What does 'general' mean?

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<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>You are confusing courses with majors. Psychology (not otherwise limited, or in other words "general") as a major would just mean that the subject isn't confined to one particular area. You would still have a variety of classes available on the subject, both general and specific. If you look at the colleges' web sites, you can see the class offerings. In other words, you can get detailed, challenging classwork even if the major has no designation other than "psychology." Am I making sense?</p>

<p>Are you perhaps English? My daughter is considering study-abroad there next year and we've discovered that the word "course" there is synonymous with major here. There is also less flexibility in terms of what you take.</p>

<p>If this still isn't clear, go to a college psychology department web site and see the requirements for a major. Look at the coursework available. You definitely don't need to transfer in order to get a "full" education in the subject.</p>