PSYCHOLOGY BA |
Total Units Required to Graduate: 190 units (60 units must be upper division) |
This breakdown shows a Psychology BA at La Sierra University. All courses with a star (⋆) indicate a prerequisite or multiple prerequisites for the class. The Bulletin is the official list of requirements for a degree. Choose either Track 1 or Track 2 for General Education Requirements.
Major Requirements (62 units) | ||
Course | Course Title | Units |
PSYC 104 | General Psychology | 4 |
PSYC 104L | General Psychology Lab | 1 |
PSYC 188 | Introduction to the Psychology major | 1 |
PSYC 189 | Scientific Writing for Psychology & Neuroscience⋆ | 2 |
PSYC 319 | Junior Seminar: Professional Development⋆ | 1 |
PSYC 321 | Methods & Statistics I: Description & Correlation⋆ | 4 |
PSYC 321L | Methods & Statistics I: Description & Correlation Lab⋆ | 0 |
PSYC 322 | Methods & Statistics II: Experiment & Inference⋆ | 4 |
PSYC 322L | Methods & Statistics II: Experiment & Inference Lab⋆ | 1 |
PSYC 323 | Methods & Statistics III: Conducting Research⋆ | 4 |
PSYC 323L | Methods & Statistics III: Conducting Research Lab⋆ | 1 |
PSYC 488 | Seminar in Psychology⋆ | 4 |
NEUR 261 | Behavioral Neuroscience⋆ | 4 |
NEUR 261L | Behavioral Neuroscience Lab⋆ | 1 |
Life Science for Psychology NEUR 106 & 106L OR BIOL 111 & 111L | 5 | |
Psychology and related classes that must include at least 16 units in PSYC and the following requirements. See Bulletin for details. | 24 | |
Two Psychology Electives with asterisk | ||
Two Psychology Lab Electives | ||
It is recommended that students take the Methods & Statistics sequence starting in their 2nd year. PSYC 314 counts towards Social Science & IDEI General Education requirements as well as PSYC electives so it is a suggested course, but another elective can be chosen. | ||
Track 1: General Education Requirements (70 units) | ||
Course | Course Title | Units |
UNST 101 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
ENGL 111 | College Writing I | 3 |
ENGL 112 | College Writing II⋆ | 3 |
ENGL 113 | College Writing III⋆ | 3 |
Upper Division Rhetoric, see Bulletin for details | 4 | |
HLSC 120 | Lifetime Fitness | 2 |
Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning | 4 | |
Social Science Electives | 8 | |
Arts & Humanities Electives | 12 | |
Religion & Society Electives | 8 | |
Beliefs: Religion & Society Elective | 4 | |
Scripture: Religion & Society Elective | 4 | |
Life Science Elective | 4 | |
Physical Science Elective | 4 | |
Lab in either Life Science or Physical Science | ||
UNST 404 | Senior Seminar: Religion, Values & Social Responsibility | 4 |
General Education Requirements may overlap with major requirements. | ||
12 units of Identity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) units are required. | ||
2 service learning courses are required. | ||
Track 2: Honors Requirements (83 units, requires approval) | ||
Course | Course Title | Units |
UHNR 101 | Beginning To Seek | 1 |
ENGL 111 | College Writing I | 3 |
ENGL 112 | College Writing II⋆ | 3 |
ENGL 113 | College Writing III⋆ | 3 |
FND3 X00 | Foundational Mathematics | 8 |
WDLG 151-153 | World Language I, II, & III | 12 |
HLSC 120 | Lifetime Fitness | 2 |
UHNR 114/L | The Scientific Process & Lab | 4 |
UHNR 115/L | The Arts & Lab | 4 |
UHNR 201 | Seminar in Rhetoric | 2 |
UHNR 224 | Religious Understandings | 4 |
UHNR 231 | Global Cultures in Context: Theories & Perspectives | 4 |
UHNR 232 | Global Cultures in Context: The Experience | 4 |
UHNR 314 | Changing Communities | 4 |
UHNR 324 | Science & the Future | 4 |
UHNR 354 | Honors Community Involvement | 4 |
UHNR 364 | Honors Scholarship Colloquium | 1 |
UHNR 404 | Senior Seminar in Discipline | 4 |
UHNR 414 | Religion & The Future | 4 |
UHNR 424 | Seeking, Knowing & Serving | 4 |
UHNR 464 | Honors Scholarship Project | 4 |