PSY 2012

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General Psychology

3 credits

Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer

Psychology

Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Survey of psychology: cognition, development, social behavior, and disorders. Directly relevant to the MCAT Psych/Soc section.

Typical workload: ~4 hrs/week outside class

Do not delay. UF lists this in critical tracking for 7 majors, and 91 courses sit downstream of it in the prerequisite graph. Pushing it back can push back everything behind it.

Why students take this

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Scheduled in 8 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 1 (freshman year) and part of critical tracking for 7 majors.

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Prerequisites

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No prerequisites. Open to take anytime.

Usually taken with

Courses UF model plans put in the same semester as PSY 2012.

What it unlocks

91 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).

CBH 3003 · Comparative Psychology

CLP 3144 · Abnormal Psychology

CLP 4110 · Eating Disorders

CLP 4134 · Introduction to Clinical Child/Pediatric Psychology

CLP 4302 · Introduction to Clinical Psychology

CLP 4314 · Introduction to Health Psychology

CLP 4420 · Introduction to Neuropsychology

DEP 3053 · Developmental Psychology

DEP 4115 · Infant Development

EAB 3002 · Principles of Behavior Analysis

EAB 3764 · Applied Behavior Analysis

EXP 3104 · Sensory Processes

EXP 3604 · Cognitive Psychology

FYC 3001 · Principles of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

FYC 3112 · Contemporary Family Problems and Interventions

HSA 3111 · US Health Care System

HSC 3057 · Research Methods and Issues in Health Science

HSC 3502 · Survey of Diseases and Disability

HSC 4064 · Wearable Technology, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence for Health

HSC 4600 · Psychiatric Disorders

OTH 3282 · Multicultural Perspectives on Participation and Health

PCO 4113 · Positive Psychology

PCO 4270 · Latinx Psychology

PCO 4930 · Seminar in Counseling Psychology

PHC 4101 · Public Health Concepts

PPE 3003 · Psychology of Personality

PSB 3002 · Physiological Psychology

PSY 3213L · Laboratory Methods in Psychology

PSY 3626 · Psychology of Sustainability

PSY 4625 · The Psychology of Pseudoscience

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Career relevance

Critical for: Physician Assistant (PA)

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