2023 - 2024 Major Map
Psychology, BA

School/College: New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

ASPGSBA

Available accelerated bachelor's/master's degree program options may vary by modality (online vs. on-campus). Students should contact their academic advisor for more information.

Term 1 0 - 16 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology (SB)	3	C
ACO 100: All About Data: Design, Query, and Visualization (CS) OR CIS 105: Computer Applications and Information Technology (CS) OR CSE 180: Computer Literacy (CS) OR EDT 180: Technology Literacy: Problem Solving using Digital Technology Applications (CS)	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
NEW 101-S: The ASU New College Experience	1
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	16

Students may elect to take an MA course in place of elective in Term 1 if needed to prepare for MAT 119 or MAT 170 in Term 2.
ASU 101 or college-specific First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students. NEW 101-S satisfies this requirement.
IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students in place of NEW 101-S.
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Term 2 16 - 32 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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MAT 119: Finite Mathematics (MA) OR MAT 170: Precalculus (MA)	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Related Coursework Elective	3	C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4	C
Elective	3
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	16

Additional subjects may be used to fulfill the Related Coursework requirement with academic advisor approval.
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Term 3 32 - 47 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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PSY 230: Introduction to Statistics (CS)	3	C
Historical Awareness (H)	3
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Complete 2 courses: Elective	6
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	15

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Term 4 47 - 63 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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PSY 290: Research Methods (L or SG)	4	C
Global Awareness (G)	3
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)	3
Complete 2 courses: Elective	6
Term hours subtotal:	16

PSY 290 may be used to fulfill the General Studies Natural Science (SG) requirement.
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Term 5 63 - 78 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Cognitive Science Focus Area Course	3	C
PSY 315: Personality Theory and Research (SB) OR PSY 341: Developmental Psychology (SB) OR PSY 350: Social Psychology (SB) OR PSY 366: Psychological Disorders (SB) OR PSY 443: Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders (L or SB)	3	C
Upper Division Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of six semester hours of upper-division courses that have a Global Awareness (G) or Cultural Diversity (C) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the University General Studies requirements or four (4) sequential semesters of one foreign language or two (2) semesters of a current computer language. Adjustment to upper division hours is required if lower division courses are used.	3	C
Related Coursework Elective	3	C
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L) OR IAS 300: Career Strategies and Personal Resilience (L or SB)	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students.
Additional subjects may be used to fulfill the Related Coursework requirement with academic advisor approval.
Upper division (C) and (G) courses used to fulfill the New College Proficiency - Languages and Cultures requirement may not also be used to fulfill the General Studies Awareness Areas (C) and (G) requirements.
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Term 6 78 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Cognitive Science Focus Area Course	3	C
PSY 315: Personality Theory and Research (SB) OR PSY 341: Developmental Psychology (SB) OR PSY 350: Social Psychology (SB) OR PSY 366: Psychological Disorders (SB) OR PSY 443: Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders (L or SB)	3	C
Upper Division Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of six semester hours of upper-division courses that have a Global Awareness (G) or Cultural Diversity (C) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the University General Studies requirements or four (4) sequential semesters of one foreign language or two (2) semesters of a current computer language. Adjustment to upper division hours is required if lower division courses are used.	3	C
Psychology Elective	3	C
Related Coursework Elective	3	C
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

Psychology Elective must be taken from the course lists below.
Additional subjects may be used to fulfill the Related Coursework requirement with academic advisor approval.
Upper division (C) and (G) courses used to fulfill the New College Proficiency - Languages and Cultures requirement may not also be used to fulfill the General Studies Awareness Areas (C) and (G) requirements.
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Term 7 93 - 108 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Psychology Elective	6	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)	3
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Term hours subtotal:	15

Upper Division Psychology Electives must be taken from the course lists below.
PSY 304 Effective Thinking (L) can be used to meet the Upper Division General Studies Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L) requirement as well as the Upper Division Psychology Elective requirement.
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Term 8 108 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Psychology Elective	6	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Term hours subtotal:	12

Upper Division Psychology Electives must be taken from the course lists below.
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Courses used to fulfill the Upper Division Psychology Elective requirement may not be used to fulfill multiple psychology major requirements. No more than three credit hours of PSY 384, 399, 484, 493, 499 may count toward the Upper Division Psychology Elective requirement.

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Upper Division Cognitive Science Focus Area
PSY 320: Learning and Motivation
PSY 323: Sensation and Perception
PSY 324: Memory and Cognition
PSY 325: Physiological Psychology
PSY 360: Cognitive Science
PSY 369: Biology of Human Sexuality
PSY 434: Cognitive Psychology (L)
PSY 470: Psychopharmacology

Related Coursework Electives
ASB Elective
ASM Elective
COM Elective
JHR Elective
POS Elective
PSY Elective
SBS Elective
SOC Elective

Notes:

First-Year Composition: All students are placed in ENG 101 unless submission of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS, or TOEFL score, or college-level transfer credit or test credit equivalent to ASU's first-year composition course(s), determine otherwise. Students on Polytechnic, Downtown Phoenix and West Campuses are encouraged to complete the Directed Self-Placement survey to choose the first-year composition option they believe best suits their needs. Visit: https://cisa.asu.edu/DSP
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum
Total College Residency Hrs: 12 minimum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2023 - 2024 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.