PROGRAM CODE: A8 PSYC BS CATALOG YEAR: 20084
Bachelor of Science - 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 - 2nd Semester Proficiency
Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second
language by completing one of the following:
- 1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second
semester level.
- OR) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,397W,406A,465C,465D
HIST 465D ITAL 399 TO 399H,330A TO 330D FREN 414 ,
FREN 393 ,325 ,399 TO 399H
SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,439B,425B,424B,401 TO 403
CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,423 ,422 ,404 ,415 TO
CHN 418 CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,
CRL 397A,497A FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,
FREN 213 ,301 TO 443 GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
GER 211 GRK 102 ,104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,
GRK 421 TO 432 ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202 TO 202Z,
ITAL 305A TO 420 JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,
JPN 415 TO 417 ,421 ,422 JUS 103B,203A,203B,303
LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,400 TO 428 LING 104B,
LING 307B,204A,204B NES 102 ,103B,203B,303
PRS 102 ,401 TO 404 PORT 102 ,205 ,206 ,305 ,
PORT 325 ,425 TO 449 RSSS 101B,201A,201B,301A,
RSSS 301B,305 ,307A,307B,405A,405B,407A,407B
SERP 370B,431A,431B SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
SPAN 204C,205 ,206 ,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
SPAN 397B,398 ,399 OR SPNV 399 SPAN 400 ,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 447 ,448 OR SPNV 448
SPAN 449 OR SPNV 449 SPAN 450 OR SPNV 450
SPAN 451 TO 472 ,473 OR SPNV 473
TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),
TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an
equivalent or lower level than prior language credit
earned.
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Foundation Mathematics
- 1) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: MATH 113 ,114 ,124 ,125 ,129
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University General Education - Tier One
--> NEEDS: 2 SUB-REQTS.
- 1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals
and Societies requires completion of two distinctly
numbered courses (e.g., INDV 101 & 103).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103
2) Natural Sciences - satisfied by coursework completed
for the major.
- 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 CLAS 220 ,
CLAS 221 ,300 ,342 ,346 ,360 ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,
ENGL 260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280 FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,
FREN 282 ,283 ,284 GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,
GER 373 ,375 ,376 ,379 HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)
ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B
JPN 220 ,311 JUS 301 ,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) A ED 408
ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307 OR ANTV 307
ANTH 314 (FA07 OR AFTER),316 ,320 ,
ANTH 346 (FA09 OR AFTER),347 (FA09 OR AFTER),
ANTH 375 (FA07 OR AFTER) ARH 203 CHN 251 ,275 ,
CHN 276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,
CHN 443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A
CLAS 362 DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),
DNC 177D(FA08 OR AFTER) EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,
EAS 445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C FREN 245 ,249
GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413 GER 274 ,278 ,373 ,376
HIST 253 ,254 ,489 HUMS 260 ,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 ,
NES 375 (FA07 OR AFTER) PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER)
POL 330 ,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 (FA07 OR AFTER)
W S 200 ,210 ,240
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Supporting Science Requirement
- 1) Mathematics - select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: MATH 113 ,114 ,124 ,125 ,129
- 2) Chemistry - 8 hours required.
NEEDS: 8.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151 ,103B & 104B
(OR) 152 ,105A,105B,106A,106B
- OR) Physics - 8 hours required.
NEEDS: 8.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: PHYS 102 ,103 ,131 ,132 ,141 ,142 ,151 ,
PHYS 152 ,181 ,182 ,241 ,242 ,251 ,252
- 3) Biological Sciences - 8 hours required.
NEEDS: 8.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ECOL 181L,181R,182R & 182L (OR) 182 ,206
PSIO 201 ,202
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Psychology Major
The Psychology major requires a minimum of 33 units, of
which 18 units must be in residency.
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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.
2 courses required.
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 TO 403C,406 ,
PSYC 411 OR PSYV 411 PSYC 412 ,413 OR
PSYV 413 PSYC 415 ,417 ,423 ,424 ,426 ,429 ,432 ,
PSYC 438 ,440 ,441 ,442 ,444A,445 ,447 OR
PSYV 447 PSYC 451 ,455 ,468 ,478 ,496F,496L
- 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 ,461A,
PSYC 462 ,463 ,467 ,469 OR PSYV 469 PSYC 470A,
PSYC 473 ,474 ,476 ,477A,477B,481 OR PSYV 481
PSYC 483A,484 ,486A OR PSYV 486A PSYC 486B,488A,
PSYC 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 457 ,458
OR PSYV 458 PSYC 459 TO 480 ,481 OR PSYV 481
PSYC 482 TO 488 ,489 OR PSYV 489 PSYC 490 ,492 ,
PSYC 495 TO 498
2) No more than six 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 498H,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 312 OR PSYV 312 PSYC 330 ,333 ,
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 PSYC 459 ,
PSYC 460 ,461A,462 ,467 ,474 ,476 ,477A,477B,481
OR PSYV 481 PSYC 484 ,496A,496F(SP09 OR AFTER),
PSYC 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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Required Minor
1.Psychology requires a minor.
2.A second major may be substituted in place of the minor.
3.Select a minor in consultation with your advisor.
4.If a psychology requirement is met through the minor
(or second major), the requirement is considered met and
an elective in Psychology may be substituted towards
the 33 major units.
5.Adjustments to the minor requirements must be approved
by the minor department.
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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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