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## **Requirements Chart for Classes of 2024 and Beyond\***

All courses must be taken for a letter grade, with the exception of First-Year Seminars, PSY 985, and PSY 991, which are graded SAT/UNSAT.

Please note that **Psychology does NOT permit joint concentrations**, but we do encourage other pathways to interdisciplinary work!

[**Click here to view the Requirements Chart for all concentration tracks & the secondary field!**](/sites/g/files/omnuum9616/files/2025-08/Digital%20Requirements%20Chart%20Aug%202025.pdf "Digital Requirements Chart ")

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 ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15DlcF7YNg515I6YQK33mBKWrxNPVAK7B/view?usp=sharing)Sort**Requirement****General Track**Life Science Track**Mind/Brain/Behavior Track**Secondary Field[**Introductory Course**](/introductory-course "Introductory Course")

PSY 1

PSY 1

PSY 1

PSY 1

[**Statistics**](/research-methods-statistics "Statistics & Research Methods")

PSY 1900 (minimum grade C-)

PSY 1900 (minimum grade C-)

PSY 1900 (minimum grade C-)

PSY 1900 or STAT 100/102/104 (minimum grade C-)

[**Foundational Courses**](/foundational-courses "Foundational Courses")

2 courses

2 courses (1 must be NEUR0 80 or PSY 14)

2 courses (1 must be NEURO 80)

1 course

[**Sophomore Tutorial**](/sophomore-tutorial "Sophomore Tutorial")

PSY 971

PSY 975

PSY 971

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[**Research Methods**](/research-methods-statistics "Statistics & Research Methods")

PSY 1901

PSY 1901

PSY 1901 & 1 [lab course](/lab-courses "Lab Courses")

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[**Advanced Courses**](/advanced-courses "Advanced Courses")

6 [Departmental](/departmental-advanced-courses "Departmental Advanced Courses") courses (2 may be [Non-Departmental](/non-departmental-advanced-courses "Non-Departmental Advanced Courses") by petition)

3 [Departmental](/departmental-advanced-courses "Departmental Advanced Courses") courses (1 may be [Non-Departmental](/non-departmental-advanced-courses "Non-Departmental Advanced Courses") by petition)

4 courses (1 must be [Departmental](/departmental-advanced-courses "Departmental Advanced Courses"); 3 should be [MBB Advanced Courses from list](/mbb-advanced-courses "Mind/Brain/Behavior Advanced Courses"), 1 of these may be [Non-Departmental](/non-departmental-advanced-courses "Non-Departmental Advanced Courses") by petition)

3 courses

**Track-Specific Courses**

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3 [Life Science courses from list](/related-life-science-courses "Related Life Science Courses") (1 must be LPS A, LS 1A, LS 1B, or LS 50A)

[MBB Junior Seminar](/mbb-seminars "Mind/Brain/Behavior Seminars")

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**Additional Requirements for the Thesis Track**

PSY 991A & 991B (full year thesis seminar); 1 [lab course](/lab-courses "Lab Courses") replaces 1 advanced course

PSY 991A & 991B (full year thesis seminar); 1 [lab course](/lab-courses "Lab Courses") replaces 1 advanced course

PSY 991A & 991B (full year thesis seminar); thesis is required for track

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For more information on the different types of courses required, please see the ["Courses"](/courses-0) tab in the sidebar to the left of this page! You can also [click here](https://handbook.college.harvard.edu/?utm_source=os&utm_campaign=redirect_analysis) for more Psychology Concentration Information in the Harvard College Handbook.

*\* Non-thesis students from the Classes of 2021, 2022, 2023, and students returning from leave may count **either** PSY 1901 **or** a lab course towards their Research Methods requirement. Please reach out to the Undergraduate Office with questions at* [*psychology@wjh.harved.edu*](mailto:psychology@wjh.harved.edu)*.*

*Note: Elsewhere on Harvard websites, you may come across the term "half-course." A half-course is a course that takes one semester to complete (rather than a full year), and is typically worth 4 credits. Because most Psychology courses are technically "half-courses," we find it easier to simply use the term "course" to refer to these.*

**If you intend to declare a concentration in Psychology, please review the requirements and then see our** [**declaration instructions**](/declaring-psychology)**, including all required forms.**