Prerequisite

CAS PS 101 or equivalent.

General Requirements

Students must complete eight principal courses with a grade of C or higher. Four of these must be selected from among courses at the 300 level or higher, including one experimental course selected from CAS PS 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, and 328. Principal courses in psychology are those courses listed in the bulletin and numbered at the 200 level and above, excluding CAS PS 211.

The choice of principal courses must include at least two courses from each of the broad content groups listed below. Group A consists of courses in perception, physiological psychology, learning, and cognition. Group B consists of courses in development, personality, and social and abnormal psychology.

Group A:

• CAS PS 202 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
• CAS PS 205 Memory and Brain
• CAS PS 222 Perception and Behavior
• CAS PS 231 Physiological Psychology
• CAS PS 234 Psychology of Learning
• CAS PS 333 Drugs and Behavior
• CAS PS 336 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
• CAS PS 337 Memory Systems of the Brain
• CAS PS 338 Neuropsychology

Group B:

• CAS PS 241 Developmental Psychology
• CAS PS 243 Life Span Developmental Psychology in Health and Illness
• CAS PS 251 Psychology of Personality: Theories and Application
• CAS PS 261 Social Psychology
• CAS PS 367 Organizational and Industrial Psychology
• CAS PS 370 Psychology of the Family
• CAS PS 371 Abnormal Psychology

Please note: students may elect to take either PS 241 or PS 243 but not both.

It is possible to transfer a maximum of three principal courses toward the eight principal courses required for completion of the psychology major. Metropolitan College courses are considered transfer courses. Prior departmental approval of all transfer courses in psychology is required.

Design and Statistical Requirement

Students must complete CAS MA 116 (prereq: MA 115), MA 214 (prereq: MA 213), or CAS PS 211 with a grade of C or higher. Note: only one of CAS MA 116 and MA 214 may be taken for credit.

Independent Work in Psychology

The department encourages interested and qualified students to pursue a special course of independent work in psychology in the senior year and to have completed one experimental course prior to that time. Interested sophomores and juniors are encouraged to discuss independent work with their advisors in the department at the beginning of the second semester. See Independent Work for Distinction for more information.

For information, see the listing under Philosophy.

Courses required for the minor are stated below.

Prerequisite

CAS PS 101 or equivalent.

Principal Courses

Students must complete five psychology courses with a grade of C or higher. Three of these must be selected from courses at the 300 level or higher, including one experimental course (CAS PS 322 to 328). The choice of principal courses must include at least one course from each of the broad content groups (A and B) listed above. A maximum of two principal courses may be transferred toward the five required.

Required Related Course

CAS MA 115, MA 213, or PS 211 with a grade of C or higher. Note: only one of CAS MA 113, MA 115, and MA 213 may be taken for credit.