Program Requirements
| Requirements for the Psychology Major | 49-63 units |
The core requirements of the psychology major provide students with a grounding in the primary areas of the discipline and an understanding of the basics of human behavior.
Students must maintain a C- grade in all courses required for the major or the minor. Students must achieve an average GPA of 2.5 in the courses counted for the psychology major or minor.
| Core Requirements | 31 units | |
| Understanding the field of psychology | ||
| PSYC 110 | General Psychology* | 3 |
| PSYC 340 | History of Psychology | 3 |
| Understanding human behavior | ||
| PSYC 225 | Personal and Social Adjustment* | 3 |
| PSYC 290 | Human Growth and Development* | 3 |
| PSYC 360 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 380 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 400 | Cross-Cultural Psychology*** | 4 |
| PSYC 425 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Understanding the basics of psychological research | ||
| PSYC 299 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| PSYC 362 | Research Methods in Psychology*** | 4 |
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*Meets a General Studies Core (or elective) requirement. **Meets a General Studies elective requirement. ***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement. |
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| Psychology Concentration Requirements | 18-32 units |
Beyond core requirements, students complete the major requirements by choosing a concentration. Based on a student’s primary interests, the choice of a concentration enables the student to begin to prepare for post-baccalaureate work in psychology. Concentrations should be declared in the spring semester of the sophomore year.
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
