Pathway Agreement

Central Arizona College
Psychology, BS Pathway
2016-2017
ASU Major: Psychology, BS | 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.S. 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
Mathematics
MAT 187: Pre-Calculus
5 hrs
Arts & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
6-9 hrs
Select at least one Arts course and one Humanities course.
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, Natural, and Biological Sciences: Select courses with laboratory requirements. ASU Psychology BS requires four natural science courses in addition to PSY 290. One life science course from biology, microbiology, or zoology: one physical science course from astronomy, chemistry, geology, or physics; and any two additional courses from AGEC Natural Sciences list (see Lower Division requirements). At least three of these are taken prior to transfer to ASU. CAC recommends ENV 101.
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 Social and Behavioral Science Elective
3 hrs
Lower Division Related Area Course- Select 3 hours of coursework that transfer as a direct equivalent or Departmental Elective Credit with an [SB] designation.
Lower Division Natural Science
4-8 hrs
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
0-13 hrs
Lower Division Electives: Choose electives only after all other requirements have been met. CAC recommends: PSY 200, PSY 202, PSY 203, or PSY 205.
Total Required Credits: 60