Psychology Bachelor of Science, General Psychology Track

Requirements total approximately 56 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
Required Upper-Division Courses: for a minimum of 32 units  
  PSY 111 History and Systems of Psychology 4
  One of the following Capstone options: for a minimum of 4 units  
    PSY 197, 198  Capstone Senior Research in Psychology I, II 2, 2
    PSY 199 Major Honors 4
  Courses from the following: for a minimum of 8 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: for a minimum of 8 units  
    PSY 117 Lifespan Development 4
    PSY 118 Marriage 101 4
    PSY 122 Social Psychology 4
    PSY 131 Abnormal Psychology 4
    PSY 132 Cultural Psychology 4
    PSY 140 Personality 4
    PSY 141 Fundamentals of Clinical & Counseling Psychology 4
  Additional Upper-Division PSY Electives: for a minimum of 8 units*  
Required Courses from Other Disciplines: 3 courses
  One of the following courses:  
    MA 008 Functions and Models 4
    MA 009 Elementary Calculus I 4
    MA 010 Elementary Calculus II 4
    MA 015 Discrete Mathematics 4
  Two of the following courses: for a minimum of 8 units  
    BIO 005 General Biology I 4
    BIO 006 General Biology II 4
    BIO 011 Human Anatomy 4
    BIO 012 Human Physiology 4
    CHM 001 Introductory General Chemistry 4
    CHM 005 General Chemistry I 4
    CHM 006 General Chemistry II 4
    PHY 011

Physics for Life Sciences I**

4
    PHY 013 Physics for Life Sciences II** 4
    PHY 014 Physics for Life Sciences Laboratory 1
    PHY 021 General Physics I*** 4
    PHY 023 General Physics II*** 4
    PHY 024 General Physics Laboratory 1


*No more than 4 units of PSY 192 Individual Research can be applied to the major.
**If PHY 011 or PHY 013 is taken, PHY 014 must also be taken to complete the lab requirement. 
***If PHY 021 or PHY 023 is taken, PHY 024 must also be taken to complete the lab requirement.

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