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Applying to Major in Psychology

The first step toward applying to major in Psychology at the University of Maryland is applying to the University.

The Psychology Undergraduate Major is a Limited Enrollment Program (LEP). This means that students must meet additional academic requirements beyond admission to the University in order to become and remain a psychology major. Regardless of whether one becomes a psychology major as a freshman or later, the department requires the following:

PSYC100 with a grade of B or higher.
If you have AP or IB credit for PSYC100, substitute PSYC221.
MATH 111, or 220, or 140 with a grade of C or higher.
Lab Science (BSCI105 or BSCI106 or CHEM131 & 132, or PHYS121) with a grade of C or higher.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 for those changing their major or transferring from another school
Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

Students will also need to attend both a Psychology workshop and a BSOS Academic Planning session offered by BSOS Advising where students will compose an academic plan, samples of which are available.

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A grant proposal submitted by NACS faculty for a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility on campus has been funded by the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program. This facility will substantially enhance our ability to conduct cutting edge research in human neuroscience and cognitive science. NACS faculty members come from a variety of departments including Bioengineering, Hearing and Speech, Human Development, Kinesiology, Linguistics, Psychology, and others.

Banneker-Key Scholars

The Banneker-Key Scholarship is the most prestigious and competitive scholarship that the University offers to incoming freshmen. The top tier of awards supplies the full cost of tuition, fees and room and board coupled with a book allowance for four years. The Psychology Department has 9 Banneker-Key Scholars among the incoming freshman class. This raises the total number of Banneker-Key Scholars in the departmenr to 33, more than 1/3 of the 95 Banneker-Key Scholars in all of BSOS.

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