Academic Plan for Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
College of DuPage and Governors State University “2.5+1.5” Articulation Agreement
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between College of DuPage (COD) and
Governors State University (GSU) for the Psychology degree, based on the current catalogs of
both schools. Students who complete the requirements as listed will receive an Associate in Arts
(AA) degree from COD and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from GSU. Each course
identified below is 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.
College of DuPage
General Education Transferable Courses
Governors State University
General Education Transferable Courses
Communications
ENG 1101 English Composition I
ENG 1102 English Composition II
SPEECH 1100 Fundamentals of Speech
Fine Arts/Humanities
Select from COD catalog IAI-approved course list for the
Humanities and Fine Arts disciplines: Art, English, Modern
Language, History, Music, Theatre, Philosophy, or Religion.
Natural Science
Select from COD catalog IAI-approved course list for Life
Sciences: Anatomy and Physiology Biology, or
Microbiology
Physical Sciences: Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSYCH 1100 and select two courses from COD catalog IAIapproved courses list from the following disciplines:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political
Science, or Sociology
Mathematics
PSYC 2280
Area of Concentration
Psychology 2210 Industrial/Org. Psychology
Psychology 2237 Dev. Psychology: Life Span
Psychology 2230 or 2233 Dev. Psych.: Childhood or
Adolescence
Psychology 2240 Social Psychology
Psychology 2255 Personality
Psychology 2260 Abnormal Psychology
COD Associate of Art degree requirements (3-6)
Contemporary Life Skills, Global/Multicultural Studies
or Human Relations (see COD catalog for approved
courses)
Select 3-6 credits of COD IAI-approved electives (nonpsychology courses)
Select 11 additional credit hours from COD IAI-approved
(non-psychology) electives
Communications
Lower division written communication course
Lower division written communication course
Lower division oral communication course
Fine Arts/Humanities
Select three courses, at least one of which must be from
Humanities and at least one of which must be from Fine Arts
Natural Science
Select one course from Life Sciences and one course from
Physical Sciences; at least one course must have a laboratory
component
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select three courses, including one course in Psychology
(Psychology 1100) and two non-Psychology courses
Mathematics
Lower division Statistics
Area of Concentration
Select up to six courses in Psychology
Additional requirements for the A.A. degree at COD
Elective credits to complete the 64 credit hour
requirement for the A.A. degree from COD
GSU will accept up to 75 credit hours in transfer from COD,
which means that students can complete 11 additional credit
hours at COD, in addition to the 64 credit hours required for
the A.A. degree.
Academic Plan for Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
College of DuPage and Governors State University “2.5+1.5” Articulation Agreement
Upper division courses
Upper division courses
To be completed at GSU-Upper division courses
Required core courses in Psychology (21 credits)
PSYC 400 - Thinking and Writing in Psychology
PSYC 422 - Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 440 - History and Systems
PSYC 524 - Principles of Learning and Behavior
PSYC 530 - Professional Standards
PSYC 546 - Psychological Issues and Social Values
PSYC 560 - Research Methodology
Psychology Selective Courses (12 credits)
Applied Psychology (3) Select one course
COUN 510 - Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children
COUN 544 - Introduction to Family Dynamics
PSYC 544 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSYC 580 - Principles of Psychological Testing
Biological Psychology (3) Select one course
PSYC 502 - Health Psychology
PSYC 550 - Psychophysiology
Developmental Psychology (3) Select one course
EDEC 360 - Early Childhood Development (3)
PSYC 510 - Adolescence (3)
PSYC 515 - Adulthood (3)
PSYC 519 - Geropsychology (3)
PSYC 523 - Cognitive Development (3)
Upper division courses
Personal Growth (3) Select one course
PSYC 305 - LOVE: What Everyone Needs to Know
PSYC 506 - Lab in Stress Management (2)
PSYC 508 - Creating a Healthy Lifestyle
PSYC 527 - Lab in Personal Growth (2)
PSYC 529 - Psychology of Women
PSYC 573 - Topics in Personal and Professional Growth (1-3)
Upper division Electives (12 credits)
Maximum lower division credits accepted in transfer:
Minimum upper division credits at GSU:
• 33 credits in psychology
• 12 credits in upper division selectives
Minimum required credits for BA in Psychology:
75 credit hours
45 credit hours
120 credit hours