2015‐16
UW Colleges Transfer Advising Guide
Bachelor of Science degree in
Psychology
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences • University of Wisconsin‐Stout
Last updated/reviewed 09/26/2015
The following guide is intended to assist you in planning for your eventual transfer to and graduation from UW‐Stout. This guide
includes only the requirements that can be completed at the two‐year UW Colleges. It is not a requirement, nor always advisable, to
complete all courses listed in this guide prior to transfer. For a full list of requirements refer to the additional resources included in
the pages below. Note that this guide is an advisory tool only and subject to change.
Application Procedure
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Submit the UW System application, available online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu.
Send official transcripts from all post‐secondary institutions attended.
Send official high school transcripts if you have not already earned your bachelor’s degree at the time you apply.
If any Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests were taken while in high school and received a score of 3 or
higher, a copy of your score report is required to be considered for college credit.
Admissions Requirements
The Transfer Admission Requirements state that you are likely to be admitted in good standing if you have a cumulative grade
point average of 2.5 or greater. A comprehensive review is completed and everything, including your applicant statement, is taken
into consideration when a decision is made. Students transferring having already earned their associate degree with a minimum 2.0‐
2.5 cumulative GPA may be considered for admission on a probationary basis.
UW Stout Graduation Requirements
All students graduating from UW‐Stout must also meet Racial and Ethnic Studies as well as Global Perspective requirements. Students
transferring from one of the UW Colleges having already earned their Associate of Arts & Sciences degree have these two categories
automatically met. Students that have not completed their degree at the time they transfer will have to meet the requirements for the
Racial & Ethnic Studies and Global Perspective areas identified below. UW‐Stout courses that meet these requirements are listed in the
UW‐Stout General Education Requirements (choose GE/RES/GLP course list [PDF]) approved listings on page 7‐9. Students are
encouraged to meet these requirements with courses that also apply to either general education or major requirements. Potentially a
single course could apply to 2‐3 program requirements.
Racial & Ethnic Studies (RES): Six credits are required with a minimum of three credits from the Category RES‐A course list. The remaining
three credits may be from either the RES‐A or RES‐B course list. At the UW Colleges courses that may meet some of these requirements are
listed with the ES (Ethnic Studies) designation. Courses that may apply to this requirement are courses that transfer as equivalencies to
courses listed in the UW‐Stout General Education Requirements (choose GE/RES/GLP course list [PDF]) approved listings on page 7.
Global Perspective (GLP): Completed by either completing a program of university‐approved work or study abroad, or completing six
credits of courses approved as fulfilling the global perspective requirement. Courses that may apply to this requirement are courses that
transfer as equivalencies to courses listed in the UW‐Stout General Education Requirements (choose GE/RES/GLP course list [PDF])
approved listings on page 8‐9.
General Education requirements begin on page 2.
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General Education Requirements met by completing courses at the UW Colleges
UW‐Stout General Education Requirements approved listings
Courses listed specifically indicate they are required for the major and must be taken at UW‐Stout if they were not taken as part
of the student’s associate degree. * = Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree
COMMUNICATION SKILLS » 9 credits required
UW‐Stout Course
ENGL 101 Composition 1
ENGL 102 Composition 2
SPCOM 100 Fundamentals of Speech
UW‐Colleges Course
 ENG 101 College Writing & Critical Thinking
(grade of C‐ or higher required)
 ENG 102 Critical Writing & Critical Reading
 CTA 103 Intro to Public Speaking
ANALYTICAL REASONING & NATURAL SCIENCE » 10 credits required
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
MATH 120 Intro to College Math I
 MAT 110 College Algebra
STAT 130 Elementary Statistics
 Elementary Statistics
Natural Science with Lab
 Any 4‐5 credit Natural Science (NS) with Lab (LS)
ARTS & HUMANITIES * » 6 credits from minimum of 2 different areas required (*Automatically met with completion of Associate
Degree)
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES » 6 credits from minimum of 2 different areas required
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
PSYC 110 General Psychology
 PSY 201 Introductory Psychology –OR‐
 PSY 202 Introductory Psychology
Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree
Contemporary Issues * » 3 credits required (*Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree)
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
Courses that may fulfill this requirement are listed below – only one‐3 credit course required. (see UW‐Stout General Education
Requirements courses, Contemporary Issues for examples)
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OPTIONS OF COURSES THAT WILL MEET THIS REQUIREMENT
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INCLUDE:
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Any 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) course
 SOC 335 Introductory Social Psychology
SOC 250 Social Psychology
 CTA 210 Intro to Intercultural Communication
#SPCOM 312 Intercultural Communications
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WOM 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies
WGS 210 Intro to Women & Gender Studies
Social Responsibility & Ethical Reasoning * » 3 credits required (*Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree )
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
Courses that may fulfill this requirement are listed below – only one‐3 credit course required. (see UW‐Stout General Education
Requirements courses, Social Responsibility & Ethical Reasoning for examples)
OPTIONS OF COURSES THAT WILL MEET THIS REQUIREMENT
INCLUDE:
BUMGT 235 Management Ethics
 BUS 242 Business Ethics
PHIL 201 Intro to Philosophy
 PHI 101 Intro to Philosophy or
PHIL 235 General Ethics
 PHI 241 Ethics
PHIL 275 Business Ethics
 PHI 243 Business Ethics
 CTA 210 Intro to Intercultural Communication
#SPCOM 312 Intercultural Communications
#SPCOM 312 Intercultural Communications can only be used for one GE area, Contemporary Issues or Social Responsibility & Ethical
Reasoning.
General Education requirements continued on page 3.
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GENERAL EDUCATION SELECTIVES * » 3 credits required (*Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree)
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
Three credits from any General Education area with the exception of any of the HES and Application & Performance (AP) courses.
ADDITIONAL LIBERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENT » 6 credits required
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
Natural Science Courses – 3 credits
 Any Natural Science (NS) course
Must include 3 credits from approved writing courses:
ENGL 125 Professional Writing Elements of Style
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ENGL 207 Writing for the Media
 CTA 203 News and Informational Writing
 ENG 203 Creative Writing I
ENGL 245 Creative Writing
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ENGL 246 Informational Writing
 BUS 210 Business Communication –OR‐
ENGL 320 Business Writing
 ENG 210 Business Communication
 ENG 206 Technical Writing
ENGL 415 Technical Writing
Program requirements begin on page 4.
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Program, major, school courses available in
Colleges' curriculum not part of General Education
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS » 42 credits required
LEVEL I: REQUIRED » 13 credits required
UW‐Stout Course
PSYC 100 Psych Seminar I – Foundations
PSYC 190 Research Methods
PSYC 290 Interpreting Psych Research
PSYC 300 Psych Seminar II – Career Preparation
PSYC 320 Psychology: History and systems
UW‐Colleges Course
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
LEVEL II: PSYCHOLOGY DOMAINS » 12 credits required
Select at least 1 course from each domain
Learning and Cognition:
UW‐Stout Course
PSYC 330 Psychology of Learning
PSYC 442 Cognitive Process
PSYC 451 Children’s Learning
COGS 101 Cognitive Science I w/Lab
UW‐Colleges Course
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
Personality & Social Processes:
UW‐Stout Course
PSYC 270 Social Cognition & Behavior
PSYC 340 Individual & Group Differences
PSYC 360 Personality Theories & Applications
PSYC 470 Social Influence
UW‐Colleges Course
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
 Psychology of Personality
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
Biological Bases:
UW‐Stout Course
PSYC 432 Perception
PSYC 391 Applied Psychophysiological Methods
PSYC 333 Drugs and the Brain
UW‐Colleges Course
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
Developmental:
UW‐Stout Course
PSYC 251 Child Psychology
PSYC 351 Children’s Social Reasoning
PSYC 352 Adolescent Psychology
Program requirements continue on page 5.
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UW‐Colleges Course
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
LEVEL III: APPLIED » 6 credits required (choose from the following)
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
PSYC 120 Psychology of Adjustment
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 280 Forensic, Psychology, Law & Ethics
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 281 Psychology for Sustainability
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 350 Culture & Psychology
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 355 Clinical & Counseling Psychology
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 361 Abnormal Psychology
 PSY 309 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 370 Interpersonal Effectiveness
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 371 Introduction to Health Psychology
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 377 Consumer Psychology
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 381 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 382 Human Resource Management
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 403 Employee Reward Systems
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PSYC 485 Recruitment & Selection Human Resources
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
COUNS 405 Intro to Counseling Skills
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
LEVEL IV: EXPERIENTIAL/CAPSTONE » 6 credits required
UW‐Stout Course
PSYC 390 Experimental Psychology
Select at least 2 credits from the following:
PSYC 298, 398 or 498 Field Experience
PSYC X49 Cooperative Ed Experience
PSYC 480 Individual Research Project I
PSYC 481 Individual Research Project II
PSYC X99 Independent Study
UW‐Colleges Course
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
LEVEL V: PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVES
Select courses in Levels II, III and IV to meet the 42 credits.
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
Select courses in Levels II, III, and IV to meet the 42 credits. ‐ To be determined by UW‐Stout or taken at UW‐Stout
SECOND AREA OF DEPTH » 13‐32 credits required
UW‐Stout Course
UW‐Colleges Course
Minor, Concentration, specialization or Individualized Concentration, an Additional Major Will Take Place of a Minor – work with
adviser to complete this section.
Additional Resources listed on page 6.
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Additional Resources
Bulletin, Program Plan and Program Website
The Program Plan site also gives information on four‐year plans and links to course descriptions. The four‐year (or eight semester
plan) can help in planning in what order to take courses.
Transfer Information Systems (TIS) equivalences (to the General Education "Wizard") Use this page to determine the equivalent
College courses to UW‐Stout GE courses.
Contact Information: transfer@uwstout.edu
Or check our website at www.uwstout.edu/admissions/people/ for specific counselors, or go
to tinyurl.com/StoutTransferWizard where you can find additional equivalencies.
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