Students will not receive credit for two courses — one taken at Columbia and one taken at Barnard or transferred from another institution — whose content largely overlaps. For example, PSYC UN1001 The Science of Psychology overlaps the content of introductory psychology courses offered at many other institutions, including Barnard; only one such course will receive credit. Similarly, PSYC UN2630 Social Psychology and PSYC BC1138 Social Psychology have overlapping content; only one will receive credit. Please consult the Table of Overlapping Courses below to check for overlap between Barnard and Columbia courses.
The fact that two courses overlap does not mean that they are equivalent in content, or that they may be applied to the same major requirements. If you wish to use Barnard courses toward a psychology major requirement please refer to the table of Barnard Courses Approved for the Psychology Major.
* This Columbia course is not currently being offered.
** PSYC 2460 overlaps with both BC2175 and BC2177; however, students may count both BC2175 and BC2177 toward the major, provided the 9-point limit on Barnard/transfer courses has not been reached.
Beginning in Fall 2018, PSYC UN1010 Mind, Brain, & Behavior will no longer be offered. Students who have already taken UN1010 should not take UN2430 as the content of the courses overlap significantly.
Please note, Barnard has recently updated some of their 1000 level course numbers to 2000 level course numbers. The changes are listed in the above table.