May 14, 2024

Dallas College Catalog 2024-2025

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Dallas College Catalog 2024-2025

Associate of Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Psychology

Location(s): Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, Richland

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This plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Offered on Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, and Richland Campuses

This is a new award effective Fall 2020.

Degree Code: AA.FS.PSYCH

This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to major in psychology and transfer to a four-year college or university in Texas. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved this field of study in psychology. Therefore, this degree plan will constitute a semester credit hour transfer block to any public Texas four-year college or university with a psychology major.

Transferring students shall not be required to repeat courses transferred as part of this field of study curriculum in psychology. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with academic advisors at their transferring college or university to verify and confirm each institution’s unique psychology major requirements before applying.

In order to be eligible to receive this A.A. degree, a student must:

Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 (“C”);
Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes.

Courses Required for the A.A. Degree with a Field of Study in Psychology

Communication (CB010)

Select EACH of the following:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I (3 Credit Hours) (a grade of “C” or better is required)
ENGL 1302 - Composition II (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Mathematics (CB020)

Select the following:
(A grade of “C” or better is required.)

MATH 1314 - College Algebra (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Life and Physical Sciences (CB030)

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 8

Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040)

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Creative Arts (CB050)

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

American History (CB060)

Select the following:

HIST 1301 - United States History I (3 Credit Hours) AND

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Government/Political Science (CB070)

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 6

Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080)

Select ONE of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 3

Component Area Option (CB090)

Select ONE of the following:

OR

Foreign Language

Semester Credit Hours Required: 4

Core Credit Hours for this A.A. Degree: 42 Credit Hours

Psychology Field of Study Required Courses

Select EACH of the following:

Semester Credit Hours Required: 18

Total Credit Hours Required for this A.A. Degree: 60 Credit Hours

Note(s)

Student’s transcript will indicate the Field of Study has been completed upon successful completion of the following courses: PSYC 2301 , PSYC 2314 , PSYC 2317 , PSYC 2319 , PSYC 2320 , PSYC 2330 .