Social Sciences: Psychology
The Social Sciences investigate human behavior and interactions of humankind within both local and global environments. Students enrolling in this program will be able to choose between the Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or Anthropology concentration. Completion of the recommended course work for either concentration will lead to an Associate of Arts degree.
The Associate of Arts in Social Sciences is an excellent transfer program since the core curriculum parallels the first two years of most four-year social science degrees. Those who choose the Sociology concentration are interested in group behavior focusing on social, gender, and racial empowerment, marital and family counseling, and criminology. Those who are interested in Psychology are interested in personal growth, counseling and other mental health services, or fields that involve individual human interaction such as retail, human resources, and public relations.
For printable degree plan for this program, please click HERE.
| Core Curriculum (45 Credits) |
| FIRST SEMESTER |
| SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication or SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1318 or SPCH 1321 |
3 |
| HIST 1301 United States History I or HIST 2327 |
3 |
| ENGL 1301 Composition |
3 |
| COSC 1301 Microcomputer Applications |
3 |
| PSYC 2301 General Psychology |
3 |
| SECOND SEMESTER |
| HIST 1302 United States History II or HIST 2328 |
3 |
| ENGL 1302 Composition II-Rhetoric |
3 |
| SOCI 1301 Introductory Sociology |
3 |
| Visual & Performing Arts Elective- Core Curriculum |
3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Elective- Core Curriculum |
3 |
| THIRD SEMESTER |
| GOVT 2301 American Government I |
3 |
| Mathematics Elective - Core Curriculum |
3 or 4 |
| PSYC 2307 Adolescent Psychology |
3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective- Core Curriculum |
4 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER |
| GOVT 2302 American Government II |
3 |
| PSYC 2317 Statistical Methods in Psychology |
3 |
| *Psychology Elective- Field of Study |
3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective- Core Curriculum |
4 |
| Humanities Elective- Core Curriculum |
3 |
| **Free Elective - Field of Study (if required) |
1 |
*Courses to be chosen from Field of Study
**Free Elective - Students who select a 3 credit Mathematics course to fulfull the Mathematics component of the Core Curriculum must take an additional free elective (1 credit minimum) to complete the Field of Study
