The Ohio State University Department of Psychology

BS & GEL (Legacy)

BS & GEL (Legacy)

NOTE: If you started at OSU before AU22, you are following the General Education - Legacy (GEL) Curriculum and also this major curriculum. If you started AU22 or after and do not know which General Education Curriculum you are on, please consult your advisor.

Overview of Major Requirements

  • Visit Declare the Major under 'Academic Advising' to learn how to declare psychology as your major.
  • Psychology 1100(H): Introduction to Psychology is a prerequisite for all psychology coursework. Psychology 1100(H) fulfills both a Social Science and a Social Diversity GE. This course does not count on the major.
  • Twelve (12) courses totaling at least 36 semester credit hours of Psychology Department coursework, fulfilling specific requirements below. You must earn at least a C- in your psychology courses to count them on the major.
  • If you take courses with variable credit hours (e.g., Psychology 4998, Psychology 3193.xx), you need 3 credit hours to count it as one course to be applied to the major.

Section I. Data Analysis & Research Requirements

Take all 4 of the courses listed below.
If a course has an (H) next to it, there is both an Honors and a non-honors version available.

*You must earn a B or above in Psychology 2220(H) in order to take Psychology 3321.

Section II. Core Requirements

Take one course in each of the 4 areas below.
If a course has an (H) next to it, there is both an Honors and a non-honors version available.

**If Psych 2367.01 and 2367.02 are used to fulfill GE Writing, they also satisfy the psychology core requirement, but hours don’t count on the major.

Section III. Advanced Requirements

Take at least two courses, one of which must be a Sequenced Advanced Course. 

You must earn a C- or higher in PSYCH 2220 and 2300 and any other core prerequisite before you can take advanced courses. If you take Advanced Courses before successfully completing the pre-requisites, the courses will count as electives only.

Section IV. Elective Courses

To reach the 12 courses (36 credit hours) required for the Psychology Major, you may take any additional courses from Sections II, III, or IV. Psychology courses taken abroad (Psychology 5797) are evaluated individually.