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

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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: UTPA-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 ⁽¹⁾
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^{(2) (8.) (10)}
Social Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ^(8.)
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3 ⁽³⁾
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{(4) (8.)}
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4 ⁽⁵⁾
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credits: 4 ⁽⁵⁾
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

PSYC 2120 - Social Psychology Credits: 3 ⁽⁶⁾
PSYC 2130 - Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: 3 ⁽⁶⁾
Foreign Language Sequence I & II Credits: 6 ⁽⁷⁾
General Electives Credits: 4 ^(9.)

Additional Degree Requirement:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 60 Semester Hours

Footnotes:

⁽¹⁾ Students who plan to transfer to ETSU are encouraged to take Speech 2320 if pursuing the BS in Psychology (applicable to AA/AS pathways).

⁽²⁾ Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities and Fine Arts general education requirement.

⁽³⁾ Students intending to transfer to UTC or APSU should complete social/behavioral science courses from two separate disciplines (e.g., SOC 1010; CRMJ 1010, etc.); It is recommended that students take PSYC 1030 at the four-year and choose another approved social/behavioral gen ed course.

⁽⁴⁾ Students intending to transfer to UTK should complete a Western or World History sequence.

⁽⁵⁾ Students who plan to transfer to ETSU must complete a natural science sequence.

⁽⁶⁾ Students should seek the guidance of four-year advisors before choosing area of emphasis Psychology requirement. Depending on the four-year institution you select, these courses may be applied to the major or to elective requirements.

⁽⁷⁾ One year foriegn language sequence. Students planning to transfer to the UoM will need to complete six hours of a 2000 level or higher foreign language to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate-level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK.

^(8.) For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^(9.) General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives.

⁽¹⁰⁾ One course must be in literature.