Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

The Associate of Arts degree in Psychology is intended to provide students with the first two years of general requirements and a basis in psychology that will prepare them for transfer to an institution which grants a baccalaureate degree.

Special note: Students who plan to transfer to an institution which grants a baccalaureate degree to continue their study of psychology should refer to the catalog of that institution and consult with an ACC instructor of psychology.

Semester I

+	PSYC	2301	2	Introduction to Psychology	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I OR	3
	HIST	2381	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2380	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History
	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	SPCH			Oral Communication Elective1	3
					------- 15

Semester II

	MATH	1332	2,4,6	Topics in Mathematics OR	3
+	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra
+	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II OR	3
	HIS	1643		U.S. History II - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIS	1663		U.S. History II - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History
	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
	PSYC			Psychology Elective2	3
					------- 15

Semester III

	PSYC	2317		Statistical Methods for the Behavioral Sciences	3
	ENGL			English Elective from Humanities3	3
				Visual and Performing Arts Elective4	3
				Natural Sciences Elective5	3-4
	FRLG			Foreign Language6	4-5
					------- 16-18

Semester IV

+	PSY	2663		Research Methods in Psychology	3
				Psychology Elective2	3
				Humanities Elective7	3
				Natural Sciences Elective5	3
	FRL			Foreign Language6	4-5
					------- 16-17
				TOTALS	------- 62-65

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Student may elect to take SPE 1311, Introduction to Speech Communication; SPE 1315, Fundamentals of Public Speaking; or SPE 1318, Interpersonal Communication.
² Psychology Elective. Students can choose from: PYSC 2315, PSY 1633, PSY 1643, PSYC 2308, PSYC 2316, PSYC 2319, PSYC 2389 or PSY 2673.
³ Please select an English elective from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁴ Please select from the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁵ Please select from the Natural Sciences section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁶ Foreign language hours must be in the same language.
⁷ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.