Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Supplemental Cohort

California State University, Long Beach                                            Policy Statement 22-16

June 9, 2022

 

 

 

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Supplemental Cohort

 

(This self-supported, supplemental cohort was recommended by the Academic Senate on May 5, 2022, approved by the President on May 13, 2022, and approved by the California State University Chancellor’s Office on June 8, 2022.)

 

 

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

 

Program Admission Requirements

 

To be considered for admission to the Psychology Cohort BA, applicants must demonstrate the following:

• Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5
• Minimum lower division preparation (grade C or better required)
  • The following suite of major preparation courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5:
    • PSY 100 – General Psychology
    • PSY 110 – Introductory Statistics
    • PSY 220 – Research Methods
  • Required General Education courses not covered by major preparation courses:
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Mathematics
    • Ethnic Studies (GE Category F)

 

University Graduation Requirements

 

Students admitted to the program will be required to comply with all CSULB graduation requirements for a Bachelor’s degree. Currently, the CSULB graduation requirements include the following:

• Earn the number of units for the degree
• Earn a minimum of 30 units in residence
• Earn a minimum of 40 upper-division units
• Complete the General Education (GE) pattern
• Satisfy major requirements
• Maintain minimum GPA requirements (for the University and major)
• Satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)

• Receive formal faculty approval from the major department

 

Course Requirements

 

 

The psychology curriculum is designed to provide undergraduate students with a broad background in the principles of Psychology.

 

Lower Division (14 units):

 

Take all of the following courses:

 

PSY 100 - General Psychology (3 units) “C” or better required

 

PSY 110 - Introductory Statistics (4 units) “C” or better required

 

PSY 220 - Research Methods (4 units) “C” or better required

 

PSY 241 - Psychobiology (3 units)

 

Upper Division (36 units):

 

Take the following course:

 

PSY 301 - Introduction to Psychology as a Discipline and Profession (3 units)

 

Take three (9 units) 300-level courses in Psychology from Category A and Category B below, including a minimum of one from Category A and one from Category B:

 

Category A: Processes

PSY 331 - Sensation and Perception (3 units) PSY 332 - Human Cognition (3 units)

PSY 333 - Psychology of Learning (3 units)

PSY 336 - Psychology of Emotion (3 units) or PSY 337 - Psychology of Happiness (3 units) PSY 340 - Physiology of Behavior (3 units) or PSY 342 - Psychopharmacology (3 units)

 

Category B: Systems

PSY 351 - Social Psychology (3 units) PSY 356 - Personality (3 units)

PSY 361 - Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development (3 units) PSY 370 - Abnormal Psychology (3 units)

PSY 378 - Health Psychology (3 units) or PSY 379 - Psychology of Stress (3 units)

 

Take any three (9 units) additional 300-level courses in Psychology. This requirement may include courses from Category A, Category B, or any 300-level courses listed below:

 

PSY 300 - Mind Control or Freedom (3 units) PSY 310 - Intermediate Statistics (4 units) PSY 314 - Psychological Assessment (3 units)

PSY 327 - Introduction to Human Factors (3 units) PSY 341 - Neuropsychology (3 units)

PSY 346 - Evolutionary Psychology (3 units)

PSY 350 - Psychology and Contemporary Social Issues (3 units) PSY 354 - Psychology of Women (3 units)

PSY 359 - Self-Observation and Self-Development (3 units) PSY 362 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 units)

PSY 363 - Developmental Psychopathology (3 units)

PSY 365 - Development: Emerging Adulthood to Aging (3 units) PSY 373 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3 units)

PSY 375 - Community Psychology (3 units)

PSY 381 - Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology (3 units) PSY 383 - Women, Family, and Work Issues (3 units)

PSY 390 - Selected Topics in Psychology (3 units) Take 6 units of 400-level PSY courses:

400-level courses will only admit Psychology majors who have completed PSY 301. No more than 3 units from PSY 405, PSY 406A or PSY 406B may be counted in this category. PSY 499 cannot be counted to satisfy this requirement.

 

Take 6 units upper-division (300-level and above) Psychology courses not already used to satisfy the requirements above.

Take one course (3 units) on diversity in the U.S. from the approved list below. AFRS 310 - African American Male and Female Relationships (3 units)

AFRS 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units) AFRS 325 - Africana Psychology (3 units)

AFRS 330 - Politics of the African American Community (3 units) AFRS 332 - Civil Rights and the Law (3 units)

AFRS 354 - African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement (3 units) AFRS 400 - African American Social Thought (3 units)

AFRS 410 - The African American Family (3 units)

AFRS 475 - Racism and Sexism: An Analytical Approach (3 units) AIS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units)

AIS 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units) AIS 335 - American Indian Philosophies (3 units)

AIS 345 - Working with American Indian and Indigenous Families (3 units) ANTH 321 - North American Indians (3 units)

ANTH 322 - California Indians (3 units)

ANTH 329 - Cultural Diversity in California (3 units) ANTH 421 - Education Across Cultures (3 units)

ASAM 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units) ASAM 330 - Japanese American Experience (3 units)

ASAM 331 - Chinese American Experience (3 units) ASAM 332 - Korean American Experience (3 units) ASAM 333 - Vietnamese American Experience (3 units) ASAM 334 - Cambodian American Experience (3 units) ASAM 340 - Asian American Family (3 units)

ASAM 352 - Filipino/a American Experiences (3 units)

ASAM 353 - Filipino American Contemporary Issues (3 units) ASAM 370 - Gender and Sexuality in Asian America (3 units) CHLS 310 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Thought and Action (3 units)

CHLS 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units) CHLS 320 - Wealth and Poverty in Latino Communities (3 units)

CHLS 340 - Latino Education in the U.S. (3 units)

CHLS 350 - The Latino Population in the United States (3 units)

CHLS 352 - Central American and Caribbean Peoples in California (3 units) CHLS 400 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics in the U.S. (3 units)

CHLS 415 - Latina Women in the United States (3 units)

CHLS 470 - Latinas/Latinos: Health Status and Health Care Access (3 units) LING 425 - Education Across Cultures (3 units)

LING 472 - Language and Social Justice (3 units) POSC 323 - Racial and Ethnic Politics - U.S. (3 units) POSC 401 - Women in Political Theory (3 units) R/ST 302 - Faith and Race in America (3 units)

SOC 340 - The Latino Population in the United States (3 units)

SOC 341 - Central American and Caribbean Peoples in California (3 units) SOC 346 - Race, Gender and Class (3 units)

SOC 358 - The Sociology of Migration and Immigration (3 units) SOC 420 - Social Stratification (3 units)

SOC 426 - Sociology of Sexualities (3 units)

SOC 436 - Racism, Power, and Inequality (3 units) SOC 464 - Aging and Society (3 units)

WGSS 307 - U.S. Women and the Economy: Money, Sex, and Power (3 units) WGSS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units)

WGSS 318 - Fierce Struggle: U.S. Women of Color - History and Thought (3 units) WGSS 320 - Latina Women in the United States (3 units)