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Psychology Department
BS - Psychology
The BS degree is a regimented degree plan for students who wish to develop a focused set of skills in pre-selected areas so they can apply these skills in a technical setting or seek advanced graduate training. The BS degree program has more course requirements than the BA (i.e., fewer electives). The degree plan emphasizes research focused scientific and methodological training, as well as breadth in pre-selected areas of psychology and other fields (biology, chemistry, philosophy). Students should seek early and frequent advice from departmental advisors.
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 42 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 9 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Preparation for the Major | 12-13 | ||
| BIOL 021 or BIOL 065 (3-4); Complete nine units from: BIOL 101, BIOL 109, CHEM 001A or CHEM 030A, CHEM 001B or CHEM 030B, PHIL 110, PHIL 160 (9) | |||
| Required Courses in Psychology | 54-56 | ||
| Lower Division Core | 9 | ||
| PSYC 001, PSYC 030 and STAT 095 | |||
| Upper Division | 45-47 | ||
| PSYC 100W, PSYC 102, PSYC 110, PSYC 117, PSYC 120, PSYC 139, PSYC 154 and STAT 115 (25); PSYC 129, PSYC 160 or PSYC 170 (3); Complete two courses from: PSYC 135, PSYC 155, PSYC 158 (6); Complete two courses from: PSYC 121A, PSYC 121B, PSYC 121C, PSYC 121E (4); PSYC 190 or PSYC 195 (3); one upper division psychology elective (2-3); one upper or lower division psychology elective (2-3) | |||
| Electives | 7-10 | ||
| Total Units: | 120 | ||
Note: UNVS 015C may be used in lieu of the statistics course required by this major through the Summer 2014.
