Psychology Bachelor of Science, General Psychology Track

2026 Transfer courses for Psychology

Requirements total approximately 56 unitsUnits
Required Lower-Division Courses: 3 courses 
 (To be completed by the end of the sophomore year.) 
 PSY 001General Psychology4
 MA 005Introduction to Statistics4
 PSY 013/013LResearch Methods in Psychology & Lab4
Required Upper-Division Courses: for a minimum of 32 units 
 PSY 111History and Systems of Psychology4
 One of the following Capstone options: for a minimum of 4 units 
  PSY 197, 198 Capstone Senior Research in Psychology I, II2, 2
  PSY 199Major Honors4
 Courses from the following: for a minimum of 8 units 
  PSY 120/120LCognitive Psychology & Lab4
  PSY 123/123LClinical Neuropsychology & Lab4
  PSY 124/124LSensation and Perception & Lab4
  PSY 125/125LBehavioral Neuroscience & Lab4
 Courses from the following: for a minimum of 8 units 
  PSY 117Lifespan Development4
  PSY 118Marriage 1014
  PSY 122Social Psychology4
  PSY 131Abnormal Psychology4
  PSY 132Cultural Psychology4
  PSY 140Personality4
  PSY 141Fundamentals of Clinical & Counseling Psychology4
 Additional Upper-Division PSY Electives: for a minimum of 8 units* 
Required Courses from Other Disciplines: 3 courses
 One of the following courses: 
  MA 008Functions and Models4
  MA 009Elementary Calculus I4
  MA 010Elementary Calculus II4
  MA 015Discrete Mathematics4
 Two of the following courses: for a minimum of 8 units 
  BIO 005General Biology I4
  BIO 006General Biology II4
  BIO 011Human Anatomy4
  BIO 012Human Physiology4
  CHM 001Introductory General Chemistry4
  CHM 005General Chemistry I4
  CHM 006General Chemistry II4
  PHY 011Physics for Life Sciences I**4
  PHY 013Physics for Life Sciences II**4
  PHY 014Physics for Life Sciences Laboratory1
  PHY 021General Physics I***4
  PHY 023General Physics II***4
  PHY 024General Physics Laboratory1


*No more than 4 units of PSY 192 Individual Research can be applied to the major.
**If PHY 011 or PHY 013 is taken, PHY 014 must also be taken to complete the lab requirement. 
***If PHY 021 or PHY 023 is taken, PHY 024 must also be taken to complete the lab requirement.

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