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This is a summary of the requirements for an Associate in Arts (AA) degree with a Psychology concentration for students who have not decided where they intend to transfer.
The AA degree requires completion of both the general education curriculum and electives for a total of 64 semester hours. Students should complete their AA degree by selecting courses that fulfill Psychology requirements of transfer colleges, as listed below. Any remaining electives should be selected with caution until the student has decided where to transfer and has met with an advisor.
|
General Education |
Area |
Minimal Semester |
|
1 |
Communications |
9 |
|
2 |
Arts and |
9 |
|
3 |
Cultural/Historical |
6 |
|
4 |
Social Sciences |
6 |
|
5 |
Natural Sciences |
8 |
|
6 |
Mathematics |
3 |
|
7 |
Computer Skills |
3 |
|
8 |
Electives |
1-18 |
|
|
TOTAL HOURS |
62 |
EICCD Courses That Fulfill Psychology Requirements
The numbers to the left of each course indicate the EICCD General Education categories listed above.
|
Category |
EICCD Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 | MA:215 | Fundamentals Of Statistics | 3 |
| 4 | PY:105 | General Psychology | 3 |
Additional Courses Required Or Recommended At Specific Institutions
A wide variety of other courses is required or strongly recommended by different transfer schools. Some of the transfer schools require or strongly recommend specific choices from the EICCD General Education curriculum, as shown in the following table. If general education choices are not specified, the college will accept the EICCD Associate in Arts degree as satisfying their general education requirements. In addition, a variety of other courses (Electives) is required by different transfer schools. Students who know where they intend to transfer should consult the specific advising guide for their intended transfer school for additional details.
General Education Choices
|
EICCD Course |
Title |
Transfer School(s) |
| BI:181 | Anatomy and Physiology I | ISU |
| CH:110 | Basic Chemistry | ISU ** |
| EN:105 | English Composition I | ISU |
| EN:110 | English Composition II or | ISU |
| EN:112 | Composition II: Technical Writing | ISU |
| PH:105 | Introduction To Philosophy or | ISU, IWC |
| PH:110 | Introduction To Logic or | ISU, IWC |
| PH:150 | Ethics | ISU |
| SO:100 | Principles Of Sociology | IWC |
** Required for selected emphases only.
Electives
|
EICCD Course |
Title |
Transfer School(s) |
| BI:182 | Anatomy and Physiology II | ISU |
| Fine Arts | Additional Courses | SAU |
| Foreign Lang | Foreign Language | UI, UNI, (if not satisfied in high school) |
| MA:150 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry I or | UI #, ISU |
| MA:210 | Quantitative Techniques | ISU |
| Natural Sci | Additional Designated Courses | UI # |
| PH:XXX | Additional Philosophy Courses | SAU |
| PY:115 | Human Growth and Development | ISU, IWC, SAU * |
| PY:210 | Psychology Of Personality | UNI (Rec) |
| PY:217 | Abnormal Psychology | IWC *, SAU *, UI, UNI (Rec) |
| PY:240 | Psychology Of Adjustment | IWC |
| PY:245 | Social Psychology | UI, SAU *, UNI (Rec) |
# Required for a BS in Psychology at the University of Iowa.
* Will not count as upper division credit.
| Key to Transfer School Abbreviations |
Rec - Transfer school recommends the course be taken before transfer if the student needs Electives to complete the AA degree.
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