Due to the popularity of its program, the Department of Psychology has been forced to establish certain minimal qualifications for entrance into the program. These are as follows:

1. Completion of at least 24 hours of college level credits with an overall grade point average of 2.0 for all work attempted.
2. Completion of PSY 105 or equivalent with a grade of C- or better.
3. Students who have completed more than one psychology course must have an average of 2.0 on all psychology courses attempted.
4. Completion of a biology course selected from BIO 105, 204, 206, or 240 with a grade of C- or better.
5. Completion of a mathematics course selected from MAT 111, 112, 115, 151, or a more advanced mathematics course, with a grade of C- or better.

All students who are unable to declare Psychology as a Major but who wish to do so in the future are assigned to the General College Advising Center. If you have any questions about academic advising, please contact the General College Advising Center at (910) 962-3245.

In order to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology a student must have completed 124 semester hours of credit including basic studies, major requirements and unspecified electives. Graduation may be delayed if students change majors after the first semester of their junior year or if they fail to begin the required sequence of courses when they enter the major. If outside responsibilities prevent taking fifteen to sixteen hours a semester the student's graduation date may be postponed.