PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS AND MINORS

MAJORS B.S. B.A. B.S.E. MINOR REQUIREDPsychology X X X XScientist-Practitioner Emphasis* X XPsychological Sciences Emphasis* X XBroadfield Social Studies - Psychology Option X

The Psychology Department, through the College of Letters and Sciences, offers several different majors and minors from which a student can choose. Degree program and course selection should closely relate to a student’s long-term plans for his or her degree. Some students intend to pursue graduate study in psychology or related fields, while others plan to enter the workforce upon completion of their bachelor’s degree. See the table below for an overview of the different major options:

* Students who major in Psychology with a Graduate School Prep emphasis are not required to fulfill a minor. Students cannot declare an emphasis without completing the appropriate prerequisite courses and being approved by the em-phasis committee in the Psychology Department. Please contact your advisor for more information.

MAJORS

B.S. or B.A.?The difference between the B.S. degree and the B.A. degree lies in the relative emphasis on either laboratory sciences and mathematics OR humanities and social sciences within the college and university (not major) requirements. Contact your psychology advisor if you are unsure of which degree is best for you.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS• Select a 4-5 unit laboratory science course. This course must be from a different discipline than the lab science course

used for the University Requirements (2 lab courses in total).• Select a 5 unit Math beyond 141 or 3 units of Computer Science and 3 units of Math beyond 141 (1-2 courses).

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) DEGREE REQUIRMENTS• Complete 6 units of 300/400 level course work. Select from Arts, Communications, Humanities, Social Sciences,

Ethnic Studies, Women’s Studies, or Interdisciplinary Studies.• You MAY NOT use courses from the major or minor academic area (e.g., If you are a Psychology major, you may not

use any Psychology course to complete this requirement).• Complete one year of a single foreign language (or complete a foreign language at the 142 level or above).

For students graduating from high school before 2012, two high school years of the same foreign language can be used to waive this requirement.

MINORSThe Psychology Department offers three minors for students outside of the major.

• Psychology Minor for Business Majors • Psychology Minor for Secondary Education Majors• Psychology Minor for majors other than Business & Secondary Education

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION MAJORSThe Psychology Department offers two majors for students who are interested in careers in education. These majors include: Bachelor of Education in Psychology and Bachelor of Education in Broadfield Social Sciences - Psychology Option. These majors can be completed either through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Professional Studies or through the Department of Psychology in the College of Letters and Sciences. For more information on these majors, please visit the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Social Studies Licensure Program website.