Planners and Organizers [pdf]:
Psychology Careers
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BS in Psychology
Starting Fall 2021, all new students will enter in the BA in Psychology degree program.
The BS is still available. Once the fall semester starts, meet with an advisor to discuss this option.
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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