Planners and Organizers [pdf]:
Psychology Careers
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BS in Psychology
The following are the requirements of the BS (rather than the BA). The BS is designed
to provide a more intensive research focus appropriate for those intending to pursue
a research career in Psychology.
A. Lower-Division Core Courses (9 units)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 001 |
General Psychology |
| PSYC 030 |
Introductory Psychobiology |
| STAT 095 |
Elementary Statistics |
B. Upper-Division Core Courses (40 Units)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 100W |
Writing workshop (passed with a "C" or better) |
| PSYC 102 |
Child Psychology |
| PSYC 110 |
Abnormal Psychology |
| PSYC 120 |
Upper-Division Research Methods |
| PSYC 121a/b/c/e (2) |
Advance Research Methods Laboratory Experience in (a) Social-Personality, (b) Cognitive-Perception,
(c) Clinical, and/or (d) Neuroscience (Take 2)
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Fundamentals (Take 2)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 135 |
Cognition |
| PSYC 155 |
Human Learning |
| PSYC 158 |
Perception |
Human Aspects (Take 2)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 139 |
Psychology of Personality |
| PSYC 154 |
Social Psychology |
Assessment (Take 2)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 117 |
Psychological Tests and Measures |
| STAT 115 |
Intermediate Statistics |
Focus Areas (Take 1)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 129 |
Neuroscience |
| PSYC 160 |
Clinical Psychology |
| PSYC 170 |
Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
Capstone Experience (Take 1)
| Course Number |
Description |
| PSYC 190 |
Current Issues in Psychology |
| PSYC 195 |
Senior Honors Seminar |
C. ELECTIVES (5 - 8 Units)*
Typically any two Psychology courses (must have PSYC or STAT prefix).
*The "5 units" assumes that the 120 unit degree requirement has been met.
Note: A maximum of three units can be lower-division (SJSU<100 or community college)
D. Courses in Support of the Major (12 Units)
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One (1) course from Human biology (BIOL 021; includes lab) or Human Anatomy (BIOL
65; includes lab)
Three (3) courses from : Biology 101, Biology 109, Chem 1A or 30A, Chem 1b or 30B,
Ling 123, Ling 161, Phil 110, Phil 133, Phil 160 (no more than 2 from one dept)
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