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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