Program Planning
Overview:
- This is a sample program plan. This plan assumes that the student has completed the Entry Level Writing and American History and Institutions requirements prior to admission.
- Students are strongly advised to work with an academic adviser to determine a personal program plan. Your program plan will differ depending on previous credit received, your course schedule, and available offerings.
- Declare major the spring term of second year.
- Students should also understand that while L&S Breadth requirements can be shuffled around within the plan, that is not the case for the lower-division prerequisites for the major. For majors with additional requirements for declaration, there is a limited window of eligibility for guaranteed admission.
- All course are subject to change every semester. Students must check the Online Schedule of Classes (schedule.berkeley.edu) for the most up-to-date course offerings.
Sample Freshman Plan
| YEAR 1 | ||||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||||
| Course | Units | Course | Units | Course | Units | Year 1 |
| Psych 1 (SBS Breadth) | 3 | Psych/MCB C61 (BS Breadth) | 3 | |||
| Reading & Composition A | 4 | Reading & Composition B | 4 | |||
| DeCal of interest | 2 | Stats 2 | 4 | |||
| L&S Breadth | 3 | L&S Breadth | 3 | |||
| Freshman Seminar | 1 | Freshman Seminar | 1 | |||
| Total Units | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 | ||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||||
| Course | Units | Course | Units | Course | Units | Year 2 |
| Sociology 3AC (Amer Cult Reqt) | 4 | Psych 101 | 4 | Internship or | ||
| Language course | 5 | Language course | 5 | Study Abroad? | ||
| Explore another major course | 3 | L&S Breadth | 3 | |||
| Philos 3 (PV Breadth) | 3 | L&S Breadth | 3 | |||
| Total Units | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | ||
| YEAR 3 | ||||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||||
| Course | Units | Course | Units | Course | Units | Year 3 |
| UD Psych Tier 2 (1 of 5) | 3 | UD Psych Tier 2 (3 of 5) | 3 | Internship or | ||
| UD Psych Tier 2 (2 of 5) | 3 | UD Psych Tier 2 (4 of 5) | 3 | Study Abroad? | ||
| LD/UD Elective | 3 | LD/UD Elective | 4 | |||
| LD/UD Elective | 4 | UD Elective outside major dept | 3 | |||
| Research (1-3) | 2 | Research (1-3) | 3 | |||
| Total Units | 15 | 16 | 0 | 31 | ||
| YEAR 4 | ||||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||||
| Course | Units | Course | Units | Course | Units | Year 4 |
| UD Psych Tier 2 (5 of 5) | 3 | UD Psych Tier 3 (2 of 3) | 3 | |||
| UD Psych Tier 3 (1 of 3) | 3 | UD Psych Tier 3 (3 of 3) | 3 | |||
| UD Elective outside major dept | 3 | LD/UD Elective | 4 | |||
| UD Elective | 4 | UD Elective | 3 | |||
| Research (1-3) | 2 | Research (1-3) | 2 | |||
| Total Units | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Total Units (4 yrs): | 120 | |||||
Sample Transfer Plan
| YEAR 1 | ||||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||||
| Course | Units | Course | Units | Course | Units | Year 1 |
| Psych 101 | 3 | UD Psych Tier 2 (2 of 5) | 3 | |||
| UD Psych Tier 2 (1 of 5) | 4 | UD Psych Tier 2 (3 of 5) | 3 | |||
| DeCal of interest | 2 | UD Psych Tier 2 (4 of 5) | 3 | |||
| L&S Breadth or any remaining prereq | 3 | L&S American Cultures | 4 | |||
| Transfer Transition Course | 1 | Decal or Research | 2 | |||
| Total Units | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 | ||
| YEAR 2 | ||||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||||
| Course | Units | Course | Units | Course | Units | Year 2 |
| UD Psych Tier 2 (5 of 5) | 3 | UD Psych Tier 3 (2 of 3) | 3 | Internship or | ||
| UD Psych Tier 3 (1 of 3) | 3 | UD Psych Tier 3 (3 of 3) | 3 | Study Abroad? | ||
| Explore another major course | 4 | Explore another major course | 4 | |||
| Explore another major course | 4 | Explore another major course | 4 | |||
| Total Units | 14 | 14 | 0 | 26 | ||