Psychology Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Psychology emphasis provides students with the freshman and sophomore-level course requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree. Students completing the Psychology emphasis will be ready to move into upper-division psychology courses at four-year institutions.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UPSY

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^*
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{* **}
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credits: 4
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
Social Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ^*
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 ^***

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

PSYC 2120 - Social Psychology Credits: 3 ^****
PSYC 2130 - Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: 3
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3
General Electives Credits: 10 ^*****

Total: 60 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Students who intend to transfer to UT Knoxville should complete a history sequence of Western or World history.

^***Students transferring to UT Martin should take a college algebra course.

^****At UT Chattanooga, Social Psychology will be counted as electives and not major courses.

Note: During the sophomore year, students planning to teach should meet the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) or ACT testing requirements for their transfer institution.

^*****General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.