Psychology Option, A.A. - Liberal Arts

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The Psychology Option is primarily designed to prepare students to transfer into the junior year of a baccalaureate degree program in psychology. In addition, students seeking admission into pre-law or public administration.

The objectives of this program are to:

Demonstrate problem-solving skills in the study of social science processes.
Apply classroom knowledge to real-world situations.
Demonstrate an understanding of social science issues on local, national and global levels.

First Year

Fall Semester

COLL 101 - Foundations for Success Credits: 3
ENGL 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
MATH 108 - Statistics Credits: 3
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Winter Session

Spring Semester

ENGL 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3
LSCI 000 - Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 4
GTEC 000 - Technology Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
PSYC 001 - Psychology Option Required Course Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 16

Summer Session

Second Year

Winter Session

Fall Semester

ENGL 201 - Effective Speaking Credits: 3
HIST 001 - History Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
PHIL 000 - Philosophy Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
PSYC 001 - Psychology Option Required Course Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

PSYC 237 - Multicultural Psychology Credits: 3
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
HIST 001 - History Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
LSCI 000 - Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 4
COLL 207 - Capstone for Psychology Credits: 1

Total Semester Hours: 14

Summer Session

Total Program Hours: 60

Philosophy and Technology General Education Courses

Choose from the list of approved courses in the College catalog.

Humanities General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved Humanities General Education courses in the College catalog.

AMSL 101 - American Sign Language I Credits: 3
AMSL 102 - American Sign Language II Credits: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credits: 3

Psychology Option Required Courses

(choose two)

PSYC 109 - Psychology of the Human Lifespan Credits: 3
PSYC 111 - Child Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 201 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 203 - Theories of Personality Credits: 3
PSYC 205 - Psychology of Gender Credits: 3
PSYC 210 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 212 - Adolescent Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 215 - Psychology of Adult Dev. & Aging Credits: 3
PSYC 280 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3

History General Education Courses

Choose from the list of approved History General Education courses in the College catalog. Must choose a level I & II sequence.

Social Science General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved General Education courses in the College catalog.

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
PSYC 109 - Psychology of the Human Lifespan Credits: 3
PSYC 111 - Child Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 212 - Adolescent Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 215 - Psychology of Adult Dev. & Aging Credits: 3
SOCA 101 - Intro. to Sociology Credits: 3

Science General Education Courses

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved General Education courses in the College catalog.

BIOS 102 - Intro. to Human Biology Credits: 4

Developmental Courses

Sussex has embraced a practice of directed self-choice whereby students are encouraged, through guided conversations with an advisor, to best determine their readiness for this course. Students should be aware that Developmental Studies exist and are available to help strengthen skills and encourage success. Pursuing testing and/or developmental courses is entirely up to the student. Further, testing, though providing a valuable reference point for reflection, does not create for the student an obligation to follow Accuplacer recommendations.

The exception to this is where students seek enrollment in higher-level math courses. Students wishing to enroll in the following math courses are required to take and adhere to placement guidance from, the Advanced Algebra and Functions test, as part of Accuplacer, through the college’s testing center, for admission into any of the following courses: MATH 110, MATH 112, and MATH 113. Please note, courses in other disciplines may also require advanced mathematics placement. Students should check with their advisor.