Rockhurst University
Psychology
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology
Years 3 and 4 at Rockhurst
General Education Requirements
Credits
Core Required Courses
American Institutions
HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
3
HIST 121
United States History since 1865
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
3
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading
3
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
3
SPDR 102
Fundamentals of Human Communication or
3
SPDR 100
Fundamentals of Speech1
Mathematics
Math 120
College Algebra
3
*MATH 119, 130, 141, 150, 170, 175, 180, 190, or 206 may also fulfill
math requirement
Humanities (Choose one course from each group)
Group 1: HUMN 140, MUSI 108, SPDR 112, ART 150, 151,
3
158, 159
Group 2: HIST 133, 134
3
Group 3: ENGL 120,124, 150, 151
3
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 biological and 1 physical)
BIOL 101
General Biology
5
BIOL 118
Introduction to Biology*
CHEM 105
Introductory Chemistry for Health Sciences
CHEM 107
Preparatory General Chemistry
CHEM 111
General College Chem
GEOL 101
Physical Geology
5
PHYS 101
Introductory Physics
PHYS 104
Foundation of Physical Science
PHYS 106
General Astronomy
PHYS 130
General Physics I
Social Sciences
PSYC 140
General Psychology
3
Choose one course from the following areas:
SOCI
CRJU
ECON
3
POLS
ANTH
SOSC
CSIS 110 or higher numbered CSIS course
3
Electives - 17 credits
PSYC 243
Human Lifespan Development or any
3
development psychology course
PSYC 260
Social Psychology
3
Total Credits Required
Credits
Pl 1100
Real and Human Existence
Pl 3100
Ethical Theory
TH 1000
Christianity I: Foundations
TH 3000
Christianity II: Development
Pl/TH Elective (Level 2)
Psychology Courses 1
PY 2100
Introduction to Statistics for Behavioral
Sciences
PY 3100
Experimental Methods in Psychology or
PY 3110
Research Methods in Psychology
PY 4100
History and Systems in Psychology or
PY 4960
Psychology Seminar
Select two courses from each of the following two groups of
courses:
Group A:
PY 3200
Psychological Assessment
PY 3250
Psychology of Learning
PY 3300
Behavioral Neuroscience
PY 3350
Psychology of Perception
PY 4200
Psychology of Motivation
PY 4300
Cognition
PY 4320
Cognitive Development
PY 4350
Psychology of Language
Group B:
PY 3400
Developmental Psychology (Equiv. to MCC
PSYC 243) or
PY 3420
Child Development or
PY 3430
Adolescent Psychology or
PY 3440
Adult Development and Aging
PY 3500
Personality
PY 3550
Abnormal Behavior
PY 4400
Social Psychology (Equiv. to MCC
PSYC 260 1)
PY 4550
Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Total Credits Required
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
128
A grade of C or better is required in all upper-division courses counted toward
fulfillment of the major requirements.
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If taken at MCC, course will meet Group B requirement, but upper-division
credit cannot be given. Student will need a minimum of 18 upper-division hours in
psychology.
Note: Students may want to consider a double major or a minor to complete
remaining hours
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Student must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity
course or Learning Community as part of the General Education Requirements.
Students who take SPDR 100 will be required to complete a course in
Interpersonal Communication to fulfill Rockhurst’s proficiency requirement. A one
credit hour option is available at Rockhurst.
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Revised: 9/2007
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