Associate in Arts to Bachelor of Science/Arts in Psychology Pathway

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The two-year program listed below is designed to meet the requirements for an Associate in Arts transfer degree from GTCC and prepare a student for obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at UNCG, NCA&T, App State, UNCC, UNCW or Guilford College. However, students from GTCC seeking a baccalaureate degree may also transfer to other institutions. These institutions may require different courses within the various areas of General Education. Students interested in transferring to a four-year college or university after GTCC should consult with the transfer office at the institution they will be attending, their faculty advisor, and/or the GTCC Student Success Center.

Upon successful completion of this degree, graduates will be able to:

Use strategies to acquire new information in the field of Psychology.
Analyze relevant issues in in the field of Psychology.
Apply critical thinking to psychological phenomena.
Identify concepts in research and data collection.

First Semester

ACA 122 College Transfer Success Credits: 1
COM 120 or COM 231 Credits: 3
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
PSY 150 General Psychology Credits: 3
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3 ¹

Total Credits: 13

Second Semester

ENG 112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines Credits: 3
MAT 152 or MAT 171 Credits: 4²
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
UGETC Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credits: 3
SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II Credits: 3 ³

Total Credits: 16

Third Semester

SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
UGETC Natural Science Elective Credits: 4 (BIO 110 or BIO 111 recommended)
UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ⁴
General Education Elective Credits: 3 (PSY 230 , PSY 237 , PSY 239 , or PSY 281 recommended) ⁵
General Education Elective Credits: 3 ⁶

Total Credits: 16

Fourth Semester

UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3
General Education Elective Credits: 3⁷
General Education Elective Credits: 3⁸
General Education Elective Credits: 3 (PSY 230 , PSY 237 , PSY 239 , or PSY 281 recommended)
General Education Elective Credits: 3 (PSY 230 , PSY 237 , PSY 239 , or PSY 281 recommended)

Total Credits: 15

Total credits required for this pathway: 60

Electives

Humanities/Fine Arts UGETC Electives: ART 111 , ART 114 , ART 115 , COM 120 , COM 231 , DRA 111 , ENG 231 , ENG 232 , ENG 241 , ENG 242 , MUS 110 , MUS 112 , PHI 215 , PHI 240

Social/Behavioral Sciences UGETC Electives: ECO 251 , ECO 252 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , HIS 131 , HIS 132 , POL 120 , PSY 150 , SOC 210

Natural Sciences UGETC Electives: AST 151 /AST 151A , BIO 110 , BIO 111 , BIO 112 , CHM 151 , CHM 152 , GEL 111 , PHY 110 /PHY 110A

Notes:

¹ UNCC take HIS 111 , HIS 112 , HIS 131 , HIS 132

² NC A&T, UNCW, UNCC MAT 171 ; App State MAT 152 .

³ UNCC, Free General Education Elective.

⁴UNCC take ART or MUS

⁵ UNCC PSY 237 , UNCW PSY 281

⁶ UNCG, UNCW SPA 211 ; UNCC or NC A&T, MAT 172 .

⁷ NC A&T requires second Natural Science CHM 131 /CHM 131A ; UNCW PED 110 , UNCC AST 151 or CHM 151 or GEL 111 or PHY 110

⁸ UNCG, NC A&T, App State (requires second foreign language) SPA 112

⁹UNCC requires three foreign languages (SPA 112 , SPA 211 )

¹⁰GC MAT 152