Psychology: Requirements

Every Bachelor of Arts degree candidate must complete Burlington College’s General Education requirements and must earn a minimum of 120 credits to achieve a degree. The following course requirements are specific to the Psychology major.

Major Requirements
36 credits past the 3 entry level credits are required. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. Other coursework may be substituted with permission of academic advisor.

Entry Level (100) 3 credits
• Introduction to Psychology
Intermediate Level (200) 12 credits
• Introduction to Counseling: Theory and Practice
• Life-Span Development
• Psychopathology
• Theories of Personality
Upper Level (300–400) 3 credits
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Upper Level Electives 12 credits
• Art Therapy
• Biopsychology
• Buddhist Psychology
• Dance-Movement Therapy
• Death and Dying
• Defining Stories
• Existential Psychology
• Family Systems
• Group Dynamics
• Men’s Lives
• Psychoanalysis and Humanism
• Psychology of Dreams
• Psychology of Science Fiction
• Psychology of Women
• Sex and Desire
• Spirituality of Service

Internship 3 credits

Degree Projects I & II (3 credits each) 6 credits

Total Credits Above Entry Level 36