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Psychology Major (BA, BS)

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

To fulfill requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, the required curriculum consists of the following:

Lower Division:

PSY 1100Introduction to Psychology

3.00 units
PSY 1150Foundations of Critical Thinking in Psy

1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:3-4

PSY 1150: course waived at 45 transfer units

Upper Division:

PSY XXXX
PSY upper division electives

9.00 units
Group 1 (see table below)

4.00 units
Group 2 (see table below)

4.00 units
PSY 3111Theories of Personality: Hist/Sys I

4.00 units
PSY 3112Theories of Personality: Hist/Sys II

4.00 units
PSY 3181Psychology of Career Choice

1.00 unit
PSY 3182Junior Seminar

1.00 unit
PSY 3187Statistics for Health/Behavior Sciences

4.00 units
PSY 3191Research Methods

4.00 units
PSY 4940Field Placement

3.00 units
PSY 4997Directed Research I

4.00 units
PSY 4998Directed Research II

4.00 units
Total Credit Hours:46

PSY 4940: this course may be repeated for additional 3 units

Total Credit Hours: 49-50

Group 1 (4 units)

PSY 3XXX
Selected Special Topics in Psychology
PSY 3171Psychology of Learning

4.00 units
PSY 3172Intro to Cognitive Processes

4.00 units
PSY 3173Sensation and Perception

4.00 units
PSY 3175Physiological Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 4016Psychopharmacology

4.00 units
PSY 4017Evolutionary Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 4019Comparative Psychology

4.00 units

PSY 3XXX Selected Special Topics in Psychology:

  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Animal Cognition
  • Psychology of Emotion
  • Neuropsychology

Group 2 (4 units)

PSY 3102Counseling and Communication

4.00 units
PSY 3120/PSY 3119Child & Adolescent Development

4.00 units
PSY 3121Adult Development & Aging

4.00 units
PSY 3141Abnormal Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 3160Social Psychology

4.00 units

Bachelor of Science Requirements

To fulfill requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology, the required curriculum consists of the following:

Lower Division:

PSY 1100Introduction to Psychology

3.00 units
PSY 1150Foundations of Critical Thinking in Psy

1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:3-4

PSY 1150: course waived at 45 transfer units

Upper Division:

PSY XXXX
PSY upper division electives

6.00 units
Group 1 (see table below)

8.00 units
Group 2 (see table below)

4.00 units
PSY 3049Advanced Experimental Design

2.00 units
PSY 3111Theories of Personality: Hist/Sys I

4.00 units
PSY 3112Theories of Personality: Hist/Sys II

4.00 units
PSY 3181Psychology of Career Choice

1.00 unit
PSY 3182Junior Seminar

1.00 unit
PSY 3187Statistics for Health/Behavior Sciences

4.00 units
PSY 3191Research Methods

4.00 units
PSY 4940Field Placement

3.00 units
PSY 4997Directed Research I

4.00 units
PSY 4998Directed Research II

4.00 units
Total Credit Hours:49

PSY 4940: this course may be repeated for additional 3 units

Total Credit Hours: 52-53

Group 1a (4 units)

PSY 3175Physiological Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 4016Psychopharmacology

4.00 units

Group 1b (4 units)

PSY 3XXX
Selected Special Topics in Psychology
PSY 3171Psychology of Learning

4.00 units
PSY 3172Intro to Cognitive Processes

4.00 units
PSY 3173Sensation and Perception

4.00 units
PSY 3175Physiological Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 4016Psychopharmacology

4.00 units
PSY 4017Evolutionary Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 4019Comparative Psychology

4.00 units

PSY 3XXX Selected Special Topics in Psychology:

  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Animal Cognition
  • Psychology of Emotion
  • Neuropsychology

PSY 3175, PSY 4016: if not taken as Group 1a

Group 2 (4 units)

PSY 3102Counseling and Communication

4.00 units
PSY 3120/PSY 3119Child & Adolescent Development

4.00 units
PSY 3121Adult Development & Aging

4.00 units
PSY 3141Abnormal Psychology

4.00 units
PSY 3160Social Psychology

4.00 units

For a Bachelor of Science, in addition to the above Psychology courses, students should also take one of the following Math courses and one of the following Natural Science courses* (these can be part of the General Education requirements):

Math

MATH 1400College Algebra

3.00 units
MATH 1450Math Thinking & Quantitative Reasoning

3.00 units
MATH 1500Precalculus

3.00 units

Biological Science

BIO 1000Organismal Biology

3.00 units
BIO 1005Organismal Biology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 1100Cell and Developmental Biology

3.00 units
BIO 1105Cell and Developmental Biology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 2500Human Anatomy

3.00 units
BIO 2505Human Anatomy Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 2600Human Physiology

3.00 units
BIO 2605Human Physiology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 3700Comparative Anatomy

3.00 units
BIO 3705Comparative Anatomy Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 3850Neuroscience

3.00 units
BIO 3855Neuroscience Lab

1.00 unit

Physical Science

CHEM 1500Introduction to Chemistry

3.00 units
CHEM 1505Introduction to Chemistry Lab

1.00 unit
CHEM 1600Chemistry for Health Sciences

2.00 units
CHEM 1605Chemistry for Hlth Science Lab

1.00 unit
CHEM 2000General Chemistry I

3.00 units
CHEM 2005General Chemistry I Lab

1.00 unit
PHYS 2000General Physics I

3.00 units
PHYS 2005General Physics I Lab

1.00 unit

*Other GE approved Biological and Physical Science courses may be applied to the major with Advisor approval.