Pathway Agreement

Central Arizona College
Psychology, BA Pathway
2016-2017
ASU Major: Psychology, BA | New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Pathway Notes
Special Requirements: 2.0 GPA in coursework used to satisfy TAG requirements. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Special Requirements

Completion of the TAG and all special requirements satisfies the requirements for Central Arizona College Associate of Arts degree and AGEC-A, meets major map requirements at ASU and guarantees admission to the Psychology B.A. degree program.

Pathway Requirements
Written Communications
ENG 101: English Composition III
3 hrs
ENG 102: English Composition IV
3 hrs
Oral Communications
Oral Communications
3 hrs
Oral Communications: CAC recommends COM 101 or COM 263.
Mathematics
MAT 187: Pre-Calculus or
MAT 211: Brief Calculus
4-5 hrs
Arts & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
6-9 hrs
Arts & Humanities: A minimum of 3 credits must be earned from the Arts and a minimum of 3 credits from the Humanities. See your CAC advisor for a list of recommended courses.
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology
3 hrs
Social & Behavioral Sciences
3-6 hrs
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Select an AGEC course with any prefix except PSY.
Physical & Biological Sciences
Physical & Biological Sciences
8 hrs
Physical and Biological Sciences: Select courses with laboratory requirements. ASU Psychology BA requires two natural science courses in addition to PSY 290.
Special Requirements
Special Requirements
0-9 hrs
Select AGEC courses to fulfill these requirements. 1) At least 3 semester credits of coursework in Intensive Writing & Critical Inquiry. 2) At least 3 semester credits of coursework in Cultural Awareness (Ethnic/Race/Gender). 3) At least three semester credits of coursework emphasizing Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.*
Additional Lower Division Requirements
CIS 120: Survey Computer Info Systems
3 hrs
PSY 230: Intro to Statistics
3 hrs
Related Area Courses
9 hrs
Lower Division Related Field Electives- Select three courses which transfer as either Direct Equivalency or Departmental Electives to courses in the following ASU departments: ASB, COM, SBS, SOC, PGS, PSY.
Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following: Completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), including American Sign Language IV OR Completion of two sequential semesters of coursework in a current computer language
0-16 hrs
Language and Cultures Requirement: You may satisfy the Language and Cultures requirement by completion of an intermediate language course or the computer language sequence; or, you may satisfy the requirement after transfer to ASU though various upper division course options.
Lower Division Elective
0-12 hrs
Lower Division Elective: Take electives only after all other requirements have been met. CAC recommends: SOC 102, 200, or SOC 277. PSY 203, PSY 202, PSY 200 or PSY 205
Total Required Credits: 60