In addition to the usual A.B. requirements, the B.S. student must take six courses in the natural sciences outside the department, as well as four courses each in the humanities and social science divisions. An additional psychology laboratory course (for a total of three), plus a full year of Mathematics, and seven elective courses in the department, in addition to the required 101, 102, and 203, round out this new offering.
The B.S. option in the department has been especially popular with students interested in graduate school in psychology (whose numbers have been increasing in recent years), along with those interested in medical or dental school. Many of the laboratory courses have been full to bursting in recent semesters, reflecting the interest in the new major, but also the return of interest in the science of psychology. Waiting lists have existed for virtually every lab offering, with students clamoring for additional sections. Many of our non-laboratory courses are bursting at the seams as well, especially those in developmental, social, clinical, psychopharma- cology, and health psychology. The department is now averaging about 70 majors a class and is the third largest major on campus, following Economics and Government and Law.