Psychology Degree Plan: Courses by Term and Duration

How the Psychology degree plan is structured

Most programs last 10 semesters or terms (5 years) and sit around 200 credits. The curriculum combines general education, biological and theoretical foundations, professional courses (clinical, educational, organizational and social), research and practicums.

At the end there is usually a pre-professional practicum or internship, and many universities offer tracks or specializations. That decision shapes your practicum and first job, so it pays to plan it from the early terms.

Duration and credits

The reference is 10 semesters and about 200 credits, though it varies by university. Check your intake year's plan: course names and structure differ significantly between institutions.

• Reference duration: 10 semesters or terms
• Total credits: around 200, depending on the university
• Pre-professional practicum or internship at the end
• Tracks or specializations: clinical, educational, organizational, social

Courses by area

• Biological foundations: anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy, neuropsychology, psychobiology.
• Psychological processes: learning, memory, cognition, emotion, motivation and perception.
• Human development: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.
• Social and personality: social psychology, personality theories, cultural psychology.
• Assessment and measurement: psychometrics, psychological tests, clinical interview.
• Research: descriptive and inferential statistics, methodology and research designs.
• Clinical and applied: psychopathology, therapeutic approaches, educational, organizational and community psychology.
• Ethics and final stage: professional ethics, pre-professional practicum, internship and thesis.

Prerequisites and the courses that block students

The classic bottleneck is the statistics-methodology line: if you do not pass statistics, methodology, research designs and your thesis get blocked. On the clinical side, psychopathology unlocks intervention techniques.

• Statistics → methodology → thesis
• Biological foundations → neuropsychology
• Psychopathology → assessment and intervention techniques
• Human development → applied courses for children and adolescents

Choose your track early

Many universities require you to pick a track or specialization before the practicum. The most common are clinical, educational, organizational and social-community.

Check which courses are mandatory for your track and which are offered only once a year or in a single time slot: those are the ones to prioritize at registration.

Digitize your Psychology degree plan

Upload the PDF or a photo of your plan to Mi Malla and get an interactive version with courses, credits and prerequisites. Mark what you have passed and check your progress percentage and the courses you can enroll in next term.