Requirements for a B.S.
| Note: all courses are 4 units, unless otherwise indicated | Units | ||
| Tier 1: | Theoretical and Methodological Foundations (All are required) | 12 | |
| A. PSY 001 | General Psychology | ||
| B. MA 005 | Introduction to Statistics | ||
| C. PSY 013 | Experimental Psychology | ||
| Tier 2: | Central Content Areas (28 units) | ||
| A. PSY 111 | History and Systems of Psychology | 4 | |
| B. Two of the following laboratory courses are required (3 are recommended): | 8 | ||
| PSY 120 | Cognitive Psychology | ||
| PSY 121 | Psychology of Learning | ||
| PSY 124 | Sensation and Perception | ||
| PSY 125 | Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| C. Two of the following content courses are required: | 8 | ||
| PSY 115 | Child Development: Infancy through Adolescence | ||
| PSY 122 | Social Psychology | ||
| PSY 131 | Abnormal Psychology | ||
| PSY 135 | Psychological Testing | ||
| PSY 140 | Theories of Personality | ||
| D. Additional Upper-Division Electives from Tier 2, B., C., or D. are required: | 8 | ||
| PSY 141 | Fundamentals of Clinical and Counseling Psychology | ||
| PSY 150 | Topics in Psychology (2-4) | ||
| PSY 175 | Psychology of Religion | ||
| PSY 190 | Individual Internship in Psychology (1-4) | ||
| PSY 192 | Individual Research in Psychology (1-4) | ||
| PSY 196 | Capstone Senior Practicum in Psychology | ||
| Courses from Other Disciplines (16 units) | |||
| E. CS 010 | Computer Programming | 4 | |
| F. One of the following Mathematics courses is required: | 4 | ||
| MA 007 | Finite Mathematics | ||
| MA 009 | Calculus I | ||
| MA 010 | Calculus II | ||
| G. Two of the following Natural Science courses are required: | 8-10 | ||
| BIO 5, BIO 6 | General Biology I, II | ||
| BIO 11, BIO 12 | Anatomy, Physiology | ||
| PHY 11, PHY 13 | Physics for Life Science Majors I, II | ||
| PHY 14 | Physics for Life Science Majors Lab (1) | ||
| PHY 21, PHY 23 | General Physics I, II | ||
| PHY 24 | General Physics Lab (1) | ||
| CHM 1 | Introduction to General Chemistry | ||
| CHM 5, CHM 6 | General Chemistry I, II | ||
| Tier 3: | Capstone Experience (4 units) | 4 | |
| PSY 197/198 | Capstone Senior Research in Psychology I, II | ||
Total Units |
60-62 | ||