Requirements for the Major (76-79 units)
The major requires a lower division core of 17 units, an upper division core of 19 to 20 units and 40 to 42 units of electives from designated categories as explained below. All psychology majors must receive a grade of C- or higher in all psychology courses.
- PSY 302 - Inferential Statistics in Psychology (5)
- PSY 304 - Research Methods in Psychology (6)
- PSY 308 - History and Systems of Psychology (4)
- One course from Group V see below (4-5 units)
Select two courses each from Groups I-IV (32 units). Select any two additional courses from Groups I-V (8-10 units). A total of four units of courses listed in The Applied Psychology / Community Engagement Category can be taken toward fulfillment of upper division elective requirements and applied to any group.
Group I : Developmental
- PSY 362 - Psychological and Psychosocial Developmental Stages in Maturity and Aging (4)
- PSY 388 - Sex and Gender (4)
- PSY 403 - The Psychosocial Dynamics of Child Maltreatment and Family Violence (4)
- PSY 412A - Psychology of Human Development: Infancy and Childhood (4)
- PSY 412B - Psychology of Human Development: Adolescence and Young Adulthood (4)
- PSY 426 - Family Therapy Dynamics and Perspectives (4)
- PSY 433 - Psychology of Cognitive Development (4)
- PSY 462 - Psychology of Human Development: Maturity and Aging (4)
Group II: Social /Community
- PSY 307 - Physiology and Psychology of Violence and Aggression (4)
- PSY 322 - Social Psychology (4)
- PSY 330 - Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (4)
- PSY 402 - Media Psychology (4)
- PSY 415 - Interpersonal Relationships (4)
- PSY 419 - Psychology of Gender (4)
- PSY 445 - Community Psychology – Service Learning (4)
- PSY 450 - Principles of Health Psychology (4)
- PSY 464 - Psychology and the Law (4)
Group III: Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
- PSY 323 - Psychology of Emotion and Motivation (4)
- PSY 343 - Child and Adolescent Cognition (4)
- PSY 401 - Physiological Psychology (4)
- PSY 421 - Psychology of Learning and Behavior (4)
- PSY 424 - Cognitive Psychology (4)
- PSY 425 - Sensation and Perception (4)
- PSY 428 - Introduction to Analysis of Behavior (4)
- PSY 435 - Behavior Analysis & Treatment of Developmental Disabilities (4)
- PSY 440 - Behavior Analysis and Autism (4)
- PSY 490 - Human Memory (4)
Group IV: Individual/Abnormal
- PSY 309 - Human Violence and Individual Change (4)
- PSY 310 - Abnormal Psychology I (4)
- PSY 318 - Psychology of Personality (4)
- PSY 410 - Abnormal Psychology II (4)
- PSY 416 - Human Sexuality (4)
- PSY 427 - Family Therapy Techniques: Strategies for Change (4)
- PSY 436A - Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories, Methods, and Issues (4)
- PSY 436B - Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories, Methods, and Issues (4)
- PSY 438 - Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology (4)
- PSY 439 - Racial/Ethnic Minority Mental Health (4)
Group V: Methodology
- PSY 411 - Advanced Research Methods in Psychology (4)
- PSY 414 - Analysis of Variance (4)
- PSY 417 - Single Case Research Design (4)
- PSY 431 - Statistical Methods in Psychological Assessment (5)
- PSY 465 - Multicultural Psychology: Current Issues and Research (4)
- PSY 491 - Multivariate Statistics (5)
Applied Psychology / Community Engagement Category: