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Psychology Pre-Professional Emphasis

Associate of Arts


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Psychology: Pre-Professional Emphasis
Learn about the job market, average salary, and necessary level of training you can expect to encounter in the workforce after completing this program based on data from the PA Department of Labor.

Transfer Major

Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.

Department of Social & Behavioral Science
Grupp 301 • Phone (215) 968-8270
Curriculum Code No. 1060

The Psychology Pre-Professional program of study is designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year college and continue for a bachelors degree in psychology. Often these students intend to pursue a graduate degree in professional psychology. This major emphasizes the scientific foundations of psychology including data analysis and experimental design.

Graduates of this program are able to:

  • demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts and theoretical perspectives in psychology;
  • read and interpret research reports in the discipline's journals;
  • use statistical software (SPSS) to enter and analyze data;
  • write research reports employing APA style; and
  • apply psychological principles to explain human behavior.

Degree Course Requirements

Course Credits
BIOL101
Biological Science I F,7
4
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
COMM110
Effective Speaking F,4,5
3
COMP110
English Composition I F,4,10
3
COMP111
English Composition II F,4,10
3
MATH115
Elementary Statistics A,F,6
3
PSYC110
Introduction to Psychology A,2,3
3
PSYC215
Introductory Psychological Statistics F,9
4
PSYC270
Experimental Psychology F
4
Arts/Humanities C,1 6
Science Elective G,7 4
General Electives E 12
Health B 3
Social Science D,3 3
Choose two REQUIRED PSYCHOLOGY COURSES from these three categories: (6 credits)
1PSYC180
Human Growth and Development F
3
OR
PSYC181
Developmental Psychology: Lifespan F
3
2PSYC200
Social Psychology F
3
OR
PSYC280
Psychology of Abnormal Behavior F
3
3PSYC230
Psychology of Neuroscience F
3
Total Credit Hours 62

Recommended Semester Sequence

The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.

First Semester

Course Credits
BIOL101
Biological Science I F,7
4
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
COMP110
English Composition I A,F,10
3
MATH115
Elementary Statistics A,F,6
3
PSYC110
Introduction to Psychology A,2,3
3
Arts/Humanities C,1 3
Total Credit Hours 17

Second Semester

Course Credits
Science Elective G,7 4
COMP111
English Composition II F,4,10
3
Required Psychology CourseF 3
Arts/Humanities C,9 3
General Elective E 3
Total Credit Hours 16

Third Semester

Course Credits
PSYC215
Introductory Psychological Statistics F,9
4
Required Psychology CourseF 3
General Electives E 6
Social Science D,8 3
Total Credit Hours 16

Fourth Semester

Course Credits
PSYC270
Experimental Psychology F
4
COMM110
Effective SpeakingF,4,5
3
General Elective E 3
Health B 3
Total Credit Hours 13

A Placement testing required.
B Select any HLTH course or PSYC100, PSYC120, or PSYC125.
C Consult the Arts/Humanities list for courses approved for inclusion within this subcategory. Any course may be chosen.
D Consult the Social Sciences list of courses approved for this subcategory. Any may be chosen except PSYC110.
E Pre-college level courses do not meet this requirement.
F Course requires prerequisite.
G Select BIOL102, CHEM101, PHYS106, BIOL220, SCIE103, SCIE104, or SCIE105.

1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities
2 Satisfies Critical Thinking
3 Satisfies Diversity
4 Satisfies Information Literacy
5 Satisfies Oral Communication
6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy
7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy
8 Satisfies Social Sciences
9 Satisfies Technological Competence
10 Satisfies Writing

Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.

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