Fort Scott Community College
Program of Study
Psychology
The study of psychology is the study of behavior and the mental processes. Coursework in psychology is useful in
life as well as in pursuing a variety of careers in mental health as well as human resources/ management, employee
recruitment and selection, public/community relations, marketing and advertising, program development, case
management, substance abuse services, and other human service areas. At FSCC, the student will be introduced
to the discipline through the core psychology courses of general and developmental psychology as well as others.
Suggested courses:
CRJ 1013 PSY 1013 PSY 1023 SOC 1013 Intro to Criminal Justice............................................... 3
General Psychology.................................................... 3
Developmental Psychology......................................... 3
Sociology..................................................................... 3
Suggested Curriculum:
FIRST SEMESTER
ENG 1013 MAT 1083 BIO 1215 PSY 1013 EDU 1211 THIRD SEMESTER
English 102...................................3
College Algebra............................3
General Biology............................5
Art or Music Appreciation..............3
General Psychology.....................3
College Orientation.......................1
Total Hours.............................................18
English 102...................................3
General Literature.........................3
Intro to Criminal Justice................3
Developmental Psychology...........3
Intro to Business...........................3
Total Hours.............................................15
90
Physical Science.......................... 5
Lifetime Fitness Concepts............ 1
Public Speaking........................... 3
Intro to Computer Science.......... 3
Humanities Elective..................... 3
Total Hours............................................ 15
FOURTH SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER
ENG 1023 ENG 2293 CRJ 1013 PSY 1023 BUS 1273 PHE 2671 SPE 1093 COM 1053
ECO 2013 GEO 1023 MAT 2253 POL 1013 SOC 1013 EDU 2511 Microeconomics........................... 3
Geography................................... 3
Elementary Statistics .................. 3
American Government................. 3
Sociology..................................... 3
Capstone...................................... 1
Total Hours................................................ 16
Fort Scott Community College Catalog 2014-2016