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CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
PSY 101 Psychology of Personal Development (first-time freshmen or transfers with fewer than 24 units) 4
PSY 103 General Psychology 3
MTH 203 Introduction to Statistics 3
TOTAL 10

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
PSY 300 Personality and Adult Development 4
PSY 308 Developmental Psychology – Birth Through Adolescence 4
PSY 350 Clinical and Research Assessment 3
PSY 390 Research Methods and Design I 4
PSY 391 Research Methods and Design II 4
PSY 400 History of Psychology 2
PSY 409 Psychology of Cognition and Learning
4
TOTAL 25
CORE TOTAL 35

Concentration: Character, Morality, and Culture

Lower-Division Requirements

COURSE TITLE UNITS
PSY 230 Positive Psychology 3
TOTAL 3

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
PSY 330 Moral Psychology and Cultural Values 4
PSY 420 Moral Development and Christian Spirituality 3
One course from the following:
PSY 410 Theology-Psychotherapy Integration* 3
PSY 440 Psychology of Religion 4
PSY 460 The Human Challenge 3
TOTAL 10-14
CONCENTRATION TOTAL 13-17
*If course is selected, must also take Psychology 325 (4)
RECOMMENDED
PHL 351 Asian Philosophies and Religions 3

Concentration: General Psychology

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

Fifteen units of Psychology electives
CONCENTRATION TOTAL 15
Electives - According to individual goals

Concentration: Therapeutic and Community Psychology

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
PSY 301
Physiological and Neuropsychology 4
PSY 321 Abnormal Psychology 3
PSY 325 Clinical and Community Interventions 4
PSY 380 Family Development and Family Therapies 3
One course from the following:
PSY 410
Issues in Psychotherapy-Theology Integration 3
PSY 420
Moral Development and Christian Spirituality 3
CONCENTRATION TOTAL 17
RECOMMENDED
PSY 341 Group Counseling 3
PSY 345 Group Dynamics 3