REQUIREMENTS CHART

All courses must be taken for a letter grade - with the exception of Freshmen Seminars, PSY 985, and PSY 991, which are graded SAT/UNSAT.
Psychology does not permit joint concentrations, but we do encourage other pathways to interdisciplinary work!
To find out more about what courses can fulfill all of these requirements, visit our website at undergrad.psychology.fas.harvard.edu!

LIFE SCIENCES MIND/BRAIN/

GENERAL TRACK SECONDARY
TRACK BEHAVIOR TRACK
REQUIREMENT YEAR (Cognitive Neuroscience and
(Cognitive Science)
FIELD
TAKEN Evolutionary Psychology)

TOTAL COURSES 12 12 14 6

INTRODUCTORY First or PSY 1 PSY 1 PSY 1 PSY 1

COURSE sophomore
(Check website for info
about AP/IB scores)

STATISTICS First or PSY 1900 (minimum PSY 1900 (minimum PSY 1900 or STAT
PSY 1900 (minimum 100/102/104 (min.
sophomore grade C-) grade C-) grade C-)
grade C-)
FOUNDATIONAL Typically 2 courses 2 courses (1 must be 2 courses (1 must be 1 course
COURSES sophomore NEURO 80 or PSY 14) NEURO 80)

SOPHOMORE Sophomore PSY 971 PSY 975 PSY 971 --

TUTORIAL

RESEARCH Sophomore or PSY 1901 PSY 1901 PSY 1901 & 1 lab course --
first semester
METHODS junior

ADVANCED After prereq. 6 Departmental courses (2 3 Departmental courses (1 4 courses (1 must be Departmental; 3 Departmental
fulfillment
COURSES (typically may be Non-Departmental may be Non-Departmental 3 should be MBB Advanced Courses courses
junior/senior) by petition) by petition) from list, 1 of these may be Non-De-
partmental by request)

TRACK-SPECIFIC 3 Life Science courses from list MBB Junior Seminar

COURSES -- (1 must be LPS A, LS 1A, --
LS 1B, or LS 50A)

ADDITIONAL • ADD 3 courses... • ADD 3 courses... • Thesis required.

REQUIREMENTS - PSY 991A & 991B (full - PSY 991A & 991B (full • PSY 991A & 991B (full year
FOR THESIS year course) year course) course)
TRACK - 1 lab course - 1 lab course --
• SUBTRACT 1 Advanced • SUBTRACT 1 Advanced
Course Course
• Total courses 12 -> 14 • Total courses 12 -> 14