Psychology Major for Freshmen Admitted Fall 2003 through Spring 2006

Pre-Psychology Major Requirements

Students may declare the Pre-Psychology major once they have established a prep GPA by taking at least one prep course for a letter grade at UCLA and have an average prep GPA of 2.5 or higher.

All of the following Procedures and Requirements will be strictly enforced:

• A C or better is required in Psychology 10, Psychology 100A and Psychology 100B. A C- or better is required in the other preparation courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
• An overall grade-point average of 2.50 is required in the preparation courses.
• All of the preparation courses must be completed by 110 total units (does not include units completed before entering UCLA, i.e. AP or community college units).
• Repetition of any preparation course more than once results in automatic denial of admission to the major.
• Repetition of more than any two preparation courses results in automatic denial of admission to the major.

Students who fail to meet any of these preparation requirements will be changed from Pre-Psychology to Undeclared.

Suggestions for preparation work: Students should take Psychology 100A and 100B early in their academic careers and in consecutive terms. Note that Pre-Psychology students may enroll in some of the Core and Elective courses. Refer to the Schedule of Classes for enrollment restrictions.

*Recommended course.

**To be exempt from the chemistry preparation requirement, Pre-Psychology students must submit their high school transcript directly to the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office in 1531 Franz Hall. Proof of one year of high school chemistry with an average grade of C or better will satisfy the requirement.

Psychology Major Requirements

To declare major standing, students must first complete all of the preparation courses (all grades assigned) and meet all of the requirements listed above. Students must declare the Psychology major in the Psychology Advising Office in 1531 Franz Hall.

An overall GPA of 2.00 (C) is required in the upper division courses. A grade of C- or better is required in each Core and Laboratory course. All Core, Laboratory, and Elective courses must be taken for a letter grade.

*Psych M117A & M117B & M117C will count in lieu of Psych 115 and two Psychology Electives. Students will not receive any Psychology elective credit unless all three classes have been completed. Petition the Undergraduate Advising Office, 1531 Franz upon completion of the series.

**No unit or grade credit will be given for taking both Psych 127 and 128. If both courses are taken, the second course will not count as an elective.

Psychology major standing is required when enrolling in a lab course.

*Psych 116 is open to Psychology Majors only if space permits.

*Courses that will not count as electives are the following: those already used to satisfy the Core or Laboratory requirements and any course taken on a P/NP grading basis such as research, fieldwork or teaching assistantship.