 to satisfy both the CSC requirement and the Science Depth requirement.
CH375 ADVANCED BIOLOGY 4.0  
CH383 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3.5  
CH384 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3.5  
CH385 INTRODUCTION TO CELL BIOLOGY 3.5  
CH387 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 3.5  
CH473 BIOCHEMISTRY 3.5  
CY383 SECURE INTERFACE DESIGN 3.0  
CY460 CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS 3.0  
DS350 PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS 3.0  
DS360 SPECIAL OPS: THEORY & PRACTICE 3.0  
DS370 STRATEGY AND POLICY 3.0  
DS455 COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY 3.0  
DS460 REBELLION, INSURGNCY & CIV WAR 3.0  
DS475 STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING 3.0  
EM411 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3.5  
EN361 POETRY 3.0  
EN362 FILM AND FILM THEORY 3.0  
EN364 DRAMA 3.0  
EV365 GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES 3.0  
EV390B URBAN GEOGRAPHY 3.0  
EV482 MILITARY GEOGRAPHY 3.0  
EV487 ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 3.0  
HI358 POLICY, STRATEGY & GENERALSHIP 3.0  
HI398 CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMER HIST 3.0  
HI461 TOPICS IN GENDER HISTORY 3.0  
HI463 RACE, ETHNICITY, NATION 3.0  
KN355 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY 3.5  
KN360 BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT 3.0  
KN455 PSYCHOLOGY OF EXERCISE 3.0  
LA371 INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ARABIC 4.0  
LA372 ARABIC FOR ORAL & WRITTEN COMM 3.0  
LA475 ARABIC RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA 3.0  
LA476 MILITARY SPKG/RDG - ARABIC 3.0  
LA483 ARAB CIVILIZATION I 3.0  
LA484 ARAB CIVILIZATION II 3.0  
LA485 ARABIC LITERATURE I 3.0  
LA486 ARABIC LITERATURE II 3.0  
LN380 NATURE OF MODERN LANGUAGES 3.0  
LW310 INTRO TO LEGAL METHOD 3.0  
LW461 CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE LAW 3.0  
LW472 CRIMINAL LAW 3.0  
LW474 LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT 3.0  
LW481 INTERNATIONAL LAW 3.0  
LW482 NATIONAL SECURITY LAW 3.0  
LW488 BUSINESS LAW 3.0  
MA367 MATH FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 3.0  
MA391 MATHEMATICAL MODELING 3.0  
MA394 FUNDAMENTALS/NETWORK SCIENCE 3.0  
MA476 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS 3.0  
MA490 ETHICS IN MATH, DATA SCI & ENG 3.0  
MG380 MARKETING 3.0  
MG381 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT 3.0  
MG382 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3.0  
MG390 NEGOTIATION FOR LEADERS 3.0  
PH202 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH206 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PL371 INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY 3.0  
PL372 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY 3.0  
PL377 SOCIAL INEQUALITY 3.0  
PL393 CRIMINOLOGY-CRIM JUST SYSTM 3.0  
PL394 ANTHROPOMETRICS & BIOMECHANICS 3.0  
PL475 HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION 3.0  
PL482 ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY 3.0  
PY305 LOGICAL REASONING 3.0  
PY310 REALITY AND KNOWLEDGE 3.0  
PY320 ETHICS 3.0  
PY325 MILITARY ETHICS 3.0  
PY326 CYBER ETHICS 3.0  
PY345 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 3.0  
PY350 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 3.0  
PY355 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND 3.0  
PY369 ASIAN PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS 3.0  
SS370 MASS MEDIA & AMER POLITICS 3.0  
SS381 CULTURAL/POLIT ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0  
SS392 POLITICS-RACE,GENDER,SEXUALITY 3.0  
SS395 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 3.0  
SS457 INTRODUCTION TO GRAND STRATEGY 3.0  
SS464 HOMELAND SECURITY 3.0  
SS465 TERRORISM: NEW CHALLENGES 3.0  
SS466 COMBATING TERRORISM 3.0  
SS476 CIVIL WARS 3.0  
XH405 THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS LEGACY 3.0  
XH415 GENOCIDE AND ETHNIC CLEANSING 3.0  
XH467 WINNING THE PEACE 3.0  
AND

Integrative Experience for the Major Choose 1 of 1
PL488B COLLOQUIUM-BSL-PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
AND
Science Depth  
Although CH275 will be recommended, cadets can select among the three science depth courses.
CH102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4.0  
CH275 BIOLOGY 4.0  
CH375 ADVANCED BIOLOGY 4.0  
PH202 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH206 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH252 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH256 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
STEM Depth  
Cadets in this major must take CY305/355 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
AND

Curriculum Requirements  
This section describes how cadets in this major satisfy various curriculum requirements.
IT/CYBER Requirements  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY305/355.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
Core Engineering Sequence  
Cadets in this major can choose any approved three-course Core Engineering Sequence.
Writing-in-the-Major  
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major.
PL462 EXPERIMENTAL APP IN PSYCHOLOGY 3.0