Building Your Course Schedule:

UPPER-DIVISION & TRANSFER STUDENTS (60+ units earned; JUNIOR/SENIOR standing)  

Please WATCH the following video BEFORE contacting an advisor.  The video describes how to build your course schedule as an UPPER-DIVISION or TRANSFER student (60+ units earned, upper-division class standing):

AFTER WATCHING the video, contact a Psychology major advisor for additional questions.  Advisors’ availability is listed on the Psychology department advising homepage: https://www.sjsu.edu/psych/undergraduates/Advising/index.php

IMPORTANT:  Details of each step discussed in video 

  1. Generate a “MyProgress report” on your Academics Page on MySJSU

  2. Make a list of all requirements that are NOT YET COMPLETED (those marked in RED on your MyProgress report

  3. If you have not done so, complete PREREQUISITES and REQUIRED LOWER-DIVISION PSYCHOLOGY COURSEWORK 
    • Psyc 1; INTRODUCTION to PSYCHOLOGY
    • Stat 095; INTRODUCTION to STATISTICS
    • Biol 21 (with lab) OR Biol 65 (with lab); Human Biology or Human Anatomy (NOT "general biology")
    • Psyc 30; INTRODUCTION to BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
    • Psyc 18; INTRODUCTION to RESEARCH METHODS

  4. IDEALLY, complete Psyc 100W (Writing Workshop) in your 1st semester at SJSU (transfer students) or in your 1st semester of your Junior year (current SJSU student).

  5. Also in your 1st semester as a transfer student OR with Junior standing, take 2 upper-division psychology courses from this list:
    1. Psyc 102 (Psychology of Childhood); Psyc 112 (...Adolescence) or Psyc 114 (...Aging)
    2. Psyc 110 (Adult Psychopathology) or Psyc 142 (Child Psychopathology)
    3. Psyc 139 (Personality) or Psyc 154 (Social Psychology)

  6. After your 1st semester as a transfer student or with Junior Standing:
    1. Take Psyc 118 (Advanced Research Methods) – after completing Psyc 100W
    2. Complete other Upper-division Psychology major requirements (see Psychology BA requirements [pdf])
    3. Take Psyc 190 (Current issues/Capstone) – after completing Psyc 118 & SENIOR standing (Although 190 can be taken concurrently with 118 it is not recommended)

  7. Complete other University requirements & Minor coursework (if applicable)
    1. SJSU Studies – Upper-division GE courses (Areas R, S, & V)
    2. Physical Education – 2 units of PE
    3. American Institutions (US123) – if not already completed
    4. University Electives (if needed to meet minimum 120 unit graduation requirement)
    5. Minor courses – optional (only if applicable)  

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND PLANNERS

Psychology BA requirements [pdf] 
Upper-division & Transfer students 2 year planner & sample schedules [pdf]
College of Social Sciences Student Success Center Advising – for questions regarding GE courses and other university requirements  

If you have additional questions, go to the Psychology Advising homepage for advisors’ availability & how to get advising (in-person, online via Zoom, or via email).