The Associate in Arts Degree option in Psychology prepares students who are interested in pursuing career opportunities in the field of Psychology and are intending to transfer to a four year institution. The course work outlined below provides students with the basic liberal arts courses necessary for transfer. In addition it exposes students to introductory level psychology courses, as well as the other related behavioral sciences that provide students with a strong academic background for further study at the Bachelor’s level and beyond.
A minimum of 63 credits are required for graduation.
Any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six-core academic skills-in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Students should select electives that meet core academic skills that are not met by the required courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.
Requirements
| ANT101 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| BIO111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
| AND | | |
| BIO112 | Introductory Biology II | 4 | Science Technology Intensive |
| OR | | |
| BIO121 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
| AND | | |
| BIO122 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| HIS111 | Western Civilization I | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| AND | | |
| HIS112 | Western Civilization II | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| OR | | |
| HIS121 | World Civilization I | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| AND | | |
| HIS122 | World Civilization II | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| MAT125 | Statistics | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| PHI101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY200 | Basic Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 | Information Literacy Intensive |
| PSY201 | Developmental Psychology I: Childhood & Adolescence | 3 | |
| OR | | |
| PSY203 | Child Psychology | 3 | |
| OR | | |
| PSY204 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY206 | Social Psychology | 3 | Public Presentation Intensive |
| OR | | |
| PSY209 | Biopsychology | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| Behavioral Science Elective | See Elective Advice | 3 | |
| Free Elective | See Elective Advice | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | See Elective Advice | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | See Elective Advice | 3 | |
| Math Elective | See Elective Advice | 3-4 | |
| Program Elective | See Elective Advice | 3 | |
Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Liberal Arts Psychology Associate Degree
Year 1 Fall
| ANT101 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| Math Elective | See Elective Advice | 3-4 | |
Year 1 Spring
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| MAT125 | Statistics | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| PHI101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | |
| PSY200 | Basic Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 | Information Literacy Intensive |
Year 1 Summer
| BIO111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
| OR | | |
| BIO121 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
Year 2 Fall
Year 2 Spring
Year 2 Summer
| BIO112 | Introductory Biology II | 4 | Science Technology Intensive |
| OR | | |
| BIO122 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive |