Requirements for Concentration:

11 units in Psychology including PSYC 105  or PSYC 106 , and PSYC 200 ; one unit from at least four of the basic content areas of the discipline; one research methods course to be taken by the end of the junior year; two units at the 300-level, at least one of which must be a seminar. The content areas of the discipline and their associated courses are: social psychology (PSYC 201 , PSYC 205 ), cognitive psychology (COGS 100 ), learning and comparative psychology (PSYC 221 , PSYC 223 ), developmental psychology (PSYC 231 ) physiological psychology (PSYC 241  , PSYC 243  ), individual differences and personality (PSYC 253 ), clinical psychology and psychopathology (PSYC 262 ).

A minimum of 9 graded units is required for the major. For junior transfer students, at least 6 units must be graded. NEUR 201  and COGS 311  may be counted towards the major. Upon departmental approval, 1 unit of appropriate course work in other departments may be applied towards the required 11.

NRO:

Students may not elect the NRO in any psychology course after they have declared their major. Any psychology course taken under the NRO before the major was declared may not be counted toward the 11 units required for the major although it may be used to satisfy a requirement that a specific course be taken.

Senior-Year Requirement:

Two units at the 300-level taken for a letter grade, at least one of which must be a seminar. One unit of COGS 311  may be counted toward this requirement. No more than one Advanced Special Studies course may be taken to meet this requirement. PSYC 395  and PSYC 399 , as ungraded courses, cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Seminar registration is by department lottery.

Recommendation:

Students planning to concentrate in psychology are encouraged to consult a department adviser as soon as possible to plan appropriate sequences of courses.