1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts
BA in Psychology
(70 credits)
Department of Psychology
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Social Work
Why Study Psychology? The Bachelor of Arts in psychology prepares students to pursue a wide variety of occupations as well as graduate education. Our undergraduate program is designed to cover the core areas of contemporary psychology and provide opportunities for exposure to specialties within the discipline. Other Degree Options Bachelor of Science Applied Developmental Psychology Minor Psychology Minor Psychology Major (70 credits) Required Courses (20 credits) PSYC 100 General Psychology (5) PSYC 309 Scientific Principles of Psychology (5) PSYC 313 Research Methods in Psychology (5) PSYC 320 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences (5) Focus Experience Courses (3 credits minimum) PSYC 395 or 495 Internship PSYC 398 or 498 Seminar PSYC 399 or 499 Directed Study Cluster A Courses (19-20 credits) Cluster B Courses (11-15 credits) Electives (12-18 credits) See Catalog for Approved Courses
Department Chair
Nick Jackson, Ph.D
Martin Hall 228
Department Assistant
Maria Szep
Program Support Supervisor
Sample Careers
Cultural Psychologist
Marriage & Family Therapist
Child Psychiatrist
Forensic Psychologist
Health Psychologist
Executive Coaching
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE COURSES
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS (15 credits)
ENGL 103 Composition II (5) or
ENGL 104 Composition III (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis, Research, Document (5)
QUANTIATIVE SKILLS (5 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3 credits)
INTEGRATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT
NATURAL SCIENCES ( 15 credits)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
PSYC& 100 General Psychology (5)
PSYC 100 General Psychology (5)
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
ELECTIVES (22-25 credits)
PSYC 225 Personality (5)
PSYC 301 Theories of Personality (5)
PSYC& 220 Abnormal Psychology (5)
PSYC 302 Abnormal Psychology (5)
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major program
Foreign Language Two full years of high school-level or one full year of college-level credit is required for graduation.
Cultural Diversity (one course)
ETHNC 120 Survey of the Chicano People (5)
CMST 205 Intercultural Communication (5)
SOSC 110 Gender Roles and Social Structure (5)
ETHNC 210 Native American Song and Dance (5)
ETHNC 201 Minorities in American Society (5)
SOC 112 Comparative Ethnic Relations (5)
ENGL 233 American Indian Literature (5)
ETHNC 100 American Minorities (5)
HIST& 219 Native American History (5)
CMST 105 Multicultural Communication (3)
International Studies (one course)
HIST 270 History of Modern Asia (5)
HIST 220 History of Latin America (5)
SOSC 100 Global Issues/Social Science (5)
POLS 201 Comparative Government (5)
POLS& 203 International Relations (5)
BUS 241Intro to International Business (5)
SOSC 180 International Studies (1-5)
HIST 280 Introduction to Chinese Civilization (5)
HIST 121Religions of the World (5)