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 is required for graduation.

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. Students should select electives that meet core academic skills that are not met by the required 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
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
ENG101	English Composition I	3
ENG102	English Composition II	3
HIS111	Western Civilization I	3	Global Awareness Intensive
	AND
HIS112	Western Civilization II	3	Global Awareness Intensive
	OR
HIS121	World Civilization I	3	Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive
	AND
HIS122	World Civilization II	3	Global Awareness Intensive
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
PSY201	Developmental Psychology I: Childhood & Adolescence	3
	OR
PSY203	Child Psychology	3
	OR
PSY204	Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY206	Social Psychology	3	Public Presentation Intensive
	OR
PSY209	Biopsychology	3	Written Communication Intensive
SOC101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Behavioral Science Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Free Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Humanities Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Literature Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Math Elective	See Elective Advice	3-4
Program Elective	See Elective Advice	3

Elective Advice:
Behavioral Science Elective: PSY206 or PSY209 recommended
Free Elective: Foreign Language recommended
Humanities Elective: Foreign Language recommended (exclude subject code COM courses)
Literature Elective: It is recommended to choose a course that meets Written Communication Intensive.
Math Elective: MAT120 or higher (MAT122 recommended)
Program Elective: PSY205 or PSY207 (PSY207 strongly recommended)

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

Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Liberal Arts Psychology Associate Degree

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)

Year 1 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
Math Elective	See Elective Advice	3-4

Year 1 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

Year 1 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 Fall

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
HIS111	Western Civilization I	3	Global Awareness Intensive
	OR
HIS121	World Civilization I	3	Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive
PSY201	Developmental Psychology I: Childhood & Adolescence	3
	OR
PSY203	Child Psychology	3
	OR
PSY204	Adolescent Psychology	3
Behavioral Science Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Literature Elective	See Elective Advice	3

Year 2 Spring

Course	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s)
HIS112	Western Civilization II	3	Global Awareness Intensive
	OR
HIS122	World Civilization II	3	Global Awareness Intensive
PSY206	Social Psychology	3	Public Presentation Intensive
	OR
PSY209	Biopsychology	3	Written Communication Intensive
Free Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Humanities Elective	See Elective Advice	3
Program Elective	See Elective Advice	3

Year 2 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