Liberal Arts: Psychology, Associate in Arts

The Associate in Arts Degree option in Psychology prepares students who are interested in pursuing career opportunities in the field of Psychology and are intending to transfer to a four year institution. The course work outlined below provides students with the basic liberal arts courses necessary for transfer. In addition it exposes students to introductory level psychology courses, as well as the other related behavioral sciences that provide students with a strong academic background for further study at the Bachelor’s level and beyond. A minimum of 63 credits are required for graduation.

Starting in the fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.

Requirements

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
ANT101	Cultural Anthropology	3	Global Awareness Intensive
ENG101	English Composition I	3
ENG102	English Composition II	3
MAT125	Statistics	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive
PHI101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSY101	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY200	Basic Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences	3	Information Literacy Intensive
SOC101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Milestone Courses: BIO111 or BIO121, ENG101, MAT125, PSY101, PSY200

Schedule Tips: LIT271 offered FALL ONLY; SPN112 offered SPRING ONLY

Choose ONE of the following sequences (8 credits)

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
BIO111	Introductory Biology I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
	AND
BIO112	Introductory Biology II	4	Science Technology Intensive
	OR
BIO121	Anatomy & Physiology I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
	AND
BIO122	Anatomy & Physiology II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive

Electives

Behavioral Science Elective	with Attribute BEHV (PSY206 or PSY209 recommended for Mass Transfer Pathways)	3
Free Elective	Foreign Language Recommended	3
Fine & Performing Arts/Foreign Language/Philosophy& Religion	Foreign Language Recommended	3
History Electives	Choose one sequence: Sequence 1: HIS111 and HIS112 OR Sequence 2: HIS121 and HIS122	6
Literature Elective		3
Math Electives	MAT120 or higher; MAT122 and MAT125 recommended	7-8
Psychology Elective	Choose PSY201, PSY203 or PSY204	3
Psychology Elective	Choose PSY205 or PSY207	3
Psychology Elective	Choose PSY206 or PSY209	3

Foreign Language recommended

Foreign Language recommended

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)

Recommended Course Sequence Liberal Arts Psychology Associate Degree

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)

Year 1

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)

Fall

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
ANT101	Cultural Anthropology	3	Global Awareness Intensive
ENG101	English Composition I	3
PSY101	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC101	Introduction to Sociology	3
MAT	Math Elective	3-4

Spring

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
ENG102	English Composition II	3
MAT125	Statistics	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive
PHI101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSY200	Basic Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences	3	Information Literacy Intensive

Summer

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
BIO111	Introductory Biology I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
	OR
BIO121	Anatomy & Physiology I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive

Year 2

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)

Fall

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
ANT/PSY/SOC	Behavioral Science Elective	3
HIS	History Elective	3
LIT	Literature Elective	3
PSY	PSY Elective	3

Spring

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
	Free Elective	3
HIS	History Elective	3
PSY	PSY Elective	3
PSY	PSY Elective	3

Summer

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
BIO112	Introductory Biology II	4	Science Technology Intensive
	OR
BIO122	Anatomy & Physiology II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive

Total Credit Hours: 63