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About The Major
Admission to the Major
Note that ALL courses taken to satisfy the major requirements must be taken for a letter grade.
To have psychology courses taken at another university (including EAP) considered for major credit, please submit the Exception to the Major Petition form.
All students who apply to the major and meet the following criteria are guaranteed admission.
1) A grade point average of above 3.2 in the lower division/prerequisite courses. NOTE: We do not roundup. Students with lower GPAs may apply but are rarely admitted.
2) Declare the major prior to the accumulation of 80 semester units (or in the case of transfer students, declare the major during their first semester at Berkeley)
3) Submit the application to the department by the posted deadline
If any of the above criteria are not met, students may still be admitted to the major; however, it is not guaranteed. Please understand that applications will not be processed until ALL prerequisite courses are complete and final grades have posted. This may mean that you will not technically be admitted to the major until the beginning of the following semester. Be sure to place your name on the waitlists for courses you wish to take the following semester as you will be enrolled from the waitlist ONCE your application has been approved--or you may register directly in the course during Phase II, whichever comes first.
Applications to the Major can be downloaded
[HERE]
Application Deadlines are:
Fall semester: Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Spring semester: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Summer term: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Please read the instruction page that accompanies the major application. Incomplete applications will not be considered for admission. Transfer students are encouraged to submit applications during CALSO if all prerequisites are satisfied, or will be satisfied by the end of the summer. If prerequisites are not satisfied, please speak with an undergraduate major advisor to discuss ways in which to complete all courses by the end of the first semester.
Note to pre-major students:
Students who intend to declare the psychology major are urged to visit the Student Services Office periodically during each semester to consult peer advisors, to obtain departmental literature, and review the undergraduate bulletin boards for current information. Pre-majors are encouraged to become involved in departmental student activities and events -- especially the Student Success at Cal Part I Decal course offered by the Associated Students of Psychology (ASP). The Student Services Office discourages students from applying to the major prior to their third semester at Cal. It is far more important to spread out your prerequisite courses and do well academically. Remember that as long as you declare prior to the completion of 80 semester units, not including AP credit or units earned in high school, you will be guaranteed admission with a 3.2 GPA.
Lower Division/Prerequisite Requirements
| Prerquisite Areas |
Course Options |
| Psychology |
Psychology 1
(AP Psychology with a score of 4 or 5 will satisfy this prerequisite.) |
| Evolution |
One course from:
Molecular & Cell Biology 41 or 41X
Anthropology 1
Integrative Biology 35AC
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| Biological Science |
Two courses from:
Molecular & Cell Biology 31, 32, 50, 61, 63, 64
Biology 1A, 1B, 11
Integrative Biology 31
(AP Biology with a score of 4 or 5 will satisfy one
Biological Science prerequisite.)
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| Social Science |
Two courses from two different departments:
Anthropology 3 or 3AC
Sociology 3 or 3AC
Linguistics 5
Political Science 1, 2, or 4
(AP U.S. Government with a score of 4 or 5 will satisfy one
Social Science prerequisite.) |
| Quantitative |
One course from:
Statistics 2, 20, or 21
Math 54 or 55
(AP Statistics with a score of 4 or 5 will satisfy this prerequisite). |
Upper Division Requirements
| Element |
Course Options |
| Research Design and Methods |
Psychology
101 (Completion recommended prior to the student’s last two terms at UCB.) |
| Three "Decade" Courses |
Select from Psychology 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 180 |
| Four Electives |
Any upper-division psychology course numbered 104-182 with the following stipulations:Only
one of these courses may be a seminar (Psychology courses ending in
“8”).The
course number 192 is used to designate a new course and may apply
toward one of the electives with approval.
194,
195, 197, 198, and 199 do not count toward the coursework
requirement although students are encouraged to become involved in
research.
Excess decades may count as electives |
| Breadth |
The seven upper division courses
(three decade, four elective) must include one course from each of
the four sub-areas represented in the Department organization:
Cognition, Brain, and Behavior (courses 110-129)
Clinical Science (courses 130-139)
Developmental (courses 140-149)
Social/Personality (courses 150-169, plus 180)
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Total Courses |
8 upper division courses in psychology |
Unit Limits
1. Students enrolled in 197, 198, and 199 courses must have completed at least 60 semester units of undergraduate study and must be in good academic standing (2.0 grade point average or better).
2. Credit for 98, 99, 198 and 199 courses in a single term may aggregate no more than 4 units.
3. No more than a total of 16 units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 may be used to meet the requirements for a Bachelor's degree.
Unit Designation
For each of the courses 99, 197, 198, 199 a student must be involved in three hours of work per week for one unit of credit.
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