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PSYCAS Course Subjects

Overview

When completing the Transcript Entry section, you select your course subjects from a standardized list that was created in conjunction with the American Psychological Association (APA). These course subjects fall into categories that PSYCAS uses to help calculate several GPAs. All course subjects are included in an overall GPA calculation, including course subjects not listed here.

If you're not sure which course subject to choose based on your course's title, default to the department the course is offered through. During verification, our team will update any course subjects that were incorrectly listed.

If you disagree with a course subject selected during verification, refer to Disputing and Correcting Course Subjects and GPAs for information on how to dispute a course subject decision. You can only dispute the subject assigned to your course; you cannot dispute the GPA that subject factors into.

PSYCAS Course Subject List

Note: to quickly locate a course subject, use CTRL+F on a PC or Command+F on a Mac.

Subject GPA Category

Course Subject

Behavioral Science

  • Abnormal Psychology  
  • Adolescent Psychology  
  • African American Studies 
  • Animal Behavior  
  • Anthropology   
  • Asian American Studies 
  • Behavioral Sciences  
  • Biological Anthropology  
  • Biological Psychology  
  • Brain and Behavior 
  • Child Psychology  
  • Cognitive Psychology  
  • Cognitive Science  
  • Community Health  
  • Counseling   
  • Criminal Justice  
  • Criminology   
  • Cultural Geography  
  • Cultural Studies  
  • Death & Dying 
  • Developmental Biology  
  • Developmental Psychology  
  • Educational Psychology  
  • Ethnic Studies  
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Family Studies  
  • Gender Studies  
  • Gerontology/Aging   
  • Growth & Development 
  • Human Behavior  
  • Human Development  
  • Human Sexuality  
  • Latina/o American Studies 
  • Life Span Development 
  • Marriage/Family   
  • Multicultural Studies  
  • Native American Studies 
  • Neuropsychology   
  • Physical Anthropology  
  • Psychobiology   
  • Psychology   
  • Psychopharmacology   
  • Queer Studies  
  • Sensorimotor Development  
  • Sexuality Studies  
  • Social Ecology  
  • Social Justice Studies 
  • Social Psychology  
  • Social Science  
  • Social Sciences  
  • Social Welfare  
  • Social Work  
  • Sociology   
  • Sports Psychology  
  • Women's Studies  

Biological/Life Science

 

  • Anatomy   
  • Anatomy & Physiology 
  • Bacteriology   
  • Biodiversity   
  • Biology   
  • Biomechanics   
  • Biomedical Engineering  
  • Biomedical Science  
  • Biophysics   
  • Biotechnology   
  • Botany   
  • Cellular & Molecular Biology
  • Cellular Biology  
  • Cellular Physiology  
  • Cytology/Cytotechnology   
  • Ecology   
  • Embryology   
  • Endocrinology   
  • Entomology   
  • Eukaryotics   
  • Evolution   
  • Exercise Physiology  
  • Genetics   
  • Genomics   
  • Hematology   
  • Histology   
  • Immunology   
  • Limnology   
  • Marine Biology  
  • Microbiology   
  • Micro-Organisms   
  • Molecular Biology  
  • Neural Mechanisms  
  • Neurobiology   
  • Neurology   
  • Neuroscience   
  • Parasitology   
  • Pathology   
  • Pathophysiology   
  • Physiological Science  
  • Physiology   
  • Plant Biology  
  • Population Biology  
  • Prokaryote Physiology  
  • Virology   
  • Zoology   

English

  • Basic Composition   
  • Composition    
  • Creative Writing   
  • English    
  • English as a Second Language
  • Journalism    
  • Literature    
  • Medical Terminology   
  • Poetry    
  • Rhetoric    
  • Technical Writing   
  • Writing    

Math/Statistics

  • Algebra
  • Analytical Geometry
  • Behavioral Statistics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Biostatistics
  • Calculus
  • Chemical Math
  • Computer Programing
  • Computer Science
  • Informatics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Math Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry

Physical Sciences

  • Analytic Chemistry 
  • Armchair Chemistry 
  • Astronomy  
  • Basic Chemistry 
  • Biochemistry  
  • Biological Chemistry 
  • Biomolecules  
  • Bioorganic Chemistry 
  • Chemistry  
  • Electricity & Light
  • Electricity  
  • Heat  
  • Inorganic Chemistry 
  • Intro to Chemistry
  • Light  
  • Magnetism  
  • Mechanical Heat 
  • Mechanics  
  • Medical Chemistry 
  • Metabolism  
  • Natural Science 
  • Nuclear  
  • Nuclear Physics 
  • Optics  
  • Organic Chemistry 
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry 
  • Physical Biochemistry 
  • Physical Chemistry 
  • Physics  
  • Physiological Chemistry 
  • Structure & Bonds
  • Structure & Reaction
  • Thermodynamics  
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