ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Learn about Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

TOTAL UNITS — 123

45 GENERAL EDUCATION UNITS

REQUIRED COURSES — 18 UNITS

UGP 10

Gateway to Success (to be taken in first term of program)

CRTH 10

Critical Thinking

ENGL 1A

Expository Writing

ENGL 1B

Research Writing

ENGL 120

Business Writing

Plus one of the following:

COMM 35

Speech Communication

COMM 40

Understanding Communication

LIBERAL STUDIES CORE — 21 UNITS

ARTS 50

Contemporary Arts and Culture (or any other ARTS course offered)

HIST 50

Contemporary American Economic History (or any other HIST course offered)

HUM 50

Examining the Humanities (or any other HUM course offered)

LIT 50

Principles of Storytelling (or any other LIT course offered)

PHIL 50

Professional and Personal Ethics (or any other PHIL course offered)

SCI 50

Science, Technology and Social Change (or any other SCI course offered)

SOSC 50

American Government in the 21st Century (or any other SOSC course offered)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS — 6 UNITS

MATH 20

Intermediate Algebra

MATH 40

Statistics

PSYCHOLOGY COURSES — 27 UNITS

PSYCH 10

Introduction to Psychology

PSYCH 102

Lifespan Development: Theories & Applications

PSYCH 108

Research Design & Experimental Methods

PSYCH 115

Introduction to Biopsychology

PSYCH 120

Principles & Methods of Counseling

PSYCH 121

Abnormal Psychology

PSYCH 125

Psychology of Death, Dying, & Bereavement

PSYCH 143

Psychology of Leadership

PSYCH 190

Strands of a System: Psychology Capstone

PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE COURSES — 6 UNITS

Two of the following

LIT 100

Business, Psychology, & Modern Literature (If not used to fulfill Liberal Studies Core Requirement.)

MGT 141

Organizational Leadership

OLHS 110

Emotional & Social Intelligence at Work

OLHS 111

Engagement, Thriving, & Well-Being in Organizations

OLHS 115

Diversity & Inclusion in Organizations

PSYCH 113

Psychology and Technology

PSYCH 198A-ZZ

Special Topics In Psychology

ELECTIVE COURSES — 45 UNITS

Fifteen 3-unit upper or lower-division courses from any subject.

Each course listed carries three semester units of credit, unless otherwise noted.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the BA in Psychology, including the general education curriculum, will be able to:

Knowledge Base in Psychology

• Describe apply concepts, principles and overarching themes in psychology.
• Develop a working knowledge of the major theoretical approaches, findings, historical trends and content domains in psychology.
• Apply psychological principles to explain and evaluate personal, social, and organizational issues.
• Develop innovative approaches and solutions to an existing or emerging challenge in psychology that also draw on disciplinary perspectives in ethics, other humanities and/or social sciences.

Critical Thinking, Scientific Inquiry, Information Literacy, and Quantitive Fluency

• Apply scientific reasoning to interpret and explain phenomena.
• Locate, evaluate and apply information, using a variety of research tools and methods from the field of psychology.
• Address complex problems in psychology using innovative and integrative strategies and insights leading to actionable solutions.
• Demonstrate abilities to interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research, including qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Identify and evaluate sociocultural factors in scientific inquiry.
• Analyze, interpret and explain quantitative data about topics and issues in psychology, including complex statistical findings in graphs, studies and reports.
• Analyze and interpret quantitative data about a topic in psychology and apply results in business/organizational or interpersonal settings, habits, and/or practices.

Ethics and Social Responsibility

• Apply ethically acceptable standards to evaluate psychological science and practice.
• Apply ethically sound principles and values to ameliorate and/or mitigate real-world personal and/or professional challenges and to build and enhance personal relationships.
• Identify and express common values that build community at local, national, and global levels.
• Explain how psychology can elaborate and deepen the understanding of cultural diversity, and human biology, and lifespan development.

Communication

• Construct written communications that clearly articulate ideas and arguments appropriate to various audiences.
• Demonstrate interpersonal communication and project management skills, either through persuasive speech, and/or in providing clear oral directions, instructions, and/or guidelines, that address a problem in psychology.
• Demonstrate effective presentation skills for various purposes.

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

• Demonstrate the self-awareness and habits required to identify, integrate, and apply new information and skills that increase personal and professional effectiveness, including applying psychological insights and skills to career goals, exhibiting self-efficacy and self-regulation, and developing meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.
• Apply psychological principles to career goals.