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PROGRAM CODE: A8 PSYC BA                     CATALOG YEAR: 20054 
                 Bachelor of Arts - Psychology                   
            College of Social & Behavioral Sciences              
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.               
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree 
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program;                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS                                     
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam and ENGL 109H                                     
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by        
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester        
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).      
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL  
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or   
        department writing requirement.                          
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H                    
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       Second Language - 4th Semester Proficiency                
       Demonstrate fourth semester proficiency in a second       
       language by completing one of the following:              
  -  1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the fourth    
        semester level.                                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        -> NOT FROM: FREN 325 ,393 ,399 ,399H,414 ,448           
           HIST 325 (FA01 OR AFTER),465C(FA98 OR AFTER),         
           HIST 465D(FA98 OR AFTER)  ITAL 330A TO 330D,399 ,     
           ITAL 399H,414 ,455   M AR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)         
           SPAN 397W,406A,414 ,423A,423B,465C,465D  TTE 414      
           UNVR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)                              
        SELECT FROM: ARB 402  TO 403   CHN 202 ,403 ,404 ,415    
           TO 418 ,422 ,423   CRL 202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,397A,      
           CRL 497A  FREN 202 ,212 ,213 ,301  TO 443   GER 202 , 
           GER 211 ,300 ,301   GRK 202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421  TO   
           GRK 432   ITAL 202  TO 202Z,305A TO 496   JPN 202 ,   
           JPN 403 ,405 ,415  TO 417 ,421 ,422   JUS 203B,303    
           LAT 202 ,212 ,400  TO 428   LING 204B  PRS 402  TO    
           PRS 404   PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425  TO 449             
           RSSS 201B,301A TO 301B  RUSS 205   RSSS 305 ,307A,    
           RSSS 307B,405A,405B,407A,407B  SERP 431B  SPAN 202 ,  
           SPAN 203 ,204C,206 ,251 ,253 ,302  TO 322 ,323  OR    
           SPNV 323   SPAN 324 ,325  OR SPNV 325   SPAN 326      
           TO 332 ,333  OR SPNV 333   SPAN 334  TO 339 ,340      
           OR SPNV 340   SPAN 341  TO 349 ,350  OR SPNV 350      
           SPAN 351  TO 397B,398 ,399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,  
           SPAN 401  OR SPNV 401   SPAN 402 ,403  OR             
           SPNV 403   SPAN 404  TO 432 ,433  OR SPNV 433         
           SPAN 434  TO 440 ,441  OR SPNV 441   SPAN 442  TO     
           SPAN 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448   SPAN 449  OR             
           SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450   SPAN 451  TO       
           SPAN 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473                            
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)                              
  -  3) Or complete the following (non-NES students only):       
        ARB 401 plus one from ARB 439B, 427B, 424B.              
        SELECT FROM: ARB 401 (R),439B,427B,424B                  
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       Mathematics Requirement - Moderate Strand                 
  -  1) 3 units required.                                        
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 ,116S,118 ,120S,197A,199 ,    
           MATH 199H,294A,299 ,299H,301 ,302A,302B,397A,399 ,    
           MATH 399H,481                                         
        SELECT FROM: LING 178   MATH 110  TO 485                 
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       University General Education - Tier One                   
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals   
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly      
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).                  
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103                          
  -  2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a     
        non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural      
        Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104                          
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and  
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104                     
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       University General Education - Tier Two                   
  -  1) Arts                                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,     
           ARH 315 ,316A(FA06 OR AFTER),316B(FA06 OR AFTER),     
           ARH 319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322   ART 203 ,               
           ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,     
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,     
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),     
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300                
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  JPN 245                     
           M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)  MUS 100 ,   
           MUS 101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,337 ,     
           MUS 344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336      
  -  2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)   
        must be completed prior to taking.  1 course from:       
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,                   
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381                
           ANTH 495C(S107)  CLAS 220 ,221 ,300 ,342 ,346 ,360    
           ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280           
           FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,    
           GER 276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,379                 
           HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)  ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,   
           ITAL 250B,250C,250D,330B  JPN 220 ,311                
           JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202       
           NES 277A,330   PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 ,              
           PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER)  RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304     
           RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350   SPAN 210     
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)          
           W S 200 ,317                                          
     3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by course work     
        completed for the major.                                 
  -  4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1    
        (NATS) must be completed prior to taking. 1 course from  
        SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)  ANTH 261 ,364  OR     
           ANTV 364   ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204   ATMO 325 ,336    
           BIOC 223   ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,        
           ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)     
           ENTO 205   GEOG 220 ,230 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,       
           GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,    
           GEOS 220   HWR 201 ,202 ,203                          
           MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER)  MSE 208 ,                    
           MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258   NRSC 282           
           N SC 310   PHIL 305   PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)   
           PE 201   PL S 329   PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)           
           PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H  RA M 222     
           SP H 261 ,262   SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER)  WFSC 225    
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,          
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies 
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,   
           AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,    
           AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER)  ANTH 202 ,   
           ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,307  OR ANTV 307   ANTH 316 ,     
           ANTH 320   ARH 203   CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,    
           CHN 341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,     
           CHN 475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A  CLAS 362           
           DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)           
           EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C      
           FREN 245 ,249   GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,   
           GER 278 ,373 ,376   HIST 253 ,254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,   
           HUMS 333 ,365 ,370 ,420                               
           INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) RACE, ETHNICITY+AM DREAM     
           ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,    
           JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,     
           JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C  JUS 370A,370B,372A,     
           JUS 372B  LING 210   MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,    
           MUS 334 ,337 ,344   NES 277A,330 ,334   POL 330 ,     
           POL 332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476  OR             
           POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A  RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,  
           RSSS 350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,    
           SOC 467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101                         
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)          
           W S 200 ,210 ,240                                     
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       Psychology Major                                          
       The Psychology major requires a minimum of 36 units, of   
       which 18 units must be in residency.                      
                                              
-->  NEEDS: 36.00 UNITS                                          
                                                                 
                                                                 
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       Core Courses                                              
  -  1) An alternative course may be used to satisfy this        
        sub-requirement, if approved by major advisor.           
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 101                                    
  -  2) SELECT FROM: PSYC 230                                    
  -  3) These two courses must be taken concurrently.            
        Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 290A,297A                              
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       Distribution Requirements:                                
  -  1) Cognition and Neural Systems - 6 hours required.         
          NEEDS:  6.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 302  OR PSYV 302   PSYC 306  OR        
           PSYV 306   PSYC 312  OR PSYV 312   PSYC 319  OR       
           PSYV 319   PSYC 325  OR PSYV 325   PSYC 326  OR       
           PSYV 326   PSYC 329  OR PSYV 329   PSYC 330 ,333 ,    
           PSYC 340  OR PSYV 340   PSYC 341 ,346 ,349 ,401A,     
           PSYC 401B,402  OR PSYV 402   PSYC 403A,403B,406 ,     
           PSYC 411  OR PSYV 411   PSYC 412 ,413  OR             
           PSYV 413   PSYC 415 ,417 ,424 ,426 ,429 ,432 ,438 ,   
           PSYC 440 ,441 ,442 ,445 ,447  OR PSYV 447             
           PSYC 451 ,455 ,468 ,478 ,496F                         
  -  2) Individual and Social Processes - 6 hours required.      
          NEEDS:  6.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 352  OR PSYV 352   PSYC 357 ,358 ,     
           PSYC 360  OR PSYV 360   PSYC 364  OR PSYV 364         
           PSYC 365 ,368 ,374 ,375 ,376 ,377A,378 ,379 ,380 ,    
           PSYC 381  OR PSYV 381   PSYC 383 ,424 ,450 ,456 ,     
           PSYC 457  OR PSYV 457   PSYC 458 ,459 ,460 ,462 ,     
           PSYC 463 ,467 ,469  OR PSYV 469   PSYC 473 ,474 ,     
           PSYC 476 ,477A,477B,481  OR PSYV 481   PSYC 484 ,     
           PSYC 486A OR PSYV 486A  PSYC 486B,488A,496A           
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       Additional psychology courses                             
                                              
     1) Remaining units from PSYC 100 - 499, with the            
        exceptions as shown below.                               
        -> NOT FROM: PSYC 191 ,193 ,194 ,199 ,199H,201 ,291 ,    
           PSYC 293 ,294 ,299 ,299H,346 ,391   PSYV 391          
           PSYC 393 ,394 ,399   PSYV 399   PSYC 399H  PSYV 399H  
           PSYC 438 ,442 ,451 ,455 ,468 ,491   PSYV 491          
           PSYC 493 ,494   PSYV 494   PSYC 499   PSYV 499        
           PSYC 499H  PSYV 499H  PSYC T***                       
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 100  TO 301 ,302  OR PSYV 302          
           PSYC 303  TO 305 ,306  OR PSYV 306   PSYC 307  TO     
           PSYC 311 ,312  OR PSYV 312   PSYC 313  TO 318 ,319    
           OR PSYV 319   PSYC 320  TO 324 ,325  OR PSYV 325      
           PSYC 326  OR PSYV 326   PSYC 327 ,328 ,329  OR        
           PSYV 329   PSYC 330  TO 339 ,340  OR PSYV 340         
           PSYC 341  TO 351 ,352  OR PSYV 352   PSYC 353  TO     
           PSYC 359 ,360  OR PSYV 360   PSYC 361  TO 379 ,380    
           OR PSYV 380   PSYC 381  OR PSYV 381   PSYC 382  TO    
           PSYC 390 ,392 ,395  TO 398 ,400 ,401 ,402  OR         
           PSYV 402   PSYC 403  TO 410 ,411  OR PSYV 411         
           PSYC 412 ,413  OR PSYV 413   PSYC 414  TO 480 ,481    
           OR PSYV 481   PSYC 482  TO 488 ,489  OR PSYV 489      
           PSYC 490 ,492 ,495  TO 498                            
     2) No more than three units from the following:             
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 191 ,193 ,194 ,199 ,199H,291 ,293 ,    
           PSYC 294 ,299 ,299H,391  OR PSYV 391   PSYC 393 ,     
           PSYC 394 ,399  OR PSYV 399   PSYC 399H OR             
           PSYV 399H  PSYC 491  OR PSYV 491   PSYC 493 ,494      
           OR PSYV 494   PSYC 498 ,499  OR PSYV 499   PSYC 499H  
           OR PSYV 499H                                          
     3) No more than 9 units from the following:                 
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 201 ,346 ,438 ,442 ,451 ,455 ,468      
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       Writing Emphasis Course                                   
  -  1) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 296H,312  OR PSYV 312   PSYC 330 ,     
           PSYC 340  OR PSYV 340   PSYC 358 ,396H,401A,401B,     
           PSYC 403A,403B,411  OR PSYV 411   PSYC 412 ,415 ,     
           PSYC 417 ,424 ,426 ,429 ,447  OR PSYV 447             
           PSYC 450 ,456 ,457 ,458  OR                           
           PSYV 458 (SP09 OR AFTER)  PSYC 459 ,460 ,461 ,462 ,   
           PSYC 467 ,474 ,476 ,477A,477B,481  OR PSYV 481        
           PSYC 484 ,496A,496H,498H                              
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       Major Upper-Division Units                                
-->  NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                          
  -  1) The Psychology Major requires a minimum of 18 upper-     
        division units which include required courses.           
          NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 300   PSYV 301   PSYC 302  OR          
           PSYV 302   PSYC 303  TO 305 ,306  OR PSYV 306         
           PSYC 307  TO 311 ,312  OR PSYV 312   PSYC 313  TO     
           PSYC 318 ,319  OR PSYV 319   PSYC 320  TO 324 ,325    
           OR PSYV 325   PSYC 326  OR PSYV 326   PSYC 327 ,      
           PSYC 328 ,329  OR PSYV 329   PSYC 330  TO 339 ,340    
           OR PSYV 340   PSYC 341  TO 351 ,352  OR PSYV 352      
           PSYC 353  TO 359 ,360  OR PSYV 360   PSYC 361  TO     
           PSYC 379 ,380  OR PSYV 380   PSYC 381   PSYV 381      
           PSYC 382  TO 390 ,391  OR PSYV 391   PSYC 392  TO     
           PSYC 398 ,399  OR PSYV 399   PSYC 399H OR             
           PSYV 399H  PSYC 400 ,401 ,402  OR PSYV 402            
           PSYC 403  TO 410 ,411  OR PSYV 411   PSYC 412 ,413    
           OR PSYV 413   PSYC 414  TO 457 ,458   PSYV 458        
           PSYC 459  TO 480 ,481  OR PSYV 481   PSYC 482  TO     
           PSYC 488 ,489  OR PSYV 489   PSYC 490 ,491  OR        
           PSYV 491   PSYC 492 ,493 ,494  OR PSYV 494            
           PSYC 495  TO 499                                      
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       Residency Units                                           
       18 of the units used for the Psychology Major must be     
       taken in UA residence.                                    
  -  1) 18 hours required.                                       
          NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                     
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       Second Major                                              
        A second major is optional.                              
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       Minor                                                     
       Select a minor in consultation with your advisor.         
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       Additional Course Work                                    
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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