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2024-2025 Catalog

Psychology A.A.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Psychology A.A. 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 Social/Behavioral general education course* 3 Credits

History - 6 Credits

Natural Sciences

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

Foreign Language - 6 Credits

(One-year sequence in a single foreign language)

General Electives - 7 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:

Students who plan to transfer to ETSU are encouraged to take Speech 2320 if pursuing the BS in Psychology (applicable to AA/AS pathways).
Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement.
Students intending to transfer to UTC or APSU should complete social/behavioral science courses from two separate disciplines (e.g., SOC 1010; CRMJ 1010, etc.); It is recommended that students take PSYC 1030 at the four-year and choose another approved social/behavioral gen ed course.
Students intending to transfer to UTK should complete a Western or World History sequence.
Students who plan to transfer to ETSU must complete a natural science sequence.
Students should seek the guidance of four-year advisors before choosing area of emphasis Psychology requirement. Depending on the four-year institution you select, these courses may be applied to the major or to elective requirements.
Students planning to transfer to the UoM will need to complete six hours of a 2000 level or higher foreign language to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate-level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK.

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, next-generation ACCUPLACER test scores, 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.