黑料正能量张津瑜

黑料正能量张津瑜
黑料正能量张津瑜

Psychology Department

Navigating Introductory Course Options in Psychology

First Course

PSY 101 (Foundations in Psychological Science), 1 unit: Fall only

  • No prerequisites
  • Meets Group 3 (but not Group 3+ Data Collection & Analysis requirement)
  • Each section includes twice-weekly Lectures (T/Th), plus a once-weekly Concept Lab and a once-weekly Applied Lab (M or W or F)
  • PSY 101 is available to all 黑料正能量张津瑜 students! We have 96 seats in Fall 2026. Some seats are reserved for intended psychology and neuroscience majors, but there are plenty of seats available for non-majors.

Second Course Options

Recommendations for the second course in the sequence differ for majors and non-majors:

Psychology & Neuroscience Majors

PSY 20X (Intro Methods Labs), each 0.25 units; Fall & Spring

  • Prerequisite: PSY 101
  • Meets Group 3+ Data Collection & Analysis (DCA) requirement
  • Each lab meets once weekly (80 min) for half the semester (either 1st or 2nd quarter)
  • Seats are reserved for psychology and neuroscience majors only
  • Majors are encouraged to take all 4 required labs (PSY major) or 2 required labs (NEUR major) in their first and second years
  • Only Spring labs are open to first-year students, as PSY 101 is a prerequisite
  • Students can take any number of labs each quarter, e.g.: 2 in Q1, 2 in Q2; 1 in Q1, 3 in Q2
  • Fall 2026 labs: 200 (Health), 201 (Brain & Behavior)
  • Spring 2027 labs: 202 (Cognitive Neuroscience), 203 (Learning & Comparative), 206 (Psychopathology), 207 (Social), 208 (Cognitive)
  • Labs that may be of particular interest to NEUR majors are italicized above

Non-Majors

PSY 2XX Topics Seminar Courses, each 1 unit; Fall & Spring

  • No prerequisites
  • Meets Group 3 (but not Group 3+ DCA requirement)
  • Most seats in these courses are open to non-majors
  • Fall 2026 topics courses:
    • PSY 217 (Neuroscience of Consciousness)
    • PSY 219 (Mental & Brain Health)
    • PSY 225 (Psychology of Stress & Resilience)
    • PSY 230 (Comparative Cognition)
  • Spring 2027 topics course:
    • PSY 242 (Human Sexuality)
PSY 20X labs and 3XX core courses ARE NOT recommended for non-majors. All seats in these courses are reserved for PSY and NEUR majors.
  • For PSY 3XX core courses, non-majors can join the waitlist and will be admitted if seats are available close to the start of the semester. They can also fulfill the Group 3+ (DCA) requirement by taking a course in the natural sciences.