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Required Courses for the Major<\/h3>\n
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Carefully review the checklist below and\u00a0download the PDF Major Advising Sheet<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to make sure you are taking the correct classes and speak with our\u00a0peer advisors<\/a><\/strong> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n

(Note: the Psychology Department strictly enforces all listed prerequisites)<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course<\/strong><\/td>\nCourse Name<\/strong><\/td>\nCr.<\/strong><\/td>\nPrerequisites<\/strong><\/td>\nMin. Gr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REQUIRED: THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>\nGeneral Psychology<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1073 & 1071*<\/td>\nStatistical Methods<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1073\/1 are corequisites<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
213W*<\/td>\nExperimental Psychology<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1073\/1, ENG 110, Psych 101<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REQUIRED: ONE ADVANCED EXP COURSE (MUST BE TAKEN AT QC)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
311<\/td>\nAdvanced Experimental: Learning<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n101, 1073\/1, AND 213W<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
313<\/td>\nAdvanced Experimental: Cognition<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n101, 1073\/1, AND 213W<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
314<\/td>\nAdvanced Experimental: Social-Personality<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n101, 1073\/1, & 213W, AND 232 or 238<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
316<\/td>\nAdvanced Experimental: Neurobiology<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n101, 1073\/1, & 213W, AND 243 or BIO 373<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
317<\/td>\nAdvanced Exp: Applied Behavior Analysis<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n101, 1073\/1, & 213W, AND 251<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
321<\/td>\nAdvanced Experimental: Clinical<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n101, 1073\/1, AND 213W AND 221<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REQUIRED: 5 LOWER ELECTIVES<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
214<\/td>\nDevelopmental Psych: Infancy & Childhood<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
215<\/td>\nDevelopmental Psych: Adolescence<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
216<\/td>\nDevelopmental Psych: Adulthood & Aging<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
217<\/td>\nDevelopmental Psych: Lifespan<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
221<\/td>\nPsychopathology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
226<\/td>\nIntro to Industrial & Organizational Psych<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
228<\/td>\nLanguage & Mind<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
230<\/td>\nCognition<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
231<\/td>\nPsychology of Human Motivation<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
232<\/td>\nPsychology of Personality<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
238<\/td>\nSocial Behavior<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
243<\/td>\nIntro to Behavioral Neuroscience<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 or BIO 105<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
248<\/td>\nHistory & Systems of Psychology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
251<\/td>\nIntro to Learning & Behavioral Analysis<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
255<\/td>\nHealth Psychology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
256<\/td>\nPsychology of Addiction<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
257<\/td>\nPsychology of Sport & Exercise<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
259<\/td>\nLGBTIQ Psychology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
260<\/td>\nSensation & Perception<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
281<\/td>\nProblems in Psychology (topics vary)<\/td>\n1-3<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
327<\/td>\nUG Internship<\/td>\n1-3<\/td>\nspecial permission<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
355<\/td>\nAcademic Advising Practicum<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nSTPER 200 & special permission<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
356<\/td>\nAcademic Advising Advanced Practicum<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n355<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
372**<\/td>\nAutism Practicum<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n213W & SIBS special permission<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
373**<\/td>\nAutism Advanced Practicum<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n372 & instructor permission<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
391**<\/td>\nSpecial Problems<\/td>\n1-3<\/td>\n101 & special permission<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REQUIRED: 2 UPPER ELECTIVES (more can be taken; subtract from lower electives)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
323<\/td>\nPsychometrics<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 AND 1073\/1<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
334<\/td>\nDevelopment of Perception & Cognition<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 AND 214 OR 217<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
337<\/td>\nEvolutionary Psychology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 & ONE OF: 221, 243, 214, 217, 232<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
339<\/td>\nDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 & 243 or BIO 373<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
341<\/td>\nIntroduction to Psychoanalytic Theory<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 & 221 & 232<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
345<\/td>\nCognitive Neuroscience<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 AND 243 or BIO 373<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
346<\/td>\nNeuroscience of Memory<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101, AND 243 or BIO 373<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
347<\/td>\nClinical Psychology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 AND 221<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
349<\/td>\nDisorders of Childhood & Adolescence<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101, 221, AND 214 or 215 or 217<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
352<\/td>\nPsychopharmacology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101, AND 243 or BIO 373<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
353<\/td>\nPsychology of Sex and Gender<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101, 214 or 215 or 216 or 217, & 221 or 232<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
357<\/td>\nIntellectual Disabilities<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 & 214 or 217, & 221 or 251<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
358<\/td>\nAutism<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 & 214 or 217, & 221 or 251<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
359<\/td>\nDevelopmental Disabilities<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101, AND 214 OR 217<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
360<\/td>\nContemporary Psychotherapies<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101, 221 & ONE OF: 232, 317, 341, 347<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
362<\/td>\nOrganizational Performance Management<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n101 AND 226<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
374<\/td>\nCulturally Responsive Family Support Practicum<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n231W & completion of interview<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
375<\/td>\nClose Relationships<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n213W AND 232 OR 238<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
381<\/td>\nAdvanced Special Topics<\/td>\n1-3<\/td>\nPSYCH 101 and others determined by the instructor<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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