CAA Students Earning an AS degree who are interested in Psychology (BS) at UNC-Chapel Hill
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
Requirement/category
Prefix
Course Name
Credit
hours
Prerequisites
University Course
Equivalent
English composition
ENG 111
Writing & Inquiry
3
None
English elective
English composition
ENG 112
3
ENG 111
ART 111, 114, 115;
MUS 110, 112
3
None
ENGL 105
Gen Ed: CR
Varies
Gen Ed: VP
Required
Humanities/Fine Arts
Course 1
Writing/Research in
the Disciplines
Varies
Humanities/Fine Arts
Course 2
ENG 231 or 232
American Literature I
American Literature II
3
ENG 112
ENGL 128
Gen Ed: LA, NA
Preferred
Social/Behavioral Science
Course 1
PSY 150
General Psychology
3
None
PSYC 101
Gen Ed: PL
Required
Social/Behavioral Science
Course 2
HIS 131
American History I
3
None
HIST 127
Gen Ed: HS, NA, US
Preferred
Mathematics
(2 courses)




4+4

MATH 130

MATH 231
Gen Ed: QR
MATH 231
or 241
required.
Natural Sciences
Course 1
Natural Sciences
Course 2
BIO 111
MAT 171 is a
pre-req. to
MAT 172;
MAT 172 is a
pre-req to
MAT 271
None
BIOL 101/101L
Gen Ed: PX, CI
Required
MAT 172
MAT 271
Select one from

AST 151/151A

BIO 112

CHM 151

GEL 111

PHY 110/110A

PHY 151

PHY 251
Pre-calculus Trig.
Calculus I
General Biology I
4




4



Varies
General Ast. I & lab
General biology II
General chem I, II
Into to geology
Conceptual phys
College physics I
General physics I
Required
or
Preferred
by Major
Preferred
Required

ASTR 101/101L


BIOL 279/L
CHEM 101/L, 102/L




GEOL 101/101L
PHYS 101
PHYS 104
PHYS 116
Notes
ART 114 fulfills
WB Gen Ed
All courses fulfill
PX when taken
with lab (4 credit
hours)
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CAA Students Earning an AS degree who are interested in Psychology (BS) at UNC-Chapel Hill
Additional General Education Courses (11-12 SHC)
Requirement/category
Prefix
Course Name
Credit
hours
Prerequisites
University Course
Equivalent
GEN ED
Humanities/Fine Arts
GEN ED
Humanities/Fine Arts
GEN ED
Humanities/Fine Arts
GEN ED
Mathematics
XXX 111
Foreign Language Level 1
3
None
XXX 101
Required or
Preferred by
Major
Required
XXX 112
Foreign Language Level 2
3
XXX 111
XXX 102
Required
XXX 211
Foreign Language Level 3
3
XXX 112
XXX 203
Required
MAT 272
Calculus II
3
MAT 271
MATH 232
Gen Ed: QI
Preferred
Notes
Level 3 of a foreign
language is required
One of COMP 101,
110, 116; MATH 232,
283 required.
12
Other Required Hours (14-15 SHC)
Requirement/category
Prefix
Course Name
AA/AS Required course
ACA 122
UGETC
Social/Behavioral
Select one from ECO
251, 252; HIS 132, POL
120; SOC 210
Select two from
PSY 237, 243, 281
GEN ED;
PreMajor/Elective
UGETC
Natural Sciences
Select one from

AST 151/151A

BIO 112

CHM 151, 152

GEL 111

PHY 110/110A

PHY 151, 152

PHY 251, 252
Prerequisites
None
University Course
Equivalent
General elective
Required or
Preferred
College Transfer Success
Credit
hours
1
Varies
3
None
Varies
Gen Ed: either SS or HS
Required
Social psychology; Child
psychology; Abnormal
psychology
3+3
PSY 150
PSYC 260, 250, 245
Required




4



General Ast. I & lab
General biology II
General chem I, II
Into to geology
Conceptual phys
College physics I, II
General physics I, II







Required
ASTR 101/101L
BIOL 279/L
CHEM 101/L, 102/L
GEOL 101/101L
PHYS 101
PHYS 104, 105
PHYS 116, 117
Notes
All courses
fulfill PX when
taken with lab
(4 credit hours)
14
Total General Education Hours Required
Total Semester Credit Hours in Program
46
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UNC-Chapel Hill
Semester
Course/Requirement
Hours
5
5
5
5
5
5
PSYC 220 or 225*
PSYC 222, 225*, or 230
Approaches SS or HS (non PSYC) + Global Issues (GL) course
Approaches PH course (strongly recommended)
LFIT
Elective
3
3
3
3
1
3
TOTAL: 16
6
6
6
6
6
PSYC 210 or 215
PSYC > 101
Non-PSYC physical and life sciences course
Elective
Elective
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL: 15
7
7
7
7
7
PSYC 270
PSYC 400-650
Non-PSYC physical and life sciences course
Elective
Elective
4
3
3
3
3
TOTAL: 16
8
8
8
8
8
PSYC 400-650
PSYC > 101
Approaches SS (non PSYC) course
Elective
Elective
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL: 15
*PSYC 225 can meet either the behavioral neuroscience or cognitive requirement, but not both.
Transfer hours
UNC hours
Graduation
60-61
62
122-123
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