Psychology, B.A.: 180 units

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Offered by: College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Psychology and Sociology Department

Required Core Courses for Major
Elective Core Courses
Required Support Courses

Unrestricted Electives
General Education Requirements

Required Core Courses for Major: 21 units

A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses, including subplan courses, in order to receive a degree in the major.

Elective Core Courses: 44-45 units

Choose one from each group below:

A. Clinical:

B. Developmental:

C. Learning/Cognition:

D. Advanced Methods:

E. Organizational/Social:

F. Culture/Diversity:

Note(s):

Electives in PSY 300-400 level (not to include PSY 400 or PSY 498 ) (12)

Electives in PSY, SOC, SW, 300-400 level (not to include PSY 400 /SOC 400 , SW 402 , SOC 380 , and PSY 498 /SOC 498 ) (8)

Required Support Courses: 20 units

The following major support courses should be used to satisfy the indicated GE requirements. If these courses are not used to satisfy GE, the total units to degree may be more than 180 units.

Unrestricted Electives: 26-43 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Elective Core”, “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 159 units.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

Oral Communication
Written Communication
Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

Physical Science
Biological Science
Laboratory Activity
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

Visual and Performing Arts
Philosophy and Civilization
Literature and Foreign Languages
Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
History, Economics, and Political Science
Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)