Psychology A.S.

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Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Psychology A.S. Degree

Graduates of this program should be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking skills
Write clear, well-organized documents.
Communicate effectively in personal and professional situations.
Know how to locate, evaluate, and use information sources.
Understand basic math and scientific terms/concepts and procedures/processes.

General Education Requirements

Communication - 9 Credits

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 Credits *
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 Credits *
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credits *
OR
COMM 2045 - Public Speaking 3 Credits *

Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 Credits

(at least one course in literature)

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits *
Any approved general education Social/Behavioral Science course* 3 Credits

History**** - 6 Credits

Any approved general education History course* 3 Credits
Any approved general education History course* 3 Credits

Natural Sciences - 8 Credits

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 Credits *
OR
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 Credits*
AND
BIOL 1020 - Diversity of Life 4 Credits
OR
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 Credits*

Mathematics - 3 Credits

MATH 1530 ** - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits

General Education Total - 41 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

Psychology - 6 Credits

Choose two of the following:

PSYC 2110 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 Credits
PSYC 2130 - Lifespan Development Psychology 3 Credits
PSYC 2120 - Social Psychology 3 Credits *
PSYC 2125 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits

General Electives - 13 Credits

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

Area of Emphasis Total - 20 Credits

Total - 61 Credits

Notes:

Additional course requirements: The Tennessee Board of Regents requires that students either demonstrate the appropriate skill levels in math, reading, and/or writing before enrolling in college-level courses or enroll in appropriate co-requisite experiences with college-level courses to develop competency in those skills while performing college-level work. ACT/SAT scores, classic ACCUPLACER test scores, next-generation ACCUPLACER, or other relevant information determine whether a student needs to enroll in co-requisite courses in math, reading, and/or writing (English).

* This course is part of the general education core.

**Students transferring to UT-Martin should take a college algebra course.
***UT Knoxville students - a sequence of Western or World History is required
****Students transferring to ETSU - a sequence in Biology is required
***** At UT Chattanooga, Social Psychology and Abnormal Psychology will be counted as electives and not major courses