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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - 4 Year Plan

Four Year Plan - 120 Units Required

Course
Units
 Course
Units
Semester 1
Semester 2

Composition or Oral Comm
GE Math or other GE Class
PSY 100
GE Class
Elective Class
3
3-4
3
3
1-3

Oral Comm or Composition
GE Math or other GE Class
Critical Thinking or other GE Class
PSY 210
GE Class

3
3-4
3
4
3
Total Units
13-16
 Total Units
16-17
Semester 3
Semester 4

Critical Thinking or other GE Class
PSY 220
GE Class
GE Class
Elective Class

3
4
3-4
3
3

PSY 241
GE Class
GE Class
GE Class
GE Class
3
3-4
3
3
3
Total Units
16-17
 Total Units
15-16
Semester 5
Semester 6

PSY 301
Major Elective - Group 2
Major Elective - Group 3
GE Capstone Class*
Elective Class
3
3
3
3
3

Major Elective - Group 2
Major Elective - Group 3
Major Elective - Group 4
Major Elective* - Group 7
GE Capstone Class*

3
3
3
3
3
Total Units
15
 Total Units
15
Semester 7
Semester 8

PSY 400 level (not 499) - Group 5
Major Elective - Group 4
Major Elective - Group 6
GE Capstone Class*
Elective Class
3
3
3
3
3

PSY 400 level (not 499) - Group 5
Major Elective - Group 6
Major Elective* - Group 7
Elective Class
Elective Class
3
3
3
3
3
Total Units
15
 Total Units
15

* GE Interdisciplinary Capstones and Major Electives in Group 7 may count for GE and major

Group 2 -6 units selected from: PSY 331, 332, 333, or 336; and 340 or 341 or 342

Group 3 - 6 units selected from: PSY 351, 356; 361 or 365

Group 4 - 6 units (2 courses not from the same group):
a. PSY 352, 354, 366, 368, 370
b. PSY 310, 314, 315, 359
c. PSY 339I, 346I, 373, 375I, 378, 381

Group 5- 6 units 400 level PSY courses. No more than 3 units from PSY 405, 406A or 406B PSY 499 cannot be counted to satisfy this requirement

Group 6- 6 units any upper-division psychology courses not used to satisfy Groups 2-5

Group 7 - 6 units selected from approved list provided by the dept.