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Relevant Major Forms [pdf]:

• Major Form [BA]
• Declaring Your Major
• Departmental Honors

Planners and Organizers [pdf]:

• Flowchart Diagram
• 2-yr Transfer Planner (w/ WST)
• 2-yr Transfer Planner (w/o WST)
• 4-yr Planner

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, 6 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 (after 2004= minor is required, 3 units upper division psychology electives, 3 units upper or lower division psychology electives). 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)

B. UPPER-DIVISION CORE COURSES (27 Units)

Select one course from each of the following categories

Fundamentals

Human Aspects

Assessment

Focus Areas

Capstone Experience

C. ELECTIVES (8 - 9 Units)*

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

*The "8 units" assumes the 120 unit degree requirement has been met.

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