Psychology B.A. Sample Course Sequence

See a sample path for completing your Psychology B.A. online. This example shows how your courses may be sequenced as you progress through the program at SFSU. The course sequence is subject to change.

Psychology B.A. Sample Course Sequence

Year 1 – Fall

Session 1 (First 8 Weeks)

PSY 371 Psychological Statistics (Core)

PSY 451 Theories of Personality (Area 2)

PSY 303 Psychology: The Major and the Profession (Core, 1 unit)

Session 2 (Second 8 Weeks)

PSY 463 Human Factors in Technology (Area 3)

PSY 330 Child Development (UD-B)

Year 1 – Spring

Session 3 (First 8 Weeks)

PSY 400 Introduction to Research in Psychology (Core)

PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology (Area 3)

Session 4 (Second 8 Weeks)

PSY 493 Motivation (Area 1)

PSY 461 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Area 3)

Year 1 – Summer

Session 5

PSY 435 Developmental Psychopathology (UD-D)

HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 OR
RRS 571 Women, Race and Class (UD-C or SF Studies)

Year 2 – Fall

Session 6 (First 8 Weeks)

PSY 443 The Science of Happiness (Elective)

PSY 433 Social, Emotional and Personality Development OR
PSY 452 Clinical Psychopathology (Area 2)

Session 7 (Second 8 Weeks)

PSY 525 Community Psychology (Area 3)

PSY 441 The Psychology of the Family (Area 3)

Year 2 – Spring

Session 8 (First 8 Weeks)

PSY 531 Psycholinguistics (Area 1)

PSY 305GW Writing in Psychology (GWAR) (Core)

Session 9 (Second 8 Weeks)

PSY 436 The Development of Gender Identities (Area 2)

PSY 521 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (Area 2)

Year 2 – Summer

Session 10

PSY 690 Future Directions for Psychology Majors (Core, 1 unit)

HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 OR
RRS 571 Women, Race and Class (UD-C or SF Studies)

PSY 440 Social Psychology (Area 3)