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Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Psychology
Psychology Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements. College Requirements: Degree Requirements Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.
Major Requirements: Total major units: 17 The allied field must be approved by the adviser at the time of major declaration.
Nine Units in Psychology from the Following:
Two Units of Introductory Psychology
PSY 101 - Foundations in Psychological Science
One unit of Methods Laboratory (Four Labs)
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
PSY 200 - Methods in Health Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 201 - Methods in Psychology: Brain & Behavior Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 202 - Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 203 - Methods in Learning and Comparative Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 204 - Methods in Educational Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 206 - Methods in Psychopathology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 207 - Methods in Social Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 208 - Methods in Cognitive Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
PSY 209 - Methods in Decision Science Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 (may be taken concurrently)
One unit of Psychological Statistics
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
PSY 348 - Statistical Analysis for Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
Four units from the following core psychology courses:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
PSY 322 - Social Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 324 - Health Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 333 - Behavioral Neuroscience Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 351 - Psychopathology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 361 - Developmental Psychology Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 366 - Cognitive Processes Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
PSY 373 - Learning Prerequisite(s): PSY 101, or BIOL 101 and BIOL 102
PSY 381 - Sensation and Perception Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
Two units of Psychology Electives
Six Additional Units in One of the Following Allied Fields Below:
Six units of Arts and Literature
A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects: Art Creative Writing Dance English Literature Music Theatre 200-level Humanities
Two units from:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
HUM 211 - The Birth of the Modern I Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 212 - The Birth of the Modern II Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 221 - Modern European Humanities I Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 222 - Modern European Humanities II Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 231 - Human and Nature (Ancient and Early Medieval China) Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
HUM 232 - Empires (Medieval China: From the Tang to the Yuan Dynasty) Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
A maximum of four studio or applied courses from the following will apply:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
Studio Art
ART 133 - Monuments, Movements, and Manifestos
ART 137 - Introduction to Socially Engaged Art
ART 151 - Introduction to Visual Narrative
ART 168 - The Artist Book
ART 171 - The Figure
ART 172 - Painting I - Imaginary Worlds
ART 174 - Critical Natural History Illustration
ART 176 - Beginning Bookbinding
ART 177 - Drawing in Many Forms
ART 181 - Architectonic Structures
ART 182 - Material Objects
ART 183 - Art and the Printed Word
ART 188 - Object and Social Context
ART 190 - Art and Photography I
ART 191 - Between the Mirror and the Window
ART 192 - Black and White Analogue Photography
ART 196 - Digital Video and Coding Interactivity
ART 251 - Making Graphic Novels Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course
ART 270 - Experiments in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Prerequisite(s): ART 171, ART 172, or ART 174 (ART 170, ART 173, or ART 175 may also be used to meet prerequisite).
ART 274 - Painting II - Naturecultures Prerequisite(s): ART 170, ART 173, or ART 175
ART 282 - Sculpture in the Expanded Field Prerequisite(s): ART 181, ART 182, or any 100-level studio art course
ART 284 - Craft and Culture Prerequisite(s): ART 181 or ART 182
ART 291 - Art and Photography II Prerequisite(s): ART 190
ART 293 - Internet Literacy, Culture, and Practice Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course
ART 296 - Photography in the Expanded Field Prerequisite(s): One course from ART 190, ART 191, or ART 192
ART 298 - Laboratory for Experimental Photography Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course
ART 365 - Intersection: Architecture, Landscape Sculpture Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course and ART 282
ART 368 - Image and Text: The Book as a Sculptural Object Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course and one 200-level studio course
ART 370 - Environmental Art Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course, and one 200-level studio art course.
ART 372 - Intermediate Experiments in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Prerequisite(s): One 100-level studio art course and ART 282
ART 374 - New Media/Old Media-Experiments in Optical Media and Computation Prerequisite(s): One 200-level studio art course
ART 376 - Photography as Daily Practice Prerequisite(s): ART 190, or one 200-level studio art courses.
ART 382 - Installation/Participation Prerequisite(s): ART 181, ART 182, or any 100-level studio course
ART 388 - Socially Engaged Art Forms Prerequisite(s): ART 181, ART 182, or any 100-level studio course
ART 392 - Intermediate Art, Photography, & Digital Media Prerequisite(s): One Art 200-level studio art course, and one of ART 190, ART 191, ART 192, ART 196, ART 291, ART 293, ART 296, ART 298, ART 374, or ART 376

Creative Writing
CRWR 201 - Introduction to Creative Writing Prerequisite(s): A writing sample of three to five pages, and instructor approval.
CRWR 207 - Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Prerequisite(s): A writing sample of three to five pages, and instructor approval.
CRWR 224 - Introduction to Poetry Prerequisite(s): A writing sample of three to five pages of poems and instructor approval.
CRWR 321 - Special Topics Studio Prerequisite(s): Advanced Fiction: A writing sample of three to five pages, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval. Dancing in the Mud: Ecological Play and the Playful Imagination: A writing sample of three to five pages, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval. Fiction Now!: A three- to five-page fiction writing sample, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval. The Realistic and the Fantastic: A writing sample of three to five pages, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval. Revision and Beyond: A writing sample of one short story or creative nonfiction essay of any length, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval Short Prose Forms: A writing sample of three to five pages, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval. Short Story Laboratory: A writing sample of three to five pages, one 200-level CRWR course, and instructor approval.
CRWR 331 - Special Topics Studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing, CRWR 224, a writing sample of three to five poems, and instructor approval.

Applied/Studio Dance
DANC 100 - Dance Production Prerequisite(s): Audition or department approval
DANC 101 - Dance Technique Prerequisite(s): To qualify for one-half credit, students must have taken or be currently enrolled in a graded (rather than a credit/no credit) dance department course; each graded dance department course taken allows a student to earn credit for two semesters (one unit) in DANC 101.
DANC 111 - Introduction to Contemporary Dance: Mind in Motion
DANC 112 - Introduction to Contemporary Dance: Cross-Cultural Contexts
DANC 202 - Ballet for All of Us
DANC 211 - Afro-Contemporary Dance
DANC 232 - Community Dance and Collective Creation
DANC 252 - Improvisation
DANC 253 - Improvisation: Solo Forms and Shared Practices
DANC 254 - Contact Improvisation
DANC 260 - Dances of Bali, Indonesia
DANC 265 - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora
DANC 311 - Contemporary Dance III: Action and Interaction Prerequisite(s): DANC 211 or DANC 313, or equivalent experience
DANC 313 - Contemporary Dance V: Biography/Autobiography Prerequisite(s): DANC 211 or DANC 311 or equivalent experience
DANC 321 - Contemporary Performance Ensemble Prerequisite(s): Audition or instructor approval
DANC 411 - Advanced Technique: Performance Practices Prerequisite(s): DANC 311 or DANC 313 or equivalent experience.

Applied Music
MUS 101 - Private Instruction
MUS 103 - American Roots Music Ensemble
MUS 104 - Reed Orchestra Prerequisite(s): Audition required
MUS 105 - Reed Chorus
MUS 106 - Treble Voices Ensemble Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in MUS 105 or MUS 107.
MUS 107 - Collegium Musicum Prerequisite(s): Audition required
MUS 108 - Jazz Ensemble Prerequisite(s): Audition required
MUS 109 - Chamber Music Prerequisite(s): Audition required
MUS 207 - Musical Dialogues Across Disciplines
MUS 315 - Electroacoustic Composition

Studio Theatre
THEA 100 - Theatre Laboratory
THEA 201 - Stagecraft
THEA 202 - Introduction to Theatrical Design
THEA 204 - Fundamentals of Acting and Performance: Movement
THEA 205 - Fundamentals of Acting and Performance: Text
THEA 215 - Improv
THEA 225 - Drawing, Rendering, and Modeling Live Performances
THEA 233 - Devising
THEA 310 - Advanced Acting Prerequisite(s): THEA 205, or approved alternate with audition.
THEA 323 - Puppetry and the Performing Object
THEA 328 - Performance Technology Prerequisite(s): THEA 202
THEA 331 - Directing Prerequisite(s): THEA 204 or THEA 205 or approved alternate with consent of the instructor
Six units of Biological, Physical, and Computational Sciences
A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects: Biology Chemistry Computer Science Economics Mathematics Physics
Two additional units approved by the department
Six units of Cognitive Science
A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects: Anthropology Biology Computer science Linguistics Philosophy
Two additional units approved by the department
Six units of Cross-Cultural Studies:
A minimum of four units approved by the department.
Proficiency in a Non-English Language, Demonstrated by One of the Following: Successful completion of Reed language courses: ⇒ Two units at a second-year level, OR ⇒ One unit at a higher level; Department Approval of language courses taken elsewhere, which may include: ⇒ Successful completion of language courses taken in secondary (high) school or at another college/university, AND/OR ⇒ Successful completion of a language placement examination at Reed; Department approval following an individual assessment of language proficiency
Six units of History and Social Sciences
A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects: Anthropology Economics History Political Science Religion Sociology 200-level Humanities
Two units from:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
HUM 211 - The Birth of the Modern I Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 212 - The Birth of the Modern II Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 221 - Modern European Humanities I Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 222 - Modern European Humanities II Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing
HUM 231 - Human and Nature (Ancient and Early Medieval China) Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
HUM 232 - Empires (Medieval China: From the Tang to the Yuan Dynasty) Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
Two additional units approved by the department
Junior Year Requirement: Junior qualifying examination Ordinarily, the qualifying exam is taken in the second semester of the student’s junior year, after completing five units in psychology, at least two of which are core courses, listed above.
Two units of Thesis
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
PSY 470 - Thesis
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College Requirements:

Major Requirements:

Nine Units in Psychology from the Following:

Two Units of Introductory Psychology

One unit of Methods Laboratory (Four Labs)

One unit of Psychological Statistics

Four units from the following core psychology courses:

Two units of Psychology Electives

Six Additional Units in One of the Following Allied Fields Below:

Six units of Arts and Literature

A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects:

Two units from:

A maximum of four studio or applied courses from the following will apply:

Six units of Biological, Physical, and Computational Sciences

A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects:

Two additional units approved by the department

Six units of Cognitive Science

A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects:

Two additional units approved by the department

Six units of Cross-Cultural Studies:

A minimum of four units approved by the department.

Proficiency in a Non-English Language, Demonstrated by One of the Following:

Six units of History and Social Sciences

A minimum of two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects:

Two units from:

Two additional units approved by the department

Junior Year Requirement:

Two units of Thesis