2004/2006
Catalog

Psychology UPDATED

Associate of Arts Degree

AA-SR 60806

Advisor:
Jennifer Leaver

This degree specifies courses that satisfy the AGEC transfer pathway for an AA-SR degree. The Psychology courses identified in the Curriculum Requirements and the General Education Requirements also satisfy the preparatory major requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Psychology.  Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs. This degree also satisfies the needs of students - majors and non-majors - who are interested in psychology primarily as a part of a broad liberal education. In addition, the courses provide a background in psychological principles and techniques to enhance work in other social sciences and in such professional fields as education, business, law enforcement, and health-related fields.

Students often major in psychology to prepare for careers in related fields such as personnel relations, occupational and personal counseling, medicine and dentistry, social and case work, marketing, administration, the legal profession, or counseling and teaching in the public schools. Others plan on graduate work in psychology. Graduate training in psychology prepares you for a career as an academic psychologist (teaching and research), clinical psychologist (mental health centers, institutions, and private practice), industrial and organizational psychologist, and government psychologist (research, administration, testing).

High school preparation should include courses in social sciences as well as the natural sciences (such as biology and chemistry). Two years of high school foreign language study and a proficiency in algebra is highly desirable. In general, the broad liberal arts education that prepares you for college studies is appropriate for majoring in Psychology at Eastern.

Curriculum Requirements

General Education Requirements

AGEC-A

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

Courses listed in Curriculum Requirements that qualify for General Education credit (see the General Education section of the catalog) may fulfill both General Education and Curriculum Requirements unless General Education Requirements are specified in the major. 

Elective and Foreign Language Requirements

To obtain this degree you must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the 202 course level. To do this select from the following options:

1. If you have no foreign language coursework completed, take the French or Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 course sequence offered at EAC. This option will fulfill your foreign language and electives requirements.
2. If you have completed two years of high school French or Spanish courses, take the 201, 202 course sequence at EAC. These two courses will fulfill your foreign language requirement. You will need to select eight credits of elective courses from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required for this degree.
3. If you have completed four years of high school foreign language courses or have obtained foreign language ability at the 202 course level in some other manner, testing options are available to demonstrate your proficiency. Contact the Records and Registration Office for more information. If you demonstrate foreign language proficiency by testing, you will need to complete 16 credits of elective courses from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required for the degree.

In addition to completing the required courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

• Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
• Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
• Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:
  1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*
  2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*
  3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*
  4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*
  5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better
  6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

• File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
• Remove any indebtedness to the College.