This is a synopsis of information for college students who wish to transfer to MSU and become a Psychology major. To graduate from MSU with a B.S. degree in Psychology, you must meet all MSU requirements, as well as Psychology requirements. Please go here for the 2008-2010 catalog requirements for a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Please go here for the 2008-2010 list of Psychology (PSY) classes offered.

We require five specific Psychology courses (a total of 16 credit-hours), and students must select eight other elective Psychology courses (a total of at least 24 credit-hours). Thus, a total of 40+ Psychology credit-hours are required for our B.S. degree (out of a grand total of 120 credit-hours required for the degree). Any course taught as a Psychology (e.g., PSY, PSYC, PY, etc.) course at an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university will count toward the 40+ credit hours in Psychology that we require. Note that even though we may not offer a course with that exact title, or at the same level, all Psychology courses will count. Although they may not appear on your transcript as equivalent courses, advisors have the ability to substitute courses taken at another college for our required courses. Check with your advisor to facilitate this.

Here are a few examples:

• PY 103 transferred from Dawson Community College fulfills the requirement of our PSY 100 (one of the five required PSY courses).
• PSYC 220 transferred from the University of Montana fulfills the requirement of our PSY 221 (one of the five required PSY courses).
• PSYC 120 transferred from the Univerisity of Montana fulfills the requirement of our PSY 231 (one of the five required PSY courses).
• PSY 245 transferred from Flathead Valley Community College counts as the equivalent of our PSY 382 (one of our eight elective PSY courses).
• PSY 116 transferred from UM-Helena College of Technology counts as one of our eight elective PSY courses even though we do not offer a course on that specific subject (Stress Management).

Please note:

• Although we count a course such as PSY 245 as the equivalent of our PSY 382, MSU requires a minimum of 42 credit-hours of upper-division (300-level and above) courses, and a course taken at the 200-level does not count toward those 42 credit-hours.
• MSU Admissions and Registrar offices also count all other (non-Psychology) courses in a similar way as applying toward graduation requirements.
• When you are accepted to MSU and attend a Transfer Student Orientation session, you will have the opportunity to meet individually with a Psychology faculty member, who will advise you concerning remaining courses that you should consider taking.

If you are interested in transferring to MSU and earning a B.S. degree in Psychology, please contact us if you would like any additional information that is not found on our Webpages.

• For information about admission to Montana State University, please go here.
• For information about available scholarships, please go here.
• For information about available financial aid, please go here.

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