Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook Major: Psychology, AS

Psychology, AS

PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college and major in psychology.

CREDENTIALS: An Associate of Science (AS) degree is a major related to an area such as business administration, engineering, science, and social sciences that takes 2 years for full time students to complete. Students receiving an AS degree intend to transfer to four-year colleges.

TRANSFER INFORMATION: This program is designed for transfer. Students should consult with their advisors to ensure that they select general electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer college or university programs of study. More information can also be found at www.brightpoint.edu/academics/transfer/

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Because transfer requirements will vary based upon the intended transfer institution, students must meet with their faculty advisor to develop a schedule that best suits their goals.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an intermediate level of competency in the following skills:

  1. Recognize and apply psychological terminology, major theoretical perspectives, content domains, and figures in the context of the discipline of psychology.
  2. Identify relevant sources of psychology-related information and accurately summarize in APA format.
  3.  Accurately summarize an empirical research study
  4. Critically evaluate and interpret psychological phenomena using scientific reasoning. 
  5. Apply statistical tests in the analysis of behavioral data.

Required Courses

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit
ENG 111 - College Composition I

Prerequisite(s): EDE 10, co-enrollment in EDE 11, or other placement measures.   

3 credits
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Additional Course Options: MTH 161, MTH 263. 

Prerequisite(s): MDE 10, co-enrollment in MDE 54, or other placement methods.

3 credits
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology

Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 111.

3 credits
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I Approved Course Options: FRE 101  or Approved Transfer Elective (meet with advisor) (3-4 credits) 4 credits
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 credits
ENG 112 - College Composition II

Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or departmental approval.

3 credits
MTH 245 - Statistics l

Prerequisite(s): MTH 154  or MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better or other placement methods. 

3 credits
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II Approved Course Options: FRE 102 or Approved Transfer Elective (meet with advisor) (3-4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 1 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology 3 credits
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Additional Course Option: HIS 122.  3 credits
BIO 101 - General Biology I 4 credits
PSY 210 - Statistics for Behavioral Sciences

Prerequisite(s): Completion of PSY 200  with a grade of C or better AND completion of MTH 245 with a grade of C or better.

4 credits
ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic Additional Course Options: ART 102, CST 130, CST 151, MUS 121.   3 credits
HIS 111 - World Civilization Pre-1500 CE Approved Course Options: HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122. 3 credits
ENG 246 - American Literature  Approved Course Options: ENG 255, ENG 245, ENG 225, ENG 258, ENG 275.  

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval.

3 credits
BIO 102 - General Biology II

Prerequisite(s): BIO 101.

4 credits
PHI 220 - Ethics and Society 3 credits
PSY 225 - Theories of Personality

Prerequisite(s): Completion of PSY 200 with a grade C or better, PSY 201 or PSY 202.

3 credits

Transfer Elective

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes

Choose 1: Credits / Units: 3

ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 credits
ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3 credits
CST 130 - Introduction to the Theatre 3 credits
CST 151 - Film Appreciation I 3 credits
ENG 245 - British Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

3 credits
ENG 246 - American Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval.

3 credits
ENG 255 - World Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

3 credits
HIS 111 - World Civilization Pre-1500 CE 3 credits
HIS 112 - World Civilization Post-1500 CE 3 credits
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 credits
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 3 credits
HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health 3 credits
MUS 121 - Music in Society 3 credits
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 credits
REL 230 - Religions of the World 3 credits
SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOC 268 - Social Problems 3 credits

Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 61

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete their ENG, MTH, and SDV requirements first.

Psychology majors should pass PSY 200 prior to enrolling in PSY 230. Failure to complete PSY 200 before PSY 230 could invalidate transfer agreements at some four-year institutions. 

Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

Students who completed three years of the same foreign language in high school have met the foreign language requirement and must take two courses from the Elective options instead of SPA or FRE 101-FRE 102. Heritage or conversationally fluent speakers may enroll directly into FRE or SPA 102. Please check with your advisor to determine the best option(s) for course substitution or if you wish to take a foreign language other than Spanish or French.

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