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Required Courses for the Major
Carefully review the checklist below and download the PDF Major Advising Sheet to make sure you are taking the correct classes and speak with our peer advisors if you have any questions.
(Note: the Psychology Department strictly enforces all listed prerequisites)
| Course | Course Name | Cr. | Prerequisites | Min. Gr. |
| REQUIRED: THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES | ||||
| 101 | General Psychology | 4 | None | C |
| 1073 & 1071* | Statistical Methods | 4 | 1073/1 are corequisites | C |
| 213W* | Experimental Psychology | 4 | 1073/1, ENG 110, Psych 101 | C |
| REQUIRED: ONE ADVANCED EXP COURSE (MUST BE TAKEN AT QC) | ||||
| 311 | Advanced Experimental: Learning | 4 | 101, 1073/1, AND 213W | C |
| 312 | Advanced Experimental: Sensation/Perception | 4 | 101, 1073/1, AND 213W | C |
| 313 | Advanced Experimental: Cognition | 4 | 101, 1073/1, AND 213W | C |
| 314 | Advanced Experimental: Social-Personality | 4 | 101, 1073/1, & 213W, AND 232 or 238 | C |
| 316 | Advanced Experimental: Neurobiology | 4 | 101, 1073/1, & 213W, AND 243 or BIO 373 | C |
| 317 | Advanced Exp: Applied Behavior Analysis | 4 | 101, 1073/1, & 213W, AND 251 | C |
| 319 | Advanced Experimental: Human Memory | 4 | 101, 1073/1, AND 213W | C |
| 321 | Advanced Experimental: Clinical | 4 | 101, 1073/1, AND 213W AND 221 | C |
| REQUIRED: 5 LOWER ELECTIVES | ||||
| 214 | Developmental Psych: Infancy & Childhood | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 215 | Developmental Psych: Adolescence | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 216 | Developmental Psych: Adulthood & Aging | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 217 | Developmental Psych: Lifespan | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 221 | Psychopathology | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 226 | Intro to Industrial & Organizational Psych | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 231 | Psychology of Human Motivation | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 232 | Psychology of Personality | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 238 | Social Behavior | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 243 | Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 | 101 or BIO 105 | C- |
| 248 | History & Systems of Psychology | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 251 | Intro to Learning & Behavioral Analysis | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 255 | Health Psychology | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 256 | Psychology of Addiction | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 257 | Psychology of Sport & Exercise | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 259 | LGBTIQ Psychology | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 260 | Sensation & Perception | 3 | 101 | C- |
| 281 | Problems in Psychology (topics vary) | 1-3 | 101 | C- |
| 355 | Academic Advising Practicum | 1 | STPER 200 & special permission | C- |
| 356 | Academic Advising Advanced Practicum | 1 | 355 | C- |
| 372** | Autism Practicum | 3 | 213W & SIBS special permission | C- |
| 373** | Autism Advanced Practicum | 3 | 372 & instructor permission | C- |
| 391** | Special Problems | 1-3 | 101 & special permission | C- |
| REQUIRED: 2 UPPER ELECTIVES (more can be taken; subtract from lower electives) | ||||
| 323 | Psychometrics | 3 | 101 AND 1073/1 | C- |
| 334 | Development of Perception & Cognition | 3 | 101 AND 214 OR 217 | C- |
| 337 | Evolutionary Psychology | 3 | 101 & ONE OF: 221, 243, 214, 217, 232 | C- |
| 345 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 | 101 AND 243 or BIO 373 | C- |
| 346 | Neuroscience of Memory | 3 | 101, AND 243 or BIO 373 | C- |
| 347 | Clinical Psychology | 3 | 101 AND 221 | C- |
| 349 | Disorders of Childhood & Adolescence | 3 | 101, 221, AND 214 or 215 or 217 | C- |
| 352 | Psychopharmacology | 3 | 101, AND 243 or BIO 373 | C- |
| 353 | Psychology of Sex and Gender | 3 | 101, 214 or 215 or 216 or 217, & 221 or 232 | C- |
| 357 | Intellectual Disabilities | 3 | 101 & 214 or 217, & 221 or 251 | C- |
| 358 | Autism | 3 | 101 & 214 or 217, & 221 or 251 | C- |
| 359 | Developmental Disabilities | 3 | 101, AND 214 OR 217 | C- |
| 360 | Contemporary Psychotherapies | 3 | 101, 221 & ONE OF: 232, 317, 341, 347 | C- |
| 362 | Organizational Performance Management | 3 | 101 AND 226 | C- |
| 375 | Close Relationships | 3 | 213W AND 232 OR 238 | C- |
| 381 | Advanced Special Topics | 1-3 | PSYCH 101 and others determined by the instructor | C- |