Psychology, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences

A Minor Is Not Required for This Major

However, depending on career goals, students may wish to consider minors in areas such as biology, business, public administration, recreation, social work, statistics, and others.

Preparation for the Major

(20 units)

With the exception of PSY 201 , these prerequisite courses may not be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC). The minimum grade in each class is C (2.0) or better.

• PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology Units: 3
• PSY 201 - Academic and Career Opportunities in Psychology Units: 1
• PSY 211 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Units: 3
• PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology Units: 3
• PSY 260 - Introduction to Physiological Psychology Units: 3
• PSY 280 - Statistical Methods in Psychology Units: 4

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• BIOL 100 - General Biology Units: 3

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• BIOL 203 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 3 But not both.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10 or completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Requirements for the Major

A minimum of 31 upper division units in psychology to include courses that meet the methods requirement and the breadth requirement.

Methods

All majors must complete Psychology PSY 301  or PSY 410  or both. PSY 301  is suitable for most psychology majors, including those planning to enter the job market after graduation, those undecided about career plans, and those planning to pursue graduate work in related fields such as counseling.

Students planning to pursue graduate work in psychology (research degrees) should take PSY 370  and PSY 410  as early as possible.

Breadth

All majors must complete four courses or 12 units; one course selected from each of the following groups:

Additional Psychology Units

An additional 14-15 elective units selected from 300- to 500- level psychology courses and WMNST 325 * to satisfy the 31 units required for the psychology major.