Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Pre-Physical Therapy)
Website: https://twu.edu/psychology-philosophy/undergraduate-programs/
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Pre-Physical Therapy) track is designed to prepare students for advanced degree work in allied health fields such as Physical Therapy. Prerequisites for admission in the Physical Therapy Program at TWU are included within the degree plan. Please see the graduate catalog for more information about the Physical Therapy program at TWU.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
- Identify and utilize a variety of sources of information to solve problems; be able to apply different methods to collect and analyze data; apply analytical skills to summarize and draw findings from data.
- Present ideas in a clear, organized fashion both in writing and oral communication. Develop coherent written and oral arguments.
- Professional development skills, including project management and the ability to work in a team; ability to work collaboratively on complex projects; divide complex tasks down and monitor progress to completion; problem solve effectively with group members when obstacles are encountered.
Admissions
All applicants must meet the general undergraduate admission requirements.
The Application deadline for each semester is 5:00 p.m. the last day of finals as published on the Registrar’s Calendar. Applications will be processed within three weeks of this deadline. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline and failure to meet this condition will require the applicant to wait until the next semester’s processing-cycle for consideration. Please ensure your application has been submitted successfully by checking your TWU email for a confirmation of submission. If you have not received a confirmation email, please resubmit your application.
Additional admission requirements for the undergraduate psychology program are as follows:
- completion of 45 semester credit hours,
- completion of PSY 1013, PSY 1603, and PSY 2513 with a grade of C or higher; and PSY 2013 with a grade of B or higher,
- consistent adherence to the Psychology Program Code of Professional Conduct policy and,
- completion of the Psychology Major Application.
Students will initially enter as pre-psychology majors. Acceptance into the Psychology program is contingent upon meeting departmental requirements. Many psychology courses require that students be a Psychology major prior to enrollment. Therefore, it is important that students complete the departmental admissions process as soon as admission requirements are met. Continued enrollment in the program is contingent upon completion of psychology and philosophy coursework with a C or higher and continued adherence to the Psychology Program Code of Professional Conduct policy.
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Pre-Physical Therapy) degree plan. If GPA requirements are not met, students will be moved to the B.S. in Psychology degree plan.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 120
Major: 44 SCH
Program Code: PSYCH.BS.PT CIP Code: 42.0101.00
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 1603 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2013 | Professional Development in Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2023 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2133 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2303 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 2513 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 3354 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 4013 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 4103 & PSY 4101 | Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Psychology Laboratory | 4 |
| PSY Electives (3000 level or higher) | 3 | |
| PSY Electives (2000 level or higher) | 12 | |
| Total SCHs | 44 | |
Departmental Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 | Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| BIOL 1123 & BIOL 1121 | Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| CHEM 1113 & CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 1123 & CHEM 1121 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| HS 3033 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MATH 1303 | College Algebra (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| PHIL 2033 | Logic and Critical Thinking (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| PHIL 3053 | Ethics | 3 |
| or PHIL 3083 | Ethics and Feminism | |
| or PHIL 3073 | Bioethics | |
| PHYS 1133 & PHYS 1131 | Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics Laboratory I | 4 |
| PHYS 1143 & PHYS 1141 | Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics Laboratory II | 4 |
| PSY 1013 | Introduction to General Psychology (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| PSY 3733 | Psychology of Women (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| or WS 3733 | Psychology of Women | |
| ZOOL 2013 & ZOOL 2011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | 4 |
| ZOOL 2023 & ZOOL 2021 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | 4 |
| ZOOL 3123 & ZOOL 3121 | Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Laboratory | 4 |
| Total SCHs | 54 | |
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| PSY 1013 | Introduction to General Psychology | PSYC 2301 | 3 |
| CHEM 1113 & CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | CHEM 1311 & CHEM 1111 | 4 |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| SCHs | 14 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| CHEM 1123 & CHEM 1121 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | CHEM 1312 & CHEM 1112 | 4 |
| PSY 1603 | Developmental Psychology | PSYC 2314 | 3 |
| PSY 2013 | Professional Development in Psychology | 3 | |
| MATH 1303 | College Algebra | MATH 1314 | 3 |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 | Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory | BIOL 1406 & BIOL 1106 | 4 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| PHIL 2033 | Logic and Critical Thinking | PHIL 2303 | 3 |
| PSY 2513 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 2320 | 3 |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| BIOL 1123 & BIOL 1121 | Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory | BIOL 1407 & BIOL 1107 | 4 |
| PSY 2023 | Social Psychology | PSYC 2319 | 3 |
| PSY 2303 | Applied Statistics | PSYC 2317 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 13 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| PHYS 1133 & PHYS 1131 | Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics Laboratory I | PHYS 1301 & PHYS 1101 | 4 |
| PSY 2133 | Physiological Psychology | PSYC 2330 | 3 |
| HS 3033 | Medical Terminology | 3 | |
| PSY 3354 | Experimental Psychology | 4 | |
| SCHs | 14 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| Psychology Elective (3000 level or above) | 3 | ||
| Psychology Elective (2000 level or above) | 3 | ||
| PHYS 1143 & PHYS 1141 | Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics Laboratory II | PHYS 1302 & PHYS 1102 | 4 |
| ZOOL 2013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | BIOL 2401 | 3 |
| ZOOL 2011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | BIOL 2101 | 1 |
| SCHs | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| Psychology Elective (3000 level or above) | 3 | ||
| PSY 3733 | Psychology of Women | 3 | |
| PSY 4013 | Health Psychology | 3 | |
| Psychology Elective (2000 level or above) | 3 | ||
| ZOOL 2021 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | BIOL 2102 | 1 |
| ZOOL 2023 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | BIOL 2402 | 3 |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| Select one of the following | 3 | ||
| Ethics | |||
| Bioethics | |||
| Ethics and Feminism | |||
| PSY 4103 & PSY 4101 | Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Psychology Laboratory | 4 | |
| Psychology Elective (3000 level or above) | 3 | ||
| ZOOL 3123 & ZOOL 3121 | Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Laboratory | 4 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 120 | ||
Note: The 3 SCH Global Perspectives graduation requirement must be obtained through core courses, PSY 4183, or elective. Must meet 36 advanced semester credit hour requirement.
