Our students pursue degrees in Psychology for four primary reasons. First, the program satisfies undergraduate requirements for graduate programs. Second, the program provides an excellent foundation for students planning to pursue advanced study in such areas as business, medicine, and law. Third, the program meets certain vocational needs of students who intend to enter directly into the job market. Fourth, the coursework provides information relevant to students' interests in personal growth and in general psychological principles.
Psychologists are concerned about other people.
Psychologists try to be objective in gathering information that will help answer questions like those above. In addition to University requirements, the Psychology major requires three areas of coursework. These are almost all upper-division courses. The Core Program Courses that include the basic ideas, issues, statistics, and methods common to all psychologists. Includes a three-unit practicum course.