2015–2016
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
AA IN GENERAL STUDIES (SS AH CORE)
STUDIES IN SOCI AL SCIENCE, ADMINISTRATION, & HE ALTH CORE
TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYL AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BS IN PSYCHOLOGY
TRANSFER GUIDE
CHECKLIST FOR FULFILLMENT OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS See catalog for overview of all requirements.
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30 credits at UMUC, including at least half of the major and minor and
15 upper-level credits.
45 upper-level credits, including half the credit for the major and for
the minor.
All required courses and minimum number of credits for major and
minor.
Prerequisites for major and minor courses, if needed.
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
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All General Education Requirements.
Grade of C or better in all courses for the major and minor.
Overall GPA of at least 2.0.
At least half the credit for the major earned through graded coursework.
Total 120 credits.
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
CREDITS
FROM MC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
Credits:
WRTG 101 or
293
9
3
ENGL 101
WRTG
3
COMM 108 or 112
SPCH 100 or
SPCH
3
MC COURSES
COMMUNICATIONS
WRTG 101 or WRTG 101S Introduction to Writing (3)
WRTG 293 (3) Or other 3-credit WRTG course except 288, 388,
486A, 486B. ENGL 102 and JOUR 201 apply
COMM 202 (3) Or other communication, writing, or speech
ENGL 102 or ENGL 103
WRTG 391 (3) Or other upper-level advanced writing
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
HUMN 100 (3) Or other arts/humanities
HIST 125 (3) Or any ARTH or HIST from a 2nd discipline
Arts Distribution
Any HIST
Recom’d Humanities
Distribution
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ECON 103 (3) Or other behavioral/social science
BEHS 103 (3) Or other behavioral/social science from a 2nd
discipline
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
BIOL 103 (4) Or other biological/physical science with related
lab
NSCI 100 (3) Or other 3-credit biological/physical science
Behavioral & Social
Sciences Distribution
Behavioral & Social
Sciences Distribution
from a 2nd discipline
Natural Sciences
Distribution with Lab
Natural Sciences
Distribution
MATHEMATICS
MATH 106 or higher-level math course (3)
INTERDISCIPLINARY OR EMERGING ISSUES
LIBS 150 Introduction to Research (1)
IFSM 201 Concepts & Applications of Information
Technology or CMST 301 Digital Media and Society (3)
CMIS 111 Social Networking and Cybersecurity Best
Practices (3) Or another computing course appropriate to the
Credits:
Arts &
Humanities
Arts &
Humanities
Credits:
Behavioral &
Social Sciences
6
3
6
Credits:
7
Lab Science
4
Science
3
Credits:
0
3
3
MATH 106
3UL
0
3
Behavioral &
Social Sciences
Credits:
MATH 110
Recom’d Mathematics
Foundation
3
3
0
0
3
0
7
1
3
3
academic major
Legend/Notes
 required course for the major or minor
* course meets content requirement but not upper-level minimum
UL – UL stands for upper-level junior/senior courses and denotes the minimum upper-level credit that must be taken at UMUC for graduation
^ only 21 credits of vocational technical are permitted for transfer at UMUC
Courses placed in the ELECTIVES/MINOR section may meet degree requirements depending on which course the student takes from the list of
courses offered for the associate’s degree. Any credit applied to the associate’s degree must also meet UMUC’s transfer credit policy.
UMUC Psychology, p. 1
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
MC COURSES
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
 PSYC
100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
 STAT
200 Introduction to Statistics (3)
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UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
PSYC 102
Recom’d Core
Course
MATH 117
Recom’d Elective
CREDITS
FROM MC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
6
27
PSYC 100
3
STAT 200
3
PSYC 300 Research Methods in Psychology (3)
3UL
 PSYC
301 Biological Basis of Behavior (3)
3UL
 PSYC
310 Sensation and Perception (3) Or any upper-level
3UL
PSYC course
 PSYC
321 Social Psychology (3)
3UL
 PSYC
335 Theories of Personality (3)
3UL
 PSYC
341 Memory and Cognition (3) Or any upper-level PSYC
3UL
351 Lifespan Development (3) Or any upper-level PSYC
3UL
 PSYC
353 Abnormal Psychology (3)
3UL
 PSYC
436 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3)
3UL
course
 PSYC
course
CAPSTONE COURSE FOR MAJOR
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PSYC 495 Senior Seminar in Psychology (3)
ELECTIVES/MINOR
Choose any electives to meet degree requirements. Note
minimum requirements for upper-level coursework.
See requirements of individual minor.
Credits:
0
MUST BE TAKEN AT UMUC
Credits:
3
3UL
25
Health
Foundation
Elective
1
Electives
Electives
9
Humanities or
Arts Distribution
Elective
3
Core Courses
Electives
12
Upper-Level Electives at UMUC
18
12UL
Any Electives at UMUC
Total Minimum Credits Needed for Graduation: 120
6
Total Credits:
62
58
UMUC Psychology, p. 2