Psychology at George Washington University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PSYC coursework.

• PSYC 2101Research Methods in Psychologyopens 22 courses (19.5 directly)
• PSYC 2015Biological Psychologyopens 11 courses (4.3 directly)
• PSYC 2014Cognitive Psychologyopens 10 courses (4 directly)
• PSYC 2011Abnormal Psychologyopens 9 courses (5.2 directly)
• PSYC 2013Developmental Psychologyopens 7 courses (3.2 directly)
• PSYC 2012Social Psychologyopens 6 courses (2.2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PSYC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 82 PSYC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 55 more PSYC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on PSYC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PSYC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at PSYC 3180

  1. PSYC 1001General Psychology
  2. PSYC 2014Cognitive Psychology
  3. PSYC 3118Neuropsychology
  4. PSYC 3180Seminar in Cognitive Science

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYC 3112

  1. PSYC 1001General Psychology
  2. PSYC 2013Developmental Psychology
  3. PSYC 3112Psychology of Adolescence

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYC 3115

  1. PSYC 1001General Psychology
  2. PSYC 2011Abnormal Psychology
  3. PSYC 3115Developmental Psychopathology

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYC 3126

  1. PSYC 1001General Psychology
  2. PSYC 2101Research Methods in Psychology
  3. PSYC 3126Multicultural Psychology

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PSYC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PSYC yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

Psychology does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the GWU campus feed.