Psychology, B.A. MAP

Semester 1 (15-16 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Critical Thinking PSYC 100 - Psychology of Critical Thinking Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
    Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[1]
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
    Units: 3 (Take a course with a lab activity)
• GE Area B: Mathematics  STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3  OR (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 ) ^[2] 
• Major / GE Area D: Social Science PSYC 104 - Introduction to Psychology Units: 3  

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

^[2] Credit earned for math support courses (STAT 8) do not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 3 (15-16 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
    Units: 3
• American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science 
  U.S. History
    Units: 3
• GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
     (Take a course that double-counts for DCG Domestic) Units: 3
• Major PSYC 240 - Understanding Research Methods in Psychology Units: 3  OR PSYC 241 - Introduction to Psychological Statistics Units: 4  ^[3]

^[3] Graduate Program Preparation Pathway

Semester 4 (15-16 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
    (Take a course that double-counts for DCG) Units: 3
• American Institutions
  U.S. and California Government
    Units: 3
• Major PSYC 242 - Introduction to Psychological Research Design & Methodology Units: 4  ^[3] or Elective Units: 3
• Major Breadth Course #1 Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 5 (14-16 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
    Units: 3
• Major Breadth Course # 2 / UD GE Area D PSYC 300 - Psychology of Gender Units: 3  OR PSYC 302 - Psychology of Prejudice Units: 3  OR PSYC 303 - Family Relations in Contemporary Society Units: 3  
• Major Core Content Course #1 ^[4] Units: 3
• Major Breadth Course #3 Units: 3
• Major Breadth Course #4 or Discussion Course ^[3] Units: 2-4

^[4] Complete six of the following courses: PSYC 311 , PSYC 321 , PSYC 322 , PSYC 324 , PSYC 335 , PSYC 337 , PSYC 438  

Semester 6 (14-16 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
    Units: 3
• Major Core Content Course #2 ^[4] Units: 3
• Major Core Content Course #3 ^[4] Units: 3
• Major Breadth Course #4 or Discussion Course Units: 2-4
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 7 (15 Units)

• Major Core Content Course #5 ^[4] Units: 3
• Major Core Content Course #6 ^[4] Units: 3
• Major (Capstone Experience) PSYC 485 , PSYC 486 , PSYC 487 , OR PSYC 490  Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 (15 Units)

• Major Core Content Course or Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3