<p>I am an upcoming freshman to Tulane and I am taking Gen. Chem as one of my classes for sure. Any advice on the other four classes I should take my freshman year as a psychology major?</p>
<p>Your other posts say you are premed. So it seems to me you want to take your English requirement, your bio requirement, an intro psych course of some sort (current students can recommend which) and either calc or stats. Stats is important for a psych major, I would think. The department seems to recommend Math 123 (Statistics for Scientists) before you take Psych 209, the stats course offered by the Psych department. Of course you need your TIDES course, but that hardly counts.</p>
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<li>Introductory Psychology; 2. Calculus?; 3. A Writing Course?; 4. Another course that satisfies a core curriculum/distribution requirement, e.g., foreign language or a course in a humanities or social science department</li>
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<p>In general, in your first year or two, you should work on core curriculum/distribution requirements and at the same time explore other areas of potential interest; complete pre-requisities for your intended major; and, position yourself to give so you have options to enter other majors, in case you change your mind about psychology. While you need to get to work on core curriculum/distribution requirements, leave yourself some room to take a course just because you might enjoy it or find it interesting, so your introduction to college isn’t only about taking courses because they’re required. Also, balance out easier and harder courses, e.g., you’re already taking chemistry, and it might be a good idea to start on calculus, so you might want to think twice about taking a course like general physics or biology (unless you’re pre-med or a real hardcore sciencehead).</p>
<p>In part, your course selections will depend on whether you test out of any requirements (e.g., foreign language), whether any AP courses are accepted, etc. Also, whether you intend to pursue the BA or BS major in psychology might be a consideration in your course planning.</p>
<p>thanks a lot</p>