Psychology Transfer Major, AA - Academic Plan

• Demonstrate a knowledge base in Psychology by describing key concepts, principles, and themes.
• Define and organize the major steps in the psychology research process.
• Develop professionally by applying learning to career goals.

Where requirements are listed as course categories (e.g. Electives, Arts/Humanities) rather than as specific courses, please note that depending upon course choice, prerequisites may be required.

*Grade C or better required

• *This course requires college level readiness as measured by Accuplacer, ACT, or SAT scores; approved high school course work that is less than five years old; or successful completion of appropriate college-readiness course.
• AAA 1001 – College 101: Student Experience is required for all new college students seeking degrees or transfer.
• Course availability is subject to change.
• English Requirements - Option One: ENG 1021 - English Composition I and ENG 1022 - English Composition II; Option Two: ENG 1022 - English Composition II and any Pathways approved CO3 course (GT-CO3).
• Follow the Recommended Course Sequence on the following pages of this document.
• In order to meet program requirements, students registered for ENG 1021 or ENG 1031 must also register for ENG 0094 unless they can demonstrate otherwise meeting the ENG 0094 standard through assessment testing, prior college coursework, or recent high school coursework. See an Advisor for details.
• MAT 1260 - Pre-Requisite: MAT 0250 - Quantitative Literacy (4 Cr.)/MAT 0300 - Algebraic Literacy (4 Cr.)
• Mathematics GT-MA1 (Recommend MAT 1260) EXCEPT:CU-Boulder, CU-Colorado Springs, and Western State Colorado University require MAT 1340, Colorado State University Pueblo prefers MAT 1340, Colorado Mesa University requires MAT 1240 or MAT 1340, and Fort Lewis College requires MAT 1260.
• Natural & Physical Sciences – One GT Pathways BIOLOGY course – must be GT-SC1 (course with lab) and one GT Pathways (GT-SC1) course of the student's choosing.
• Recommended courses are listed above for certain electives; consult with the Academic Advising Office (advising [at] arapahoe [dot] edu or 303.797.5664) or the Psychology Program for additional elective recommendations.
• Refer to 2024/2025 catalog for specific requirements and important information about this degree.
• SPA 2001 – Pre-Requisite: SPA 1012 with a grade of "C" or better or placement test.
• The Colorado Department of Higher Education website has additional information about this statewide agreement.