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0:02>> Hi. For this video, I want to walk you
0:04through the requirement complementary studies.
0:08This requirement exists throughout the university
0:11and my goal for this video is to give you a little bit
0:13of information about it and show you how, as a psychology major,
0:18you've likely already met this requirement.
0:21So, complementary studies is a university-wide requirement.
0:25That means that all students
0:26at San Francisco State must take a certain number
0:30of units outside of their major to meet this requirement.
0:34The required number of units is going to differ
0:36across the majors, so you might notice that people,
0:40your peers in a different major have different requirements.
0:44It's really important that you focus
0:46on the psychology requirements to ensure
0:49that you are moving forward in your degree progress.
0:54For the psychology major, specifically,
0:57you need to take 12 units outside of our major.
1:01This counts as 12 units of complementary studies.
1:06So, what counts as a complementary studies unit?
1:10Well, I think the best approach to this is to ask yourself,
1:14have you taken 12 units at San Francisco State
1:17or another university without the PSY prefix
1:22or the psychology type of course?
1:24So, in general, complementary studies must not be a psychology
1:30course, nor can it be a course that's cross listed
1:33with our major.
1:34There's a few courses that are cross listed,
1:36such as Sexuality Studies 400,
1:40which is Variations in Human Sexuality.
1:42So, these courses could be used for the psych major in order
1:46to fulfill the major, so they do not count
1:48as complementary studies.
1:50Most lower-division and upper-division units here
1:55at SF State will count toward complementary studies.
1:58It's important to note
1:59that these courses are not community college courses
2:03that can be counted.
2:04So, any course that's coming
2:06from a four-year-level university that's not
2:09in psychology will count.
2:11If you are transferring from a community college,
2:14you're not out of luck completely.
2:16Many of our psychology major students have an AAT
2:20or an AAS degree that is helping them move forward throughout
2:24our major.
2:26If you are transferring with an AAT or an AAS,
2:29your community college courses will count as long
2:33as they do not have a PSY prefix,
2:37so they're courses outside of psychology.
2:41So, let's go through a few examples.
2:43You might still be a little confused on what will count.
2:46Really, any university-level course outside
2:49of the psychology major can count with approval
2:53from a psychology faculty major advisor.
2:56So, if you've taken a course throughout SF State,
2:59it likely will count.
3:00Go speak with a faculty advisor for that approval.
3:05These can also include units
3:07if you did the study abroad program.
3:09So, units in any affiliated study abroad program
3:13for SF State will count, or units in a language other
3:17than English that you've taken at a university level.
3:21Other courses that count are from anthropology, biology, CAD,
3:27criminal justice, computer science, counseling, educate,
3:31ethics studies, philosophy, sociology.
3:34Obviously, a wide range of courses can count for this,
3:38as long as they're at the university level
3:40at either the lower division or upper division and outside
3:44of the psychology major.
3:50Now, you may be a bit confused by your degree progress report.
3:53For some students, it shows
3:55that they have not fulfilled this requirement,
3:57even though they technically have.
4:00This is because this requirement is approved
4:03when you apply for graduation.
4:05When you apply for graduation,
4:06the psychology major advisor will review your documents
4:10and approve the complementary studies.
4:13At that point, your degree progress report will be updated
4:16and changed.
4:17On the screen in an image of a degree progress report
4:22where a student is being told
4:24that they have not fulfilled their complimentary studies yet.
4:27This is only because the student had not applied
4:30yet for graduation and as a result,
4:32their progress report had not been updated.
4:35Keep in mind that the 12 units outside
4:37of the major is actually quite low.
4:40This means that you are likely to fulfill this requirement just
4:45by pursuing your general ed requirements
4:47and your general interest
4:49in courses throughout the university.
4:51So, for the vast majority of psychology major students,
4:55you're going to fulfill this requirement just
4:57by pursuing your interests
4:59and the general university degree requirements.
5:05If you still have questions, well, you may be interested
5:08in learning more about what courses can transfer
5:11over to SF State and be used.
5:13For this, I recommend speaking to a general advisor.
5:15They're going to be able to help you transfer credits
5:18from another university or from your community college
5:22onto your transcript or degree progress report,
5:25so go speak with somebody at the COSE Student Success Center.
5:28That will be your best bet.
5:30If you're interested in checking your status towards this
5:33requirement, first off, review your course history
5:36and this video to see what courses likely will count.
5:39And my guess is that you'll find
5:41that you have easily met this complementary studies
5:43requirement and you just need to get approval
5:46when you apply for graduation.
5:48If you still have concerns, please come speak
5:51with a psychology faculty advisor.
5:53We can take a look at your course history, or you can speak
5:56to a psychology peer advisor.
5:58They're going to be able to give you some guidance
6:00on this, as well.
6:03Thank you for watching and learning
6:04about complementary studies for psychology majors.