Psychology Bachelor of Arts
| Requirements equal approximately 48 units | Units | |||
| Required Lower-Division Courses: 3 courses | ||||
| (To be completed by the end of the sophomore year.) | ||||
| PSY 001 | General Psychology | 4 | ||
| MA 005 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 | ||
| PSY 013/013L | Research Methods in Psychology & Lab | 4 | ||
| Recommended: Courses from related fields; biology, anatomy and physiology; sociology; additional statistics or mathematics; computer science; data analytics. | ||||
| Required Upper-Division Courses: for a minimum of 36 units | ||||
| PSY 111 | History and Systems of Psychology | 4 | ||
| PSY 131 | Abnormal Psychology* | 4 | ||
| PSY 141 | Fundamentals of Clinical & Counseling Psychology* | 4 | ||
| One course from the following: for a minimum of 4 units | ||||
| PSY 120/120L | Cognitive Psychology & Lab | 4 | ||
| PSY 123/123L | Clinical Neuropsychology & Lab | 4 | ||
| PSY 124/124L | Sensation and Perception & Lab | 4 | ||
| PSY 125/125L | Behavioral Neuroscience & Lab | 4 | ||
| Courses from the following Upper-Division PSY Electives: for a minimum of 16 units | ||||
| PSY 115 | Child Development | 4 | ||
| PSY 117 | Lifespan Development | 4 | ||
| PSY 118 | Marriage 101 | 4 | ||
| PSY 122 | Social Psychology | 4 | ||
| PSY 132 | Cultural Psychology | 4 | ||
| PSY 140 | Personality | 4 | ||
| PSY 150 | Topics in Psychology | 1-4 | ||
| PSY 192 | Individual Research in Psychology** | 1-4 | ||
| One of the following Capstone options: for a minimum of 4 units | ||||
| PSY 196 | Capstone Senior Practicum in Psychology | 4 | ||
| PSY 197, 198 | Capstone Senior Research in Psychology I, II | 2, 2 | ||
*PSY 131 to be taken no later than Sophomore year; PSY 141 to be taken no later than Junior year to fulfill requirements for Capstone Senior Practicum in Psychology.
**No more than 4 units of PSY 192 Individual Research can be applied to the major.
Students who expect to pursue graduate school in psychology are strongly encouraged to take Capstone Senior Research in Psychology and if graduate school goals involve areas of psychology such as Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Capstone Senior Practicum in Psychology also. Practicum is also excellent preparation for those intending to begin their careers immediately after graduation.
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