Part 2: DARS Review (PART E & F)

Psychology Emphasis + Minors

I/O Emphasis Prep Requirements

1) C or higher in all prep courses

2) 2.0 or higher GPA

3) Intro to Psych: PSY 101;

4) Careers in Psych: PSY 201;

5) Cognitive and Physiological Psych: PSY 211 + 260;

6) Dev Psych: PSY 230;

7) Biology: BIOL 100 or 203;

8) Stats: PSY 280 or any stats + 281

What are the I/O impaction criteria difference from liberal/ADT paths?

• B or higher in PSY 280 or in any stats class taken with PSY 281

• 2.5 GPA or higher

What are the I/O impaction critera?

1) B or higher in PSY 280

2) 2.5 GPA minimum

3) C- or higher in all the pre-reqs EXCEPT stats (PSY 280 or any stats class), in which case they need a B or higher

It’s recommended that to meet the stats requirement, I/O students should take ____ unless they’ve already taken ____ in which case they should take ____ instead

Psy 280, unless they’ve already taken a stats class in which case they should take PSY 281 instead

I/O Emphasis Major Requirements

1) 2.0 GPA minimum

2) 31 major units

3) 5 to 6 additional units

4) 16 minimum residency units

5) Required Courses (choose 1): PSY 301 or 410

6) Psychology (choose 4): PSY 319, 470, 420, & 421

7) Group I (choose 1): PSY 340 or 344

8) Group III (choose 1): PSY 331, 332, 333, 350, or 407

9) Group IV (choose 1): PSY 360, 361, 362, 380, or 388

10) Electives: PSY 300-599

TRUE or FALSE: course credit classes (CR) can be be used to fulfill major requirements

FALSE; only grade courses fulfill major requirements

Native students need to maintain a ____ overall GPA & complete PSY ___ or both stats lecture + PSY ___ with a ___ or higher BEFORE declaring the I/O emphasis

2.5 GPA

PSY 280 or stats + 281

B or higher

To complete residency as an emphases major, ____ of upper division major units (___ UD for PSY major/emphases) must be taken in residence at SDSU

½ of UD major units; 16 UD units for PSY major/emphases

Prep for the Neuroscience emphasis

1) Intro Psych: PSY 101

2) Careers in Psych: PSY 201

3) Dev Psych: PSY 230

4) Statistics: PSY 280

5) Biology: BIOL 100 or 203

6) a B or higher in PSY 211 AND 260

How is the neuro impaction different from the liberal/ADT paths?

B or higher in PSY 211 & PSY 260

Total GPA of 3.0 or higher

Impaction criteria for neuro emphasis

1) B or higher in PSY 211 + PSY 260

2) 3.0 or higher GPA

3) or higher in BIOL 100

4) CR in PSY 201

NOTE: For neuro emphasis, it is NOT recommended that ____ and ____ are taken in the same term

PSY 211 and PSY 211

Major requirements for Neuro emphasis

1) 3.0 GPA minimum

2) 31 total units

3) 16 residency units

4) 5 to 6 additional units

5) Required courses (only) : PSY 301 or PSY 410

6) Required core (only 1): PSY 360 or 362

7) Group I (only 1): PSY 340 or 344

8) Group II (only 1) : PSY 319, 351, or 370

9) Group III (only 1) : PSY 331, 332, 333, 350, or 407

What is the special rule to declare a Neuro emphasis?

Native students must complete PSY 211 & 260 and earn a B or higher BEFORE declaring the emphasis AND maintain a 3.0 overall GPA

What’s the rule to declare Neuro emphasis?

• must have a 3.0 GPA minimum

• must complete PSY 211 + 260 with a B or higher BEFORE declaring the emphasis

TRUE or FALSE: Lower division AND upper division grades go into minor GPA

True

A minor GPA of ____ or higher is needed to graduate

2.0 or higher

____ division minor classes CAN be taken for Credit and count, but ____ division minor classes can ONLY be taken for grades

lower division; upper division

_____ division minor classes can double- or triple-dip across GEs, majors and/or minors

lower divisision

_____ division minor classes can NOT count toward major AND a minor, it can only count toward one

upper division

It’s advised that BEFORE declaring a minor, students should allow at least ___ semesters until graduation for minor coursework, or else they’ll be rejected

4 semesters

Why should students wait 4 semesters to complete minor coursework?

1) some courses are available only once a year, and

2) course sequencing across semesters is required for others

True or False: PSY majors can declare a PSY minor

FALSE; PSY majors can NOT declare a PSY minor

What should students interested in declaring a Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience minor be aware of?