Question about majors

Applying to College
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<p>I didn't know where to post this thread, so I'll just post it here.</p>

<p>I'm interested in studying psychology, although admittedly, I don't know certain things I believe that I should know about college. It's a rather silly question, but any help would be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>When I go to collegeboard.com and review the list of majors for some schools I usually see them break down all the different business courses. However, for all the schools I have reviewed, for psychology they only say,
"Psychology-General."</p>

<p>Is a "general" psychology course something students interested in psychology should be taking? Does "Psychology-General" mean that that school doesn't have a good course for psychology but only a common, plain old "general" course where you don't learn all the things you need to? Is this similar to an "intermediate algebra" course in high school vs. a better, more challenging math course? And if I finished taking this "general" course, would I eventually have to transfer to another school where I could finish a "full" course?</p>

<p>I hope I have made sense in this post. If not, please say so and I'll try to elaborate as best as I can.</p>

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<p>Hi, I answered your question in the "Other Majors" forum.</p>

<p>Short answer here -- if you want to study psychology, then psychology is the right major. You don't need to transfer. Look at the class offerings at each place to make sure they cover what you want to learn. Even with the same name, one department may be stronger or more like what you want.</p>

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<p>Hello, thank you for answering my question. I did read your reply in the other thread a while ago and I understand the answer to my question now. Sorry I didn't reply sooner! :-)</p>

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<p>No problem -- nice to hear back!</p>