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BA in Psychology

Declared Fall 2007 to present (can be adopted by earlier majors)

Effective Fall 2007, Students pursuing a BA in Psychology who entered SJSU after Fall 2007 MUST follow this plan (no required minor, 5 units upper-division psychology electives, 3 units upper or lower division psychology electives). Prior Majors MAY follow this plan or the plan in effect when they first entered continuous enrollment in California Higher Education. Please see a Psychology Department advisor if you have any questions. You are strongly advised to visit with an academic advisor as soon and as frequently as possible. Doing so will both ensure an appropriate sequencing of courses and will likely yeild a more efficient path to graduation.

A. LOWER-DIVISION CORE COURSES (9 units)

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 001 General Psychology 
PSYC 030Introductory Psychobiology
STAT 095Elementary Statistics

 

B. UPPER-DIVISION CORE COURSES (27 Units)

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 100WWriting workshop (passed with a "C" or better)
PSYC 102Child Psychology
PSYC 110Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 120Upper-Division Research Methods

Select one course from each of the following categories

Fundamentals

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 135Cognition
PSYC 155Human Learning
PSYC 158Perception

Human Aspects

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 139Psychology of Personality
PSYC 154Social Psychology

Assessment

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 117Psychological Tests and Measures
STAT 115Intermediate Statistics

Focus Areas

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 129Neuroscience
PSYC 160Clinical Psychology
PSYC 170Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Capstone Experience

Course NumberDescription
PSYC 190Current Issues in Psychology
PSYC 195Senior Honors Seminar

 

C. ELECTIVES (8 Units) [assuming 120 = 4 units]

Typically any three Psychology courses (i.e., must have a PSYC or STAT prefix).

Note: A maximum of three units can be lower-division (<100 or community college)

D. COURSES IN SUPPORT OF THE MAJOR (3 Units)

BIOL 21, Human biology (includes lab), or BIOL 65, human anatomy (includes lab)

 

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