Psychology • Associate in Arts
TRANSFER PROGRAM
Total Credit Hours: 63
Colleague Code: AA.PSYC
Curriculum Code: AAD 100
Recommended Course Sequence:
First Semester: PSY 101, BIO 101, COM 111, SOC 101, Humanities A Selection
Second Semester: PSY 205, MAT 141, COM 112, SPE 101, Anthropology or Social Science Selection
Third Semester: Psychology Elective, PHI 204, Foreign Language Elective, HIS 101 or HIS 102, Humanities B Selection
Fourth Semester: Psychology Elective, Foreign Language Elective, POS 101 or POS 201, Physical Science Selection
Program Information:
- Serves the dual purposes of either preparing for a bachelor's degree in psychology or to give students sufficient knowledge of psychological processes in order to live more effectively in today's society.
- Students who are planning on teaching psychology in a secondary school are required to take and pass the ITBS prior to transferring to an upper-division institution. Please contact the Education program at 217.786.2403 or 217.786.2391.
- This program has been articulated with Benedictine University at Springfield, Kaplan University and MacMurray College as a 2 + 2 program if taken in its entirety.
For Program Information Contact:
Social Sciences Department at 217.786.2391 or 217.786.2414 or see an academic advisor.
Required General Education Courses (12 credits)
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Composition I |
3 credits |
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Composition II |
3 credits |
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Introduction to American Politics or |
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State and Local Government |
3 credits |
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Public Speaking Fundamentals |
3 credits |
Recommended General Education Courses (28-29 credits)
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General Biology I |
4 credits |
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History of Western Civilization I or |
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History of Western Civilization II |
4 credits |
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Introductory Statistics |
4 credits |
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Introduction to Sociology |
3 credits |
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Anthropology or Social Science Selection |
3 credits |
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Humanities A Selection |
3-4 credits |
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Humanities B Selection |
3 credits |
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Physical Science Selection |
4 credits |
Recommended Program Courses (12 credits)
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Introduction to Psychology |
3 credits |
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Biological Bases of Behavior |
3 credits |
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Psychology Electives |
3 credits |
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Psychology Electives |
3 credits |
Recommended Program Support Courses (11 credits)
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Introduction to Philosophy |
3 credits |
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Foreign Language Elective |
4 credits |
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Foreign Language Elective |
4 credits |
Psychology Electives (choose 6 credits)
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Psychology of Women |
3 credits |
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Psychology of Business and Industry |
3 credits |
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Psychology of Adjustment |
3 credits |
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Educational Psychology |
3 credits |
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Human Sexuality |
3 credits |
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Introduction to Child Psychology |
3 credits |
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Human Development |
3 credits |
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Abnormal Psychology |
3 credits |
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Special Topics in Psychology |
3 credits |
A foreign language sequence is required at some senior institutions. Statistics may be substituted for a foreign language at some institutions. Students planning to transfer should be aware of the senior institution's requirements. Students not taking a foreign language sequence will need a literature selection to meet graduation requirements.