Advising Course Plan - Psychology Major - Option 2

What follows is an example four-year plan for a student bringing in AP/IB/AICE or transfer credit for PSYC 101S. Other plans will work, too. It is critical, however, that by the end of the second year, you have successfully completed PSYC 101S, MATH 125Q, PSYC 203, at least one PSYC elective, and preferably BIOL 121P. It is also critical that you start the research sequence of courses (PSYC 306Q, PSYC 498, and PSYC 499) sometime during the junior year. These courses must be taken sequentially.

Transfer unit applied to Psychology major:  PSYC 101S

First Year
FallUnits
PSYC Elective (200 level, with some exceptions)1
FSEM 100First Year Seminar1
General Education Requirement (Writing or A, B, H, L, V course)1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
MATH 125Q
or BIOL 121P		Introduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling
The Biological Basis of Behavior		1
General Education Requirement (Writing or A, B, H, L, V course)1
General Elective1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
PSYC 203Foundations for Psychology Majors: Scientific Inquiry, Information Literacy, and Professional Dev.1
General Education Requirement (Writing or A, B, H, L, V course)1
General Education Requirement (Writing or A, B, H, L, V course)1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
BIOL 121P
or MATH 125Q		The Biological Basis of Behavior
Introduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling		1
PSYC Elective1
General Education Requirement (Writing or A, B, H, L, V course)1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
PSYC 306QBehavioral Statistics1
PSYC Elective1
Junior Seminar1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
PSYC 498Research Methods and Proposal1
PSYC Elective1
General Elective1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Fourth Year
Fall
PSYC 499Senior Project1
PSYC Elective1
General Elective1
General Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
General Elective1
General Elective1
General Elective1
A fourth unit is not required (due to PSYC 101S transfer) 
 Term Units3
Total Unit: 31