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The Psychology Major

There are two options for the Psychology major: the General Major or the Intensive Major. All majors share the same prerequisite lower-division courses, but differ in the upper-division required course work. Both sets of major requirements lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The Senior Comprehensive Requirement may be satisfied with an upper-division seminar.

The Minor in Psychology has the same lower-division requirements, but differs at the upper-division level. It does not require a Senior Comprehensive Requirement.

General Major Requirements Effective Fall 2006

Five lower-division courses (The Pre-Psych requirements)

• Math 3: Precalculus (or equivalent)
• Psychology 1: Introduction to Psychology
• Psychology 2: Introduction to Psychological Statistics
• Psychology 3: Research Methods in Psychology
• Psychology 10: Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Eight courses are required (Seven psychology upper-division courses and one course outside of the major)

For more specific information on requirements, go to the psychology listing in the UCSC Catalog.

EIGHT upper-division courses are required for the major as follows: one course must be from "outside of the major," one course must be a psychology seminar, and the remaining six courses must be taken in any three of the four subfields (i.e., at least one course must be completed in each subfield). The subfields are:

• Developmental (courses #100-119)
• Cognitive (courses #120-139)
• Social (courses #140-159)
• Personality (courses #160-179)

The courses from "outside of the major" are listed here.
Note: If students have taken two psychology courses in each of the four subfields, the outside course can be any course on the outside course list.

Independent Studies courses

Senior Comprehensive Requirement

All UCSC students must fulfill the UCSC Senior Comprehensive requirement. [more]

The Intensive Major

The Psychology Minor

1998-99 - 2004-05 Major Requirements

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LETTER GRADE NOTE: Courses graded D or F (or transfer courses with a C-, D, or F) may NOT be used to satisfy major/minor requirements. Also, please refer to the Disqualification Policy.