Austin Community College

FY 2002 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	1,3,4,5	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	1,3,4,5	Studies in U.S. History
	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	SPCH		1,3,4,5	Oral Communication Elective1	3
					------- 15

Semester II

	MATH	1332	1,3,4,5	Topics in Mathematics OR	3
	MATH	1314	1,3,4,5	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	1,3,4,5	U.S. History II--African-American Emphasis OR
	HIS	1663	1,3,4,5	U.S. History II--Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341	1,3,4,5	Studies in U.S. History
	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
	PSYC		1,3,4,5	Psychology Elective2	3
					------- 15

Semester III

	PSYC	2317	1,3,4,5	Statistical Methods for the Behavioral Sciences	3
	ENGL		1,3,4,5	English Elective from Humanities3	3
			1,3,4,5	Visual and Performing Arts Elective4	3
			1,3,4,5	Natural Sciences Elective5	3-4
	FRLG		1,3,4,5	Foreign Language6	4-5
					------- 16-18

Semester IV

	PSY	2663	1,3,4,5	Research Methods in Psychology	3
			1,3,4,5	Psychology Elective2	3
			1,3,4,5	Humanities Elective7	3
			1,3,4,5	Natural Sciences Elective5	3
	FRL		1,3,4,5	Foreign Language6	4-5
					------- 16-17
				TOTALS	------- 62-65

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, PSYC 2306, PSYC 2309, PSYC 2314, 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.