Undergraduate Courses

Adding a Course that Requires Approval

Some of our courses require special approval due to enforced prerequisites, instructor approval, and/or department approval to enroll. To identify special approval courses, look for a "D" or "O" next to the course number on TritonLink.

• "D" =  Department Approval: Students must obtain clearance from the department using the EASy system.
• "O" = Major students only: The course is restricted to Major students only.

EASy System

Please allow 7 business days to process EASy requests. We do not rush EASy processing due to a student's enrollment appointment. Our office processes EASy requests as they are received in the system.

The following courses have additional steps to enroll in:

• PSYC 111A/B: These courses permit those students who have applied and been accepted into the Psychology Honors Program priority to enroll. Students who are accepted into the program will be given authorization to enroll in the course the first week of the WI23 quarter by the Psychology Honors Staff Advisor. EASy requests will not be approved. Students who are not part of the Psychology Honors Program but are interested in PSYC 111A will need to email the instructor (and Cc: ug-advisor-psyc-g@ucsd.edu) on the first day of WI23 classes detailing their Statistics background and reason for wanting to take the class. All individual EASy requests prior to the first day of WI23 classes will be denied.
• PSYC 116A/B/C: Due to resource constraints at the Department of Veterans Affairs, PSYC 116 has been cancelled for the 2025-26 academic year. 
• PSYC 117: Students will need to obtain clearance from the instructor after an application and interview process. Please visit the PSYC 117 course website for more information. Note: It is common for students not to get authorized for this class until the first week of classes.
• PSYC 118: Students will need to obtain clearance from the department using the EASy system. PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, at least C in PSYC 60 (or equivalent).
• PSYC 175: This is a seminar course that requires a solid understanding of statistics and research methods. PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, PSYC 60 (or equivalent) and PSYC 70 (or equivalent). Students who earned a B or greater in Stats and Research Methods will receive priority consideration for course approval. Experience reading and evaluating scientific papers and interest in self-exploration and well-being preferred. Students interested in this course must have completed the survey listed on the Schedule of Classes by the deadline (November 20th, 2024 by 5pm PST) in order to be considered for course enrollment.
• PSYC 193 (lecture-based): See "(Quarter) PSYC 193/193L and Other Prerequisites" drawer below. Will require an EASy request.
• PSYC 193L (research course): See "(Quarter) PSYC 193/193L and Other Prerequisites" drawer below. Will require an EASy request.
• PSYC 195, or AIP 197): Check the appropriate pages on our website before enrolling, and/or discuss their plans with the Advising Office first.
• PSYC 196: Students will need to obtain clearance from a faculty research mentor and the department using the EASy system before enrolling in the course.

For students who are interested in the above courses, our office encourages students to enroll in a full load of courses (12+ units) during their 1st and 2nd pass. IF the student is authorized for one of these courses, students can change their class schedule at that time.

Important Information About Research Labs: 

• Graduating seniors needing a research lab to graduate will be prioritized.
• If you only need one additional research lab course to graduate then you are allowed to submit an EASy request for 1 lab course. Any additional requests will be denied.
• If you need two research lab courses to graduate, then you may submit two EASy requests. 
• Pre-authorizations cannot be switched to different PSYC 193L sections.
• Requests will be denied if you're already enrolled in or have completed the research lab requirement.
• PSYC 71: No EASy request is required; you can enroll if you meet the major code and prerequisites.
• PSYC 114: No EASy request is required; you can enroll if you meet the major code and prerequisites.
• PSYC 193L: An EASy request is required for department approval (approval is not guaranteed). You must meet the major code and prerequisites. For more information, see below.

How Psych Research Lab EASy requests will be processed for SP25:

• May 20th: Graduating FA25 & WI25 Seniors Psych majors' EASy requests for lab courses will be processed. 
• May 30th: Non-graduating PSYC Seniors’ EASy requests for lab courses will be processed.
• June 6th: PSYC Juniors’ EASy requests for lab courses will be processed.

Research Lab-based Courses:

PSYC 71 (A00 Geller & B00 Steiner): Laboratory in Psychological Research Methods: This course provides hands-on research experience. Lecture topics will include experimental and nonexperimental designs, research ethics, data analysis, and causal inference. Students will design original research projects, collect and analyze data, and write a full APA-style report, including a brief literature review relevant to their design. This course builds on PSYC 70 by applying design principles to students’ own research questions and ideas.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, COGS 14B or PSYC 60, and PSYC 70 or COGS 14A. Open to the following Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32.

PSYC 193L (A00 /A01): Health Sciences Research (Brown): The goal of this course is to give you a useful, structured research experience in a field of health sciences research of your choice. You will develop an understanding of major models of study common in mental health research and have direct experience in research laboratories. In small group discussions with classmates, you will learn how team science produces new knowledge and has impact. As part of your research experience, you will learn how to review relevant scientific literature, and the design and methods within a specific research setting. Students with satisfactory performance will have the opportunity to continue their research with health sciences faculty for additional terms and are prioritized if they are able to do so.
PREREQUISITES: This course requires an application to be submitted under a health sciences lab through the Fall 2025 Psychology Common Application. The Fall 2025 PSYC 99/199 Common Application will become available at a later date. For more information, please visit our Undergraduate Research site. Note: All placements in Health Sciences will have a minimum commitment of two quarters. Students who are invited to work with a researcher in Health Sciences will need to enroll in Dr. Brown's PSYC 193L: Health Sciences Research for Fall 2025. Upon successful completion of PSYC 193L with Dr. Brown, you will become eligible for PSYC 99 or PSYC 199 in the following quarter. Please plan accordingly for PSYC 193L in Fall 2025. Open to the following Department of Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32, PC33, PC34, CG32. An EASy request is required only if you are approved for the course via the Fall 2025 Common Application.

PSYC 193L (B00/B01): Clinical Psychology Lab (Lacefield): In this lab course, students will design and interpret analysis for a bivariate correlational study with variables related to psychological disorders, from an established dataset. Students will write an APA-style research paper and create a research poster to share with their fellow labmates.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, at least one Research Methods course, and PSYC 100, or PSYC 116, or PSYC 124, or PSYC 125, or PSYC 151, or PSYC 154, or PSYC 155, or PSYC 168, or PSYC 179, or PSYC 184, or PSYC 188, or PSYC 193 (Trauma), or PSYC 193 (Clinical Concept. Personality). Open to the following Department of Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32, PC33, PC34, CG32. An EASy request is required. 

* The Psychology minor also uses the PC26 code, but it is to signify the student’s minor code. Psych minor students are not eligible for Psychology research lab courses as they are for Psych majors only.

PSYC 193 Lecture-based Courses: 

PSYC 193 courses require department approval via an Enrollment Authorization (EASy) request unless otherwise stated below. Please confirm that you meet all the listed prerequisites for the course (see below) and submit an EASy request, if applicable. 

Note: PSYC 193 is not the same as PSYC 193L. PSYC 193 is an elective psychology course. 

PSYC 193 (A00): Clinical Concept. Personality (Chapman): This course examines theoretical explanations for personality development, personality assessment. It also explores how these theories are used by clinical psychologists to conceptualize and guide mental health treatment.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, previous completion of PSYC 100 or PSYC 168.

PSYC 193 (B00): Circadian Clocks (Gorman): TBD.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing.

Important Information About Research Labs: 

• Graduating seniors needing a research lab to graduate will be prioritized.
• If you only need one additional research lab course to graduate then you are allowed to submit an easy request for 1 lab course. Any additional requests will be denied.
• If you need two research lab courses to graduate, then you may submit two easy requests. 
• Pre-authorizations cannot be switched to different PSYC 193L sections.
• You must specify the PSYC 193L section in your EASy request; incomplete requests will be returned.
• Requests will be denied if you're already enrolled in or have completed the research lab requirement.
• PSYC 71: No EASy request is required; you can enroll if you meet the major code and prerequisites.
• PSYC 193L: An EASy request is required for department approval (approval is not guaranteed). You must meet the major code and prerequisites.
  
  

How Psych Research Lab EASy requests will be processed:

• April 2nd: EASy requests for lab courses will be processed for graduating senior Psychology majors.
• April 28th: EASy requests for lab courses will be processed for all Psychology seniors, including non-graduating students with senior and junior standing.

Summer Session 1:

Research Lab-based Courses:

PSYC 71 (A00 and A01 Steiner): Laboratory in Psychological Research Methods: This course provides hands-on research experience. Lecture topics will include experimental and nonexperimental designs, research ethics, data analysis, and causal inference. Students will design original research projects, collect and analyze data, and write a full APA-style report, including a brief literature review relevant to their design. This course builds on PSYC 70 by applying design principles to students’ own research questions and ideas.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, COGS 14B or PSYC 60, and PSYC 70 or COGS 14A. Open to the following Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32.

PSYC 193L (A01): Social Cognition Lab (Winkielman): This course offers a lab in social cognition, a key field which investigates mental mechanisms involved in social situations. We will learn main methods in social cognition - including web experiments -- and then apply these methods to develop individual research questions and design our own studies.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing. Open to the following Department of Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32, PC33, PC34, CG32.

* The Psychology minor also uses the PC26 code, but it is to signify the student’s minor code. Psych minor students are not eligible for Psychology research lab courses as they are for Psych majors only.

Summer Session 2:

Research Lab-based Courses:

PSYC 193L (A00 and A01): Cognition Lab (Lowe): The goal of this course is to give you a structured research experience in the field of cognitive psychology. You will learn a deeper understanding of some major theories across a variety of cognitive topics, and with a small group of classmates you will conduct an experiment that tests and/or expands upon one of these theories. Over the course of the quarter, you will review the relevant literature, design and implement an experiment, analyze your results, and present your findings in both a poster and full APA paper.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, previous completion of PSYC 105 or instructor approval. Open to the following Department of Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32, PC33, PC34, CG32. An EASy request is required. 

PSYC 193L (B00 and B01): Intro to R for Social Sciences Lab (STAFF): In this introductory course to the R programming language you will learn foundational R skills, including how to import data, develop cleaning and manipulation pipelines, create publication-ready visualizations, and do so in literate programming documents. These skills will be applied to answering an original research question and preparing an APA-formatted written report.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing. Open to the following Department of Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32, PC33, PC34, CG32. An EASy request is required. 

PSYC 193L (C00 and C01): Human/Robot Interact (STAFF, STAFF): Robots are becoming part of daily life, from assistive robots in healthcare and education to social robots at home and work. How do humans perceive and interact with them? What makes a robot seem intelligent, trustworthy, or lifelike? How do people attribute emotions, intentions, or moral responsibility to robots? Can robots influence human behavior and decision-making? How do cultural backgrounds shape these interactions? Understanding these questions is crucial for designing robots that meet human needs while considering their broader impact on individuals and society.

This course explores human-robot interaction through the lenses of psychology and cognitive science, covering research on perception, social cognition, and the psychological effects of social robots, as well as the ethical considerations of robot design. Students will also develop the skills to write a research paper integrating course discussions and psychology research.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, COGS 14B or PSYC 60 or MATH 11, and PSYC 70 or COGS 14A. Open to the following Department of Psychology majors only: PC26*, PC28, PC29, PC30, PC31, PC32, PC33, PC34, CG32. An EASy request is required. 

* The Psychology minor also uses the PC26 code, but it is to signify the student’s minor code. Psych minor students are not eligible for Psychology research lab courses as they are for Psych majors only.

PSYC 193 Lecture-based Courses:

PSYC 193 courses require department approval via an Enrollment Authorization (EASy) request unless otherwise stated below. Please confirm that you meet all the listed prerequisites for the course (see below) and submit an EASy request, if applicable. 

PSYC 193 (A00): Psychology and Gaming (STAFF, STAFF): This course will explore the relationship between psychological principles and various aspects of the gaming industry. The goal is to help students develop a comprehensive understanding of the cognitive and emotional factors that influence gaming experiences.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing.

PSYC 193 (B00): Clinical Concept. Personality (Chapman): This course examines theoretical explanations for personality development, personality assessment. It also explores how these theories are used by clinical psychologists to conceptualize and guide mental health treatment.
PREREQUISITES: upper-division standing, previous completion of PSYC 100 or PSYC 168.

Adding a Course without Listed Prerequisites

• If you are a PSYC student and have 0-84.9 units (completed^ + work-in-progress*):
  • The department cannot clear you to enroll in ANY upper-division (UD) PSYC courses.
  • You should be enrolling in lower-division major requirements, college requirements, and university electives.

• If you are a PSYC student, have 85-89.9 units (completed^ + work-in-progress*) and in good academic standing:
  • Please submit an EASy request after second pass (June 9th) for our office to review up to two EASy requests for PSYC Core courses (PSYC 100-108). 
  • EASy requests will be automatically denied for the following reasons:
    
    • If you have below 84.9 completed + work-in-progress units.
    • If you are not in good academic standing (cumulative 2.0 GPA).
    • If have already been authorized for two psychology cores. 
    • If you are requesting authorization for psychology elective courses. 

• If you are a PSYC student who will reach upper-division standing (90 units) with your completed units^ and work-in-progress* courses:
  • You should be able to enroll in upper-division psychology courses on your own as long as you meet the course pre-requisite. Do not submit an EASy request or it will be denied.

• If you are a PSYC Transfer student and are not able to enroll on your own due to transfer transcript delays:
  • If you are not able to enroll in a PSYC course on your own through WebReg, and you meet all the course prerequisites, submit an EASy request. Be sure to include why you are having trouble enrolling in the course and upload your unofficial transfer institution transcript.

• If you are an Upper-Division student, but are not a Psychology/CBN Major and would like to add a course without a required major code:
  • The department cannot clear you for the course as it is closed to major students only.

• If you are an Upper-Division student who is a Psych Minor (PC26), and would like to add a class without a required Major code (e.g., PC25, PC28, PC32, etc.):
  • The department cannot clear you for the course as it is closed to major students only. The PC26 code is for both the Psych Major and Psych Minor. If you see a notation that a PSYC course is only open to the following major codes and it lists PC26, it refers to the PC26 Psych BS major only. PC26 Psych minors are not included.

• If you are a PSYC student and would like to add a class without a required prerequisite course (e.g., PSYC 60, etc.):
  • If you completed the prerequisite at a california community college and have not sent your official transcripts to Admissions then you will need to submit an EASy request and upload an unofficial transcript which shows you completed the course. 
  • If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite course (i.e. PSYC 60) and wish to enroll in PSYC 70 the following quarter then you may submit an EASy request. 

• If you are a Graduate Student, requesting to enroll in undergraduate level psychology courses: 
  • Please submit an EASy request after second pass (June 9th). 

EASy System - please allow 7 business days to process EASy requests. We do not rush EASy processing due to a student's enrollment appointment. Our office processes EASy requests as they are received in the system.

^Completed units: a student's unit count from courses they have already completed (AP, transfer, UCSD) and received a final grade. 

*Work-In-Progress: a student's unit count from courses they are enrolled in from the current term at UCSD (note: Summer courses are not included in the work in-progress unit count for Fall enrollment).

• Enrollment Appointment Times
• 1st and 2nd Pass and unit enrollment limitations per pass
• Removing a "Hold" on your account
  • The Psychology Department will not provide a seat or "jump" the waitlist for a student due to a "Hold" on their account or its late removal.
• Enrollment and Registration Calendars
• Enrollment Help

Our office does not hold or guarantee seats to students nor do we "jump" students higher on a course waitlist. The seat/waitlist # students obtain during their registration appointment is what they have, regardless of class standing or graduation term. This also includes if a student accidentally drops themselves from a Psych course/waitlist or is dropped by the University for non-payment (or other reasons). Students will need to re-add themselves to the bottom of the Psych course waitlist (our office will not place you in the course or further up on the waitlist). 

There is no need to send a VAC message or come to drop-in Psychology Advising to ask if we will let you into a course or move you up the waitlist, as we will not.

If you need a specific PSYC course and/or a Psych Research lab, our office highly recommends using your 1st pass to enroll in the course. If there is not an open seat, you should consider adding yourself to the waitlist (TritonLink waitlist information).

• Students are not able to add themselves to a course waitlist until 2nd pass.
• Waitlists are automatically managed by the Registrar's office, and the department does not have the ability to override the list for any reason.
• As of the second pass you can be enrolled in and waitlisted for a total of 19.5 units.
• If adding a student to a class would increase the student's number of units to 22 or more, the automatic waitlist will bypass the student.
• Students may only waitlist for a single section of any course at one time.
• Students who drop or are administratively dropped from full classes must add themselves to the end of the waitlist. 
• Students who are on the waitlist for a course are encouraged to attend the course from the first day in case a spot in the course becomes available. In this case, the student should be as prepared as the students who are enrolled in the course.
• If you've been added to a course from the waitlist, allow 24 hours to be added to the course's Canvas page. If, after 24 hours you still do not have access, let the instructor know to ask ACMS to give you access to the course.

After the waitlists have stopped running automatically, students may be added to the class as space becomes available on a first come-first served basis using the EASy system Late Add request. TritonLink will not continue to update after Thursday night of the second week, so course waitlists may be inaccurate. 

To add a course after Friday of week 2, the course needs to have an open seat and you must have the instructor's permission. Students will use the EASy system to request a Late Add, instructor permission must be uploaded to the justification section. If a seat becomes available, our office approves enrollment on a first come-first served basis.

Prior to enrolling in a course late, please speak with the course instructor about whether you have missed too much course work. It is the student's responsibility to catch up on missed course material on their own; instructors are under no obligation to help students learn what they have missed. In addition, instructors are not obligated to allow students to submit homework nor take quizzes/exams that have already been due.

Please note, many instructors do not allow students to audit their courses.

The instructor must give permission for a student to audit a course. If permission is given, there must be an open seat in the course (course may not be full or have a waitlist). The instructor is not obligated or expected to provide any assistance, resources, or time outside the classroom to a student auditing a course. This includes but not limited to office hours (both instructor and TA), grading, or providing feedback on assignments. Students auditing a course are not allowed to be present on quiz or exam days to ensure the security and academic integrity of the quiz or exam. University policy on auditing a course.

Students may be able to petition courses taken elsewhere for Psychology major/minor credit. Please see our Petitions webpage for more information. This includes courses from other 4-year American and Study Abroad institutions. 

If this is in regard to a California Community College course, please review Assist.org first, as you may not need to submit a petition if the course has already been evaluated for transfer articulation.

If you were accused of academic misconduct, please visit the Academic Integrity website for detailed information on the process and support you can receive as a student.

• Report suspected academic misconduct
• If I'm accused of Academic Misconduct, what happens next?
• If I cheat what happens to my course grade and GPA?
• If I am caught cheating, will other people find out?
• Academic Senate Policy on Integrity of Scholarship

A student acting in the capacity of an instructional assistant (IA), including but not limited to teaching assistants (UGIA/TA), readers, and tutors, has a special responsibility to safeguard the integrity of scholarship. In these roles, the student functions as an apprentice instructor, under the tutelage of the responsible instructor. An IA shall equitably grade student work in the manner agreed upon with the course instructor. An IA shall not make any unauthorized material related to tests, exams, homework, etc. available to any student.