Psychology Pre-Professional Emphasis
Associate of Arts
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.
School 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 Orientation to College | 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) | ||
| Category 1 | PSYC180 Human Growth and Development F | 3 |
| OR | ||
| PSYC181 Developmental Psychology: Lifespan F | 3 | |
| Category 2 | PSYC200 Social Psychology F | 3 |
| OR | ||
| PSYC280 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior F | 3 | |
| Category 3 | PSYC230 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 Orientation to College | 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 Cultural Competency
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.