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<p>Hi, I am a transfer student in the BA for psychology program.
I am a little confused by the website which is why I am asking here (plus I am interested in personal experience). I was wondering if it is possible to complete the program in two years (because of the cost). And how many units are there for a transfer student to finish?</p>

<p>Website says:
The Psychology major requires eleven courses:
three lower division,
seven upper division, and
one lower or upper division.</p>

<p>But doesn't tell me total units. </p>

<p>Thank you in advance.</p>

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<p>From the USC Catalogue</p>

<p>[USC</a> Catalogue: The Schools: USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Psychology: Undergraduate Degrees](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2007/schools/college/psyc/undergraduate.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2007/schools/college/psyc/undergraduate.html)</p>

<p>Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Grade Requirement
A grade of C- or higher is required to count a class toward major requirements.</p>

<p>Required courses, Lower division Units
MATH 116* Mathematics for the Social Sciences 4
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology 4
PSYC 274 Statistics I 4
*At least one math course of 2.67 units or more is required. MATH 116 or a course of a comparable or higher level is required. Students with a strong math background may profit from a more advanced class.</p>

<p>Twenty-eight upper division psychology units are required, including:</p>

<p>Required courses, Upper division Units
PSYC 314L Research Methods 4</p>

<p>One course from each of four of the following five lists is also required:</p>

<p>Cognitive Units
PSYC 301L Cognitive Processes 4
PSYC 304L Sensation and Perception 4
PSYC 305 Learning and Memory 4</p>

<p>Developmental Units
PSYC 336L Developmental Psychology 4
PSYC 337L Adult Development and Aging 4
PSYC 338 Adolescent Development 4</p>

<p>Clinical Units
PSYC 360 Abnormal Psychology 4
PSYC 361 Introduction to Clinical Psychology 4
PSYC 461 Seminar in Abnormal Psychology 4</p>

<p>Biological Units
PSYC 320 Principles of Psychobiology 4
PSYC 326 Behavioral Neuroscience 4
PSYC 404L Psychophysiology of Emotion 4
PSYC 420 Animal Behavior 4
PSYC 426 Motivated Behaviors 4</p>

<p>Social Units
PSYC 355 Social Psychology 4
PSYC 359 Interpersonal Relations 4</p>

<p>Two 400-level psychology courses other than 490x totaling eight units are also required. PSYC 461 may not count toward this requirement if it is being used to satisfy the clinical category above. PSYC 404, PSYC 420 and PSYC 426 may not count toward this requirement if used to satisfy the biological category above.</p>

<p>An additional psychology course, either upper or lower division of at least 2.67 units is required.</p>

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<p>Thank you madbean.
Some schools you can take 19 units/semester. Is this the same at usc?</p>

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<p>nvm answered my own question ^</p>

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<p>Would MATH 117 satisfy MATH 116 ?</p>

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<p>Dangereuse…I’m not sure this applies to transfer students but it might be worth looking into.
If you received a 4 or 5 in AP Calc, and a 4 or 5 in Ap Psych, you are exempt from the Math requirement and the Intro to Psych 100 requirement respectively. This applies to incoming freshmen (at least a couple of years ago), but may also apply to transfer students. Possibly also AP Stats.</p>

<p>Not sure about Math 117 though if it’s a level higher than 116, it would be ok. I do know that Math 125 (Calc) would satisfy the Math requirement.</p>