Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

• Transfer up to 65 credits from a community college; unlimited transfer credits from an accredited four-year university.
• Minimum of 30 transferable college credits after high school graduation.
• Because this is a degree completion program, you’ll leverage previous college credits to be admitted. Learn more about transfer requirements.
• If you have already attended Iowa State, then you do not need to reapply for admission. If more than 12 months have elapsed since last enrolled, students must apply for reentry to the university. All international students must apply for reentry regardless of the time away from the university.

Join the same on-campus psychology faculty nationally recognized for research in cognitive psychology, social psychology, and counseling psychology.

Jonathan Kelly
Department Chair

Bob Hessling
Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Education

Several psychology department scholarships and awards are offered to psychology majors: Alison Morris Memorial Scholarship, Jane Ross-Reynolds Memorial Scholarship, Kenneth Sufka Undergraduate Scholarship, Travel Award, and Psychology Poster Competition Award. Psychology majors may also apply for a variety of other scholarships and awards offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Required Psychology courses (17-18 credit hours) 

• Introduction to Psychology
• Psychology Learning Community Seminar
• Career Opportunities in Psychology
• Research Design and Methodology
• Business Communication
• Psychological Measurement I
• Principles of Statistics

Breadth requirement (15 credit hours) 

Area A: Developmental Psychology

• PSYCH 2300 Developmental Psychology
• PSYCH 3350 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
• PSYCH 3860 Media Psychology
• PSYCH 4130 Psychology of Language

Area B: Social and Personality Psychology

• PSYCH 2800 Social Psychology
• PSYCH 3270 Persuasion and Social Influence
• PSYCH 3600 Personality Psychology
• PSYCH 3800 Social Cognition

Area C: Biological Psychology

• PSYCH 3100 Brain and Behavior
• PSYCH 3150 Drugs and Behavior
• PSYCH 3200 Sleep and Dreams

Area D: Cognitive Psychology

• PSYCH 3120 Sensation and Perception
• PSYCH 3130 Learning and Memory
• PSYCH 3160 Cognitive Psychology
• PSYCH 3180 Judgment and Decision Making

Area E: Mental and Physical Health

• PSYCH 4220 Counseling Theories and Techniques
• PSYCH 4600 General Psychopathology
• PSYCH 4850 Health Psychology

Area F: Applied Psychology

• PSYCH 2500 Psychology of the Workplace
• PSYCH 3140 Motivation
• PSYCH 3300 Forensic Psychology
• PSYCH 3500 Human Factors in Technology
• PSYCH 3830 Psychology and Law
• PSYCH 4500 Industrial Psychology

Psychology elective courses (12 credit hours) 

Specific bachelor of arts requirements.  

• Complete an ISU-approved minor, certificate, or second major. Discuss what options might be available with your advisor.

You’ll work with an adviser to outline a plan unique to you, your transfer credits, and your needs as a student.

Cassidy Heckman 
conwayca@iastate.edu 
515-294-1988 
Schedule a virtual appointment with Cassidy

Need to pursue an in-person degree? Department of Psychology