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Degree Requirements for the Psychology Major

Lower Division: The first two years are a time for laying the groundwork for later course work at the upper division level. Besides the four required lower division psychology courses, students are advised to complete most of the General Education requirements during this time.

Psychology 100	General Psychology
Psychology 210	Introductory Statistics
Psychology 241	Psychobiology
Psychology 220	Research Methods

Upper Division: The curriculum provides flexibility in course choices at the same time that students will receive breadth and depth in subject matter. Students completing this curriculum should have a well-balanced exposure to the field of psychology.

Take Psychology 301, Psychology as a Discipline and a Profession, Category 1 provides information suitable for career and graduate school planning, as well as skills useful to maximize performance in courses. As of Fall 2003, Psy 301 must be completed to maintain major status.

Group I Courses: Select two courses from the following:

Psychology 331 Sensation and Perception

Psychology 332 Cognition

Psychology 333 Learning

Psychology 336 Emotion

Psychology 340, 341 or 342 Physiology of Behavior, Neuropsychology or Psychopharmacology

Group II Courses: Select two courses from the following:

Psychology 351 Social Psychology

Psychology 356 Personality

Psychology 361 or 365 Child and Adolescent Development or Adult Development and Aging

Groups I and II are often viewed as the "core" content areas of psychology and it is important for all majors to be exposed to as many of these as possible. Those thinking of graduate study would be well advised to elect more than the minimum number of courses in these categories.

Group III courses: Select two courses from the following three groups (must be from two different groups):
Group A:
Psychology 352	Psychology of Male Roles
Psychology 354	Psychology of Women
Psychology 366	Fathers and Fathering
Psychology 368	Asian American Personality & Mental Health
Psychology 370	Abnormal Psychology

Group B:
Psychology 310	Intermediate Statistics
Psychology 314	Psychological Assessment
Psychology 315	Psychological Testing
Psychology 359	Self-Observation and Self-Development

Group C:
Psychology 339I	Psychology of Sport Behavior and Athletic Performance
Psychology 346I	Human Sociobiology
Psychology 373	Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Psychology 375I	Community Psychology
Psychology 378	Health Psychology
Psychology 381	Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Psy of Work Behavior)
Psychology 383	Women, Family and Work Issues

The courses in Group III involve populations studied (Group A), methods of study (Group B), and professional fields of Psychology (Group C). Students exploring which populations interest them or which subfield to pursue for a career are encouraged to select courses from Groups A and C respectively.

PSYCHOLOGY 400-LEVEL COURSES

Select two (only 3 units from Psy 405, 406A, 406B) NO UNITS FROM PSY 499.

400-level course only for Majors who have completed Psy 301.

PSYCHOLOGY UPPER DIVISION ELECTIVES

Select two upper-division Psychology courses not already used to satisfy the requirements above.

PSYCHOLOGY SUPPORTING FIELDS

Two upper-division courses in the social and behavioral science departments of College of Liberal Arts (CLA) including one with an emphasis on contemporary US ethnic studies.