Program Requirements

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (FOR STUDENTS WHO MATRICULATED IN AND AFTER FALL 2022)

Ten 4-point courses (40 points), completed with a grade of C or higher, are required:

  • Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1)
  • One of the following statistics courses:
    • Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10; cannot count for more than one major requirement)
    • Statistics and Data Analysis for Research in Psychology (PSYCH-UA 11; cannot count for more than one major requirement)
  • One of the following additional quantitative courses:
    • Data Literacy for Psychology (PSYCH-UA 8)
    • Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10; cannot count for more than one major requirement)
    • Statistics and Data Analysis for Research in Psychology(PSYCH-UA 11; cannot count for more than one major requirement)
    • Or one quantitative advanced elective, chosen from:
      • From Illusions to Inference (PSYCH-UA 60)
      • Computational Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 300)
      • Computer Programming for the Psychological Sciences (PSYCH-UA 300)
      • Decision Making (PSYCH-UA 300)
      • Other quantitative advanced electives may be added to this list; please regularly check this Bulletin section online, and/or the website of the Department of Psychology, for new options.
      • Quantitative advanced electives, if taken, do not count toward the general advanced elective requirement (below).
  • Two courses from Core A (psychology as a natural science), chosen from:
    • Perception (PSYCH-UA 22)
    • Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 25)
    • Cognition (PSYCH-UA 29)
    • Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34)
    • Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35)
  • Two courses from Core B (psychology as a social science), chosen from:
    • Personality (PSYCH-UA 30)
    • Social Psychology (PSYCH-UA 32)
    • Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34)
    • Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35)
  • One laboratory course from Core C, chosen from:
    • Laboratory in Social and Organizational Psychology (PSYCH-UA 38)
    • Laboratory in Personality and Social Psychology (PSYCH-UA 39)
    • Laboratory in Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 40)
    • Laboratory in Infancy Research (PSYCH-UA 42)
    • Laboratory in Cognition and Perception (PSYCH-UA 46)
    • Psychological Science and Society (PSYCH-UA 53)
  • Two advanced electives (quantitative advanced electives, if taken, do not count toward this requirement), chosen from:
    • Teaching in Psychology (PSYCH-UA 2)
    • Language and Mind (PSYCH-UA 27)
    • Practicum in Clinical Psychology Research (PSYCH-UA 43)
    • Linguistics as Cognitive Science (PSYCH-UA 48)
    • Abnormal Psychology (PSYCH-UA 51)
    • Introduction to Psycholinguistics (PSYCH-UA 56)
    • First Language Acquisition (PSYCH-UA 59)
    • From Illusions to Inference (PSYCH-UA 60)
    • Industrial and Organizational Psychology (PSYCH-UA 62)
    • Motivation and Volition (PSYCH-UA 74)
    • Political Psychology (PSYCH-UA 75)
    • Experiments in Beauty (PSYCH-UA 79)
    • Clinical Psychology (PSYCH-UA 81)
    • Special Topics in Psychology - Topics Vary (PSYCH-UA 300)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (FOR STUDENTS WHO MATRICULATED IN AND BEFORE SUMMER 2022)

Students who matriculated through and including the summer of 2022 may either continue following the requirements below (this is automatic) or request departmental permission to follow the new major requirements (above).

Ten 4-point courses (40 points), completed with a grade of C or higher, are required:

o    Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1)

o    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10)

o    Statistics and Data Analysis for Research in Psychology (PSYCH-UA 11)

  • Two courses from Core A (psychology as a natural science), chosen from:
    • Perception (PSYCH-UA 22)
    • Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 25)
    • Cognition (PSYCH-UA 29)
    • Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34)
    • Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35)
  • Two courses from Core B (psychology as a social science), chosen from:
    • Personality (PSYCH-UA 30)
    • Social Psychology (PSYCH-UA 32)
    • Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34)
    • Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35)
  • One laboratory course from Core C, chosen from:
    • Laboratory in Social and Organizational Psychology (PSYCH-UA 38)
    • Laboratory in Personality and Social Psychology (PSYCH-UA 39)
    • Laboratory in Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 40)
    • Laboratory in Infancy Research (PSYCH-UA 42)
    • Laboratory in Cognition and Perception (PSYCH-UA 46)
    • Psychological Science and Society (PSYCH-UA 53)
  • Two advanced electives chosen from:
    • Teaching in Psychology (PSYCH-UA 2)
    • Language and Mind (PSYCH-UA 27)
    • Practicum in Clinical Psychology Research (PSYCH-UA 43)
    • Linguistics as Cognitive Science (PSYCH-UA 48)
    • Abnormal Psychology (PSYCH-UA 51)
    • Introduction to Psycholinguistics (PSYCH-UA 56)
    • First Language Acquisition (PSYCH-UA 59)
    • From Illusions to Inference (PSYCH-UA 60)
    • Industrial and Organizational Psychology (PSYCH-UA 62)
    • Motivation and Volition (PSYCH-UA 74)
    • Political Psychology (PSYCH-UA 75)
    • Experiments in Beauty (PSYCH-UA 79)
    • Clinical Psychology (PSYCH-UA 81)
    • Special Topics in Psychology - Topics Vary (PSYCH-UA 300)

GENERAL POLICIES APPLYING TO THE MAJOR

To declare a major in psychology, students must first earn a grade of C or better in Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1). To declare the major, please email psych.academic@nyu.edu (include your N Number), call (212) 998-7920 or stop by the Academic Affairs Office at 6 Washington Place (Meyer Building), Room 423.

Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34) and Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35) can be selected by a student to count as either a Core A or Core B requirement (but not both).

Credit toward the major is not granted for courses completed with a grade of less than C, or for courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis.

Minor Requirements

To declare a minor in Psychology, students must earn a grade of C or better in Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1). 

Four 4-point courses (16 points total) are required to complete the minor:

  • Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1)
  • One (1) course from the Core A group
  •  One (1) course from the Core B group
  •  One (1) advanced elective

Note: Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34) and Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35) can be selected by a student to count as either a Core A or Core B requirement (but not both).

CAS Students - Minor Declaration Instructions

To declare the minor, CAS students should email psych.academic@nyu.edu (include your N Number), call (212)998-7920 or stop by the Academic Affairs Office at 6 Washington Place (Meyer Building), Room 423 upon completing Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1) with a grade of C or better. 

Non-CAS Students - Minor Declaration Instructions

Non-CAS students must declare the minor through the "Application for Cross-School Minor" form found on the "Academics" tab in Albert. The "host school" for the minor is CAS, and the "home school" is the school in which you are matriculated as a full-time student. The minor declaration request will be processed by your home school so you should speak to your advisor if you have any trouble with this process.

Advanced Placement Exemptions

Entering students with a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in Psychology receive credit for Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1) and can complete the major with nine (9) other required courses, or the minor with three (3) other required courses. The same policy applies to students with International Baccalaureate or A-Level credits in psychology.

Entering students with a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in Statistics receive credit for Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10) and may count this as one (1) of the ten (10) courses required for the major.