The following curriculum is designed to satisfy the basic lower division requirements for psychology majors at senior institutions. If you have chosen a transfer institution, consult them to make course selections. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an academic advisor each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
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Program-specific courses
Communications
Mathematics
Choose one
Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
At least one course must be designated as a laboratory course.
At least one course must be designated as a laboratory course.
Humanities
Three courses, with at least one from general humanities and at least one from the fine arts or interdisciplinary categories.
Social and behavioral science
Choose Social and Behavioral Science courses from at least two different prefixes. PSYC can be the prefix for one – but not both – courses.
Electives
Choose courses from any transfer-level elective area. Appropriate electives have a first digit of 1 or 2 and a second digit of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the KCC course number. A maximum of four (4) credit hours can come from physical education activity courses. IAI recommends no more than three psychology courses beyond PSYC 1813 or General Psychology at the two-year institution.
Log on to MyCreditsTransfer at www.itransfer.org to see how your courses transfer to other colleges and universities. MyCreditsTransfer also offers program requirements and course equivalencies.
Learn more about this program: Psychology Sample Transfer Plan, AA