Psychology, BA

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1	Psychology, BA				2025-2026
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3	Traditional Major Program Requirements
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5	Lower Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
6	PSY213 General Psychology	3	-	Fall, Spring
7	Methodology Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
8	All research classes -- BEH250, 290, and 383 -- must be taken completely on-campus OR completely online.
9	BEH250 Reading and Writing in the Behavioral Sciences	3	-	Fall, Spring
10	BEH290 Introduction to Research Methods	3	BEH250	Fall, Spring
11	BEH333 Epistemology and Worldview	3	-	Fall, Spring
12	BEH383 Statistics and Research Methodology I	4	BEH290, and either MAT115 or STA144	Fall, Spring	Lecture: 3 hours Lab: 3 hours
13	Upper Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
14	PSY301 History and Systems of Psychology	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
15	PSY320 Life-Span Development	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
16	PSY322 Theories of Personality	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
17	PSY325 Tests and Measurements	3	PSY213, BEH383	Fall, Spring
18	PSY328 Cognitive Psychology	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
19	PSY346 Abnormal Psychology	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
20	PSY422 Theories of Counseling	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
21	PSY443 Social Psychology	3	PSY213	Fall
22	PSY473 Psychophysiology	3	PSY213	Fall, Spring
23	BEH480 Capstone	3	Senior status	Fall, Spring	Fee: Additional testing fee
24	or BEH440 Field Experience	3	ANT 225, PSY 213, or SOC 213 and permission of the Dean	Fall, Spring	Grade Type: Pass/Fail Fee: Additional testing fee
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26				Additional Optional Concentrations:
27	Total Required Units	124		Forensic Psychology
28	Major	46		Industrial and Organizational Psychology
29	General Education	37		Life Span Development
30	Electives	41		Medical Anthropology
31	Total Required Upper Division Units	39		Sports Psychology
32	Major	37
33	Electives	2	*Optional concentrations require an additional 12-15 units beyond the major (see catalog)
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