Title Photo

Resources for Students

Associate of Arts Degree Psychology Concentration

Foundation Skills:

  • Writing - ENG W131 (3 cr)
  • Mathematics - MA 153, MA 168 or STAT 125 (3 cr)
  • Foreign Language* - FREN/GER/SPAN x111-x112 (3 cr)
  • Communication - COM 114 (3 cr)

Distribution:

  • Humanistic Thought - Selected from General Education Course List (3 cr)
  • The Individual, Culture, and Society - PSY 120 and one selected from General Education Course List (3 cr)
  • Physical and Natural World - Selected from General Education course List, One science course with a laboratory (3 cr)

Concentration:
Introduction to Psychology (4 credits-required)

  • PSY 100 Intro to the Science and Fields of Psychology (1 cr)
  • PSY 120 Elementary Psychology (3 cr)

Core Content Courses - 6 credits (choose 2)

  • PSY 201 Introduction to Quantitative Topics in Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 329 Psychobiology (3 cr)
  • PSY 314 Introduction to Learning (3 cr)
  • PSY 416 Cognitive Psychology (3 cr)

Core Content Courses - 6 credits (choose 2)

  • PSY 240 Introduction to Social Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 350 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 420 Introduction to Personality Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 235** Child Psychology (3 cr)
  • or PSY 369** Development Across the Lifespan (3 cr)

Psychology Electives (3 credits) 200 level or above

Electives 16 cr. Selected in consultation with advisor

* If you plan to continue for a bachelor of arts degree, consider second-year foreign language courses.
** PSY 235 and PSY 369 are overlapping in content and credit cannot be given for both.

How to Get Started on the A.A. Degree

If you are currently enrolled at IPFW, stop by the department (NF 388) to declare the A.A.

If you are transferring to IPFW, please stop by the school office (Arts and Science, CM153) to declare the A.A. and speak to an advisor.

If you are a new student, you should apply for admission and indicate the A.A. as your degree objective.

updated October 27, 2006