This program provides students with knowledge and skills about developmental processes that directly apply to a wide range of careers in areas such as child care, education, nursing or other health services related to pediatric or elderly populations. This program can also prepare students for graduate study in the behavioral sciences, nursing, education and gerontology.

Developmental psychology is designed for students who have earned an associate's degree or equivalent hours and are looking to complete requirements for a bachelor's degree.

The Curriculum
The program consists of 30 credit hours (10 courses) in junior/senior level PSYC courses. The prerequisite to take the upper-level courses is successful completion of general psychology (PSYC 104 or its equivalent). The curriculum includes the following courses:

Level I  (9 hours)
PSYC 300	Statistics in Psychological Research
PSYC 310	Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC 333	Child Psychology
Level II (6 hours)
PSYC 430	Cognitive Development
PSYC 435	Social & Personality Development
Level III (9 hours, any 3 of the following courses)
PSYC 405	Mental Health of Children
PSYC 480	Independent Study
PSYC 490	Theories & Concepts of Child Development
PSYC 510	Infant Behavior & Development
PSYC 520	Memory & Eyewitness Testimony in Children
PSYC 531	Psychology & Language Acquisition
PSYC 535	Developmental Psychopathology
PSYC 626	Psychology of Adolescence
PSYC 642	Psychology of Families
PSYC 691	Psychology of Aging

Elective Courses (6 hours)
Any six hours of 300+ level psychology courses outside of human development.

In addition to these courses, students need to complete the university's requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of General Studies. These bachelor degree requirements include a minimum of 124 total hours, including 45 hours at the junior/senior level and completion of the general education requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The Bachelor of Arts requires proficiency in one foreign language through the fourth level. The Bachelor of General Studies requires completion of a 18-credit hour approved minor.