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Please note that ALL courses taken for the major (both lower division prerequisites and upper division requirements) must be taken for a letter grade.

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.

Applying to the Major

[Download Major Application]

2011-12 Deadlines

Summer 2011: Friday, July 1, 2011
Fall 2011: Friday, October 7, 2011
Spring 2012: Friday, March 2, 2012
Summer 2012: Friday, July 6, 2012

1. Have a 3.2 grade-point average in all seven prerequisite courses (Note: we do not round up);
2. If you entered UC Berkeley as a freshman, you must declare the major by your 5th semester or prior to the accumulation of 80 semester units, including work in progress (AP or college credit obtained in high school do not count towards the 80 units). If you entered Berkeley as a junior level transfer, you must declare the major no later than your first semester at UC Berkeley; and
3. Submit the application to the major by the posted deadline.

If any of the above criteria are not met, students may still be admitted to the major; however, there is no guarantee. Please understand that applications will not be processed until all prerequisite courses are complete and final grades have been posted. This may mean that you will not technically be admitted to the major until the beginning of the following semester. 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. Be sure to place your name on the waitlists for courses you wish to take the following semester. You will be enrolled in no more than two of these courses (as listed in your application) once you have been admitted to the major. We cannot guarantee enrollment in all desired courses, but we make every effort to do so. Please note that summer applicants may not get their desired fall courses as the waitlists often run prior to the processing of their applications.

Advice to Pre-major students
 
Students who intend to declare the Psychology major are encouraged to visit the Student Services Office periodically during each semester to consult the Undergraduate Advisor and Peer Advisors, to obtain departmental literature, and to review the undergraduate bulletin boards for current information. Pre-majors are encouraged to become involved in departmental student activities and events, such as:

• Join the Psychology Majors bSpace (http://bspace.berkeley.edu) to receive email notifications about psychology related events and opportunities.
• Enroll in the Student Success at Cal Part I DE-Cal course periodically offered by the Association of Psychology Undergraduates (APU).
• "Like" us on the UC Berkeley Psychology Page on Facebook: (http://www.facebook.com/berkeleypsych) to meet other UCB folks interested in Psychology.
• Take a freshman or sophomore seminar with a faculty member from the Psychology Department.