Associate of Arts Degree to Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology

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1 Associate of Arts Degree to Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology Moberly Area Community College students who plan to transfer to Truman State University with the Associate of Arts degree are strongly encouraged to prepare for transfer by completing the courses listed below. By following this plan for degree completion, students are assured that they will be able to transfer without loss of credit or duplication of courses, that they will complete prerequisites for later course work, and that they will be prepared to make a smooth transition from Moberly to Truman. Students who complete the Associate of Arts degree will fulfill the Essential Skills, Modes of Inquiry, Truman Week, and Intercultural requirements of Truman s Liberal Studies Program. Transfer students must fulfill all other degree requirements that are required of native Truman students. Students who do not complete the courses as listed on this plan or who transfer without the Associate of Arts degree will have their coursework evaluated and applied to degree requirements on a course-by-course basis. Students will complete the following courses through their Associate of Arts degree at Moberly Area Community College: Communications 9 hours Complete each of the following courses. LAL 101 English I (3) LAL102 Exposition (3) SPK101 Public Speaking (3) Literature 3 hours Complete one course from the list below. LAL 120 American Literature Survey to 1870 (3) LAL 121 American Literature Survey from 1870 to present (3) LAL 150 English Literature Survey to 1750 (3) LAL 151 English Literature Survey from 1750 to present (3) LAL 210 A Survey of Western Literature I (3) LAL 211 A Survey of Western Literature II (3) Humanities 6 hours Complete one course from Group I, and one course from Group II. Group I: ART 101 Art Survey and Appreciation I (3) ART 102 Art Survey and Appreciation II (3) DRM 120 Theater Appreciation (3) MUS 102 Music Appreciation (3) MUS 205 World Music (3) Group II:

2 PHI 150 Introduction to Philosophy (3) PHI 151 Introduction to Logic (3) PHI 152 Introduction to Ethics (3) PHI 251 Religions of the World (3) Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 hours MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Complete HST 105 American History to 1865 (3), and PSY 101 General Psychology (3), and one of the following courses. ECN 101 Macroeconomics (3) ECN 102 Microeconomics (3) GEO 101 World Geography I (3) GEO 102 World Geography II (3) SOC 101 Sociology (3) Physical and Biological Sciences 9-10 hours Complete one course from Group I, and one course from Group II. Group I: BIO 100 Biology (4) BIO 150 General Zoology (5) BIO 151 Introductory Plant Biology (5) Group II: PHY 120 Foundations of Chemistry (5) PHY 121 General Chemistry I (5) PHY 122 General Chemistry II (5) PHY 125 Foundations of Physics (5) PHY 201 College Physics I (5) PHY 202 College Physics II (5) Mathematics 3-5 hours Complete one course from the following list. MTH 140 College Algebra (3) MTH 201 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) Life Skills 3 hours Complete each of the following courses. CIS 100 Computer Essentials (2) SKL 101 College Orientation (1)

3 Courses for Major/Electives hours Complete one of the following foreign language sequences. FLN 101 Elementary Spanish (5) AND FLN 102 Intermediate Spanish (5) FLN 111 Elementary French (5) AND FLN 112 Intermediate French (5) MTH 160 Elementary Statistics (3) OR MTH 215 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3) PSY 240 Experimental Psychology (3) Select additional courses from the following: PSY 201 Child Growth and Development (3) OR PSY 205 Human Lifespan Development (3) OR PSY 210 Introduction to Social Psychology (3) PSY 221 Psychology of Personality Adjustment Additional electives, if needed, to total 64 credit hours at MACC. Total credits required for the Associate of Arts degree: 64 After completing the Associate of Arts degree at Moberly Area Community College, students will then complete the following courses at Truman State University. Interdisciplinary, Writing-Enhanced Junior Seminar (JINS) 3 hours Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Requirements (Choose One) 6-8 hours Bachelor of Arts Requirements Complete the second year of a single foreign language, or demonstrate intermediate proficiency as determined by a CLEP exam, or successfully complete a higher-level foreign language course. Note: Moberly s FLN 102 or FLN 112 fulfills only Truman s elementary proficiency requirement. Bachelor of Science Requirements Complete at least six hours of quantitative or formal-based reasoning course work as approve by advisor from the areas of computer science, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, biology, or physics. Required Support 18 hours

4 STAT 375 STAT 376 STAT 378 ANOVA/Experimental Design OR Nonparametric Statistics OR Linear Regression/Time Series Complete 15 hours in one other area as approved by advisor, complete a 15 hour minor, or a 15 hour internship. Major Requirements hours PSYC 429 PSYC 466 PSYC 332 PSYC 336 PSYC 367 PSYC 321 PSYC 370 PSYC 331 PSYC 369 PSYC 373 PSYC 333 PSYC 366 PSYC 411 PSYC 412 PSYC 334 PSYC 335 PSYC 340 PSYC 368 PSYC 371 PSYC 430 PSYC 431 PSYC 432 PSYC 436 PSYC 437 PSYC 444 PSYC 465 History and Systems of Psychology Psychological Research (WE) Child Development OR Adult Development OR Social Psychology (if a course in this area was not completed at Moberly) Physiological Psychology OR Human Sensation and Perception Cognitive Psychology OR Behavior Modification OR Psychology of Learning Psychology of Personality OR Psychology of Abnormal Behavior OR Psychopathology of Childhood OR Introduction to Clinical Psychology (if a course in this area was not completed at Moberly) Applied Psychophysiology OR Motivation and Emotion OR Industrial Psychology OR Psychological Testing OR Applied Psychology Psychopharmacology (WE) OR Stress, Health, and Safety OR Training and Development OR Evolutionary Psychology OR Attachment Theory (WE) OR Cognitive Science OR Psychology Proseminar Psychology Major Elective Writing Enhanced Requirement

5 Complete at least one additional course at Truman, in addition to the JINS course and PSYC 466, that is listed as Writing-Enhanced. This course may be used to fulfill other requirements. Additional electives, if needed, to total 124 credit hours. Total credits required for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree: 124 Additional Information: Minimum GPA required: Residency Requirements: Truman Contact: 2.0 cumulative, 2.25 in the major For a Truman degree, at least 45 hours of credit must be completed in residence at Truman, including at least 15 hours of coursework in the major. In addition, the last 28 hours applied toward the degree must be completed in residence at Truman. Students must also complete at least 40 hours of 300+ level coursework. Registrar s Office, , or Social Science Division,