Program Planning Guide
Anoka-Ramsey Community College’s Associate in Arts
(AA) to
Metropolitan State University’s Psychology B.A.
2014-2015
Complete during first half of your
program
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Associate in Arts
Notes
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)--40 Credits
Course.
Cr
Term/Year Registered
Grade
Goal 1—ENGL 1121—College Writing & Critical Reading (4)
Goal 1—Select one of the following COMM courses:
 CMST 1110—Introduction to Communications (3)
 CMST 2215—Public Speaking (3)
 CMST 2220—Interpersonal Communication (3)
Goal 2—three courses required.
Goal 3—one Physical Science course and one Biological Science course.
One of these must have a lab.
 Physical Science
 Biological Science
Goal 4—Must fulfill both Category A and B
 Category A—Demonstrated competency in mathematics
 Category B—MATH 1100, 1110, 1120, 1200, 1201, 1210, 1310,
40
1400, 1301, or PHIL `1105.
Goal 5—A total of two courses; the courses must be from two different
categories.
 Economics/Geography
 Anthropology/Psychology/Sociology
 History/Political Science
Goal 6—A total of two courses; the courses must be from two different
categories.
 A—Literature & Creative Writing
 B—Humanities/Philosophy
 C—Art/Music/Theatre
Goals 7, 8, 9, and 10—One course required in each goal area. This
requirement can be met by taking courses in Goals 1-6 that also meet one
of these goal areas.
AA Completion Coursework—20 credits
Wellness Requirement.
3
Electives
Note: Metropolitan State requires at least 40 credits
The following courses have Metropolitan State course equivalencies in the
of upper-division work (300-level +) in a bachelor’s
Psychology BA program (see below)
degree. Although most of these Elective courses are
equivalent to upper-division Metro State courses, they
 PSYC 1110—General Psychology (4)—equiv. to PSYC 100
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will transfer to Metropolitan State as lower-division
 PSYC 2260—Social Psychology (3)—equiv. to PSYC 336
credits. You still need to complete 40 credits of
 PSYC 2250—Abnormal Psychology (3)—equiv. To PSYC 300
upper-division courses to graduate from Metropolitan
 PSYC 2270—Theories of Personality (3)—equiv. to PSYC 332
State.
 PSYC 2235—Lifespan Development (4)—equiv. to PSYC 311
Complete during second half of
your program
Metropolitan State University
Psychology BA
Psychology BA Completion Coursework—60 credits
Major Requirements: At least 40 credits needed for major; 24 credits must be earned at Metropolitan State; 30 credits must be at the upper-division
course level.
Pre- or co-requisite Courses
9
Met by taking PSYC 1110 (above)
 PSYC 100—General Psychology (4)
 PSYC 212—Issues of Diversity and Ethics in Psychology (3)
 PSYC 250—Academic and Career Pathways in Psychology (2)
Required Courses
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
PSYC 312—Research Methods (5) (LS)

PSYC 405—History and Systems of Psychology (4)
Core Content Area—select 1 course from 3 of the 4 areas
16-17
 Area I
Met by taking PSYC 2260 (above)
o PSYC 336—Social Psychology (4) (LS)
o PSYC 363—Community Psychology (4) (LS)
 Area II
o PSYC 309—Cognitive Psychology (4) (LS)
o PSYC 317—Human Factors (4) (LS)
o PSYC 330—Psychology of Learning (4) (LS)
o PSYC 345—Biopsychology (5) (LS)
 Area III
Met by taking PSYC 2250 (above)
o PSYC 300—Abnormal Psychology (4) (LS)
Met by taking PSYC 2270 (above)
o PSYC 332—Psychology of Personality (4) (LS)
 Area IV
o PSYC 301—Adolescent Psychology (4) (LS)
o PSYC 302—Adult Development (4) (LS)
o PSYC 308—Child Psychology (4) (LS)
o PSYC 311—Life Span Developmental Psychology (4) (LS)
Met by taking PSYC 2235 (above)
Application of Knowledge—minimum of 3 credits
3
 PSYC 350I, PSYC 399 (LS) or other approved internship/application)
Program Electives (upper-division). 10 credits minimum.
10
Electives: Depends on the number of equivalent courses transferred in.
Varies
Note: You must have 40 upper-division credits to graduate.
10/27/2014