Psychology, A.S.

CIP Code: 42.0101
NOVA Code: 6520

Offered Through AL, AN, LO, MA, WO

Purpose: This curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a college or university for a BS or B.A. degree in psychology.

Transfer Information: Since four-year colleges and universities vary in their course and GPA requirements, students are advised to work closely with their faculty advisors and counseling staff to choose classes. Electives should be chosen carefully to meet the requirements of transfer institutions. The responsibility for proper course selections rests with the student. The program is designed to transfer especially well to George Mason University.

Two Years

1st Semester

ENG 111 - College Composition I (3 CR.)
HIS Elective (3 CR.) ¹
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 CR.) ²
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology (3 CR.)
SDV 100 - College Success Skills (1 CR.)

Total 13 credits

2nd Semester

CST 110 - Introduction to Communication (3 CR.) ³
ENG 112 - College Composition II (3 CR.)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 CR.) ⁴
MTH 245 - Statistics I (3 CR.) ²
PSY 200- Level Elective (3 CR.) ⁵

Total 15 credits

3rd Semester

BIO 101 - General Biology I (4 CR.)
ENG 200-Level Literature (3 CR.) ⁶
PSY 213 - Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (3 CR.)
PSY 200-Level Elective (3 CR.) ⁵
Social Science Elective (3CR.) ⁷

Total 16 credits

4th Semester

BIO 102 - General Biology II (4 CR.)
PSY 211 - Research Methodology for Behavioral Sciences (3 CR.)
PSY 200-Level Elective (3 CR.) ⁵
General Education Elective (3 CR.) ⁸
General Education Elective (3 CR.) ⁸

Total 16 credits

Total credits for the A.S. Degree in Psychology: 60 credits

¹ HIS 101 HIS 102 or HIS 112 are recommended. Other HIS courses may be chosen from the list of approved general education courses.

² May substitute two higher level mathematics courses.: Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 261 and MTH 263 . Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 262 and MTH 264 .Seek advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet requirements of other transfer institutions.

³ CST 100 CST 126 or CST 229 may be substituted.

⁴ See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives. Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet requirements of the transfer institution.

⁵ Choose any 200-level psychology course to fulfill this requirement. Select a course that meets the requirements of the institution to which you plan to transfer. Students cannot take the one semester version course and combine with the two semester version course. PSY 201 and PSY 202 cannot be combined with PSY 200. PSY 231 and PSY 232 cannot be combined with PSY 230, and PSY 231 cannot be combined with PSY 235.

⁶Choose from the courses listed as approved 200-level literature courses.

⁷See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives .

⁸ See any of the courses listed under General Education Electives .