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Numbering System for Psychology Courses
Number of Digits:
- one: Psychology 1, Introduction to Psychology
- two, e.g., Psych. 15: Tier 2 courses
- three, e.g., Psych. 971: tutorial courses
- four, e.g., Psych. 1501: undergraduate/graduate lecture and seminar courses
Four-Digit Course Numbers:
- The first digit, 1, indicates an undergraduate course. (2000-level courses are
primary for graduate students but may allow advance undergraduates, and 3000-level courses are limited to graduate students.)
- The second digit indicates area in psychology (for 1000-level only):
0 = general psychology |
5 = social/applied psychology |
1 = learning/behavior |
6 = developmental psychology |
2 = behavioral neuroscience |
7 = personality/motivation |
3 = cognition/memory |
8 = experimental psychopathology |
4 = sensation/perception |
9 = methods/statistics |
- The third digit indicates type of course.
0 = lecture course, usually with sections
5 or 6 = seminar or laboratory course
- The fourth digit is a random number assigned to the course
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