Bachelor of Science (BS)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY (EFFECTIVE FALL 2018)
43 total units needed for major (courses with asterisk double count for GE):
- ALL BS Psych majors need to take the following:
All Psych majors need to take the following pre-requisite courses:
MATH 130 Intro to Statistics 3 units
BIO 101/101L Fundamentals of Bio 3 units
Core Courses
Course progression: Some psych courses have pre-requisites. Take the following courses in this order (but not necessarily in together) for the best success towards graduation.
(PSYC 110, PSYC 290, MATH 130, WRIT 1) ---> (WRIT 260, PSYC 250, PSYC 292)
(PSYC 362) -----> (PSYC 496)
PSYC 110* General Psychology 3 units
WRIT 260* Writing II: Psychology 3 units
PSYC 250 Data Analysis in Psychology 3 units
PSYC 290* Human Growth ad Develop. 3 units
PSYC 292 Intro to Brain & Behavior 3 units
PSYC 362* Research Methods in Psych 3 units
PSYC 496 Senior Sem. Psych & Christ. 3 units
Domain A: Systems (Take 1 courses/ 6 units)
PSYC 301/302 Global-Local Cultural Psych 3 units
PSYC 320 Social Psychology 3 units
PSYC 340 History of Psychology 3 units
PSYC 385 Health Psychology 3 units
PSYC 386 Community Psychology 3 units
PSYC 400* Cultural Psychology (req. for BA) 3units
PSYC 440 Psychology of Religion 3 units
PSYC 445 Psychology of Family 3 units
Domain B: Neuro-Cog (take 4 course/12 units)
PSYC 390 Cognition 3 units
PSYC 405 Psychology of Learning 3 units
PSYC 453 Bilingualism, Biculturalism, & Cog. 3 units
PSYC 470 Cognitive Neuroscience 3 units
PSYC 472 Neuro & Behavioral Disorders 3 units
Domain C: Sub-Disciplines (optional)
PSYC 330 Sports Psychology 3 units
PSYC 345 Psych of Child & Adol. Development 3 units
PSYC 355 Psychology of Adult Development 3 units
PSYC 370 Industrial/ Organizational Psych 3 units
PSYC 375 Conflict Management 3 units
PSYC 380 Psychology of Personality 3 units
PSYC 405 Psychology of Learning 3 units
PSYC 410 Psych of Exceptional Children 3 units
PSYC 415 Group Process 3 units
PSYC 430 Intervention Strategies w/ Children 3 units
PSYC 432 Psychosocial Interventions in Ped. 3 units
PSYC 445 Family Psychology 3 units
PSYC 450 Counseling 3 units
PSYC 463 Drugs, Behavior, & Society 3 units
PSYC 480 Test & Measurement 3 units
PSYC 485 Stress & Coping 3 units
PSYC 494 Professional Studies in Child Life 3 units
