Psychology Major for Transfer Students

Pre-Psychology Major Requirements

Transfer students must be admitted as Pre-Psychology majors to pursue the Psychology major at UCLA.

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.
• 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.

Nine (9) Preparation Courses for the Psychology Majors

Complete nine courses, one from each box:

Anthropology 7* or 12

Life Sciences 1 or 15* or Physiological Science 3

Chemistry 2* or 14A or 20A or One year of high school chemistry**

Statistics 10* or Math 2 or Computer Science 2 or Program In Computing 10A or One quarter of calculus

Physics 1A or 6A or 10*

Philosophy 1* or 2 or 3 or 4* or 5 or 6 or 7* or 8 or 9* or 21 or 22 or 22W or 31 or 32

Psychology 10

Psychology 100A***

Psychology 100B***

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.

***Must be declared Pre-Psychology to enroll.

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.

Five (5) Core Courses

Select five courses from the following list: Psychology 110                                                          Psychology 115* Psychology 120A Psychology 120B                                                       Psychology 127 or 128** Psychology 130 or One of 133A-I Psychology 135

*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.

One (1) Laboratory Course

Select one course from the following list: Psychology 101  Psychology 111 Psychology 116* Psychology 121 Psychology 126 Psychology 131 Psychology 136A Psychology 136B Psychology 136C Psychology 136D Psychology 186A  Psychology 186B Psychology 186C Psychology 186D

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

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

Four (4) Elective Courses

Select any four additional upper division Psychology courses that are offered for a letter grade.*

*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.

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