Psychology

Degree Program Program Type Dept Application Materials and Admission Criteria Prerequisite Course Requirements Department ADM Review Dept Conditional Admits Dept Appeal Process
Psychology BA No additional admission requirements beyond the general UIS criteria (note: all students must complete prerequisite course requirements)

Additional admission criteria for transfer students:

*A cumulative GPA of 2.0 to 2.49 allows for program conditional admission and permits enrollment in up to 12 semester hours of 300-level psychology courses during the first semester; these 300-level psychology courses must be completed within two semesters of the conditional admission
*PSY 201 (or equivalent) with a grade of C (2.0) or better (grades of C- or lower will not be accepted)

*Students who achieve scores of four and above on the Advanced Placement Psychology Examination will receive advanced placement credit for PSY 201

*Students who achieve a score of 50 or higher on the Introductory Psychology CLEP test will receive CLEP credit for PSY 201
N/A Yes N/A