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Related Degrees

Degree Plan and Description	Printable Degree Plan
AA - Associate of Arts	Degree Plan
BA - English	Degree Plan
BA - History	Degree Plan
BA - History and Historical Interpretation	Degree Plan
BA - Music	Degree Plan
BA - Psychology	Degree Plan
BA - Rhetoric and Writing	Degree Plan
BA - Spanish	Degree Plan
BS - Biology	Degree Plan

Degree Requirements

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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FRESHMAN YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1
3	MATH 1403 or higher course	1
4	FORL 1304 Beginning Spanish I
3	SPCH 1203 Intro to Speech Communication	1
3	PSYC 1163 General Psychology
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1
4	Science Requirement	1
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
4	FORL 1314 Beginning Spanish II
3	PSYC 2963 Life Span Developmental Psyc
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PSYC 2503 Probability and Statistics
3	FORL 2803 Intermediate Spanish I
4	Science Requirement	1
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
3	History/Government Requirement	1
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PSYC 2613 Research Methods in Psychology
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PSYC 3133 Social Psychology
3	PSYC 4153 Conditioning and Learning
3	Psychology Requirement	2
3	PHIL 3203 Ethics Across the Disciplines
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PSYC 4133 Physiological Psychology
3	Psychology Requirement	2
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PSYC 4223 Psychology of Personality
3	Psychology Requirement	2
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PSYC 4803 Psychology Senior Seminar
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
3	Additional Degree Requirement	3
Total Hours: 124 At least 45 hours must be upper level

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, 2007-2008 catalog- Follow requirements with the following stipulations: Mathematics- must take MATH 1403 or higher; Humanities- PHIL 2753 is required and select one additional course; Social Sciences- select two courses other than PSYC 1163.
2: Psychology Requirement, nine hours: Consult with faculty advisor. Select three courses from PSYC 3763, 3123, 3173, 3183, 3353, 4613, or 4813.
3: Additional Degree Requirement, 36 hours-Consult with faculty advisor. May have 18 hours from two other areas or 18 hours from one area plus electives. Select courses to ensure completion of 45 upper level hours for graduation.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.