Psychology
Center for Arts, Behavioral & Social Sciences
CCD.edu/Psychology
Psychology Designation
The Associate of Arts (A.A.) in psychology is designed for you to complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree at CCD and transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in psychology. Human behavior, mental processes and psychopathology are explored. Psychologists also study emotion, motivation, personality, neuroscience and relationships, as well as developmental issues, including sexuality and aging. Careers in psychology typically require a master's or doctorate degree. The program includes courses that are common to all four-year institutions in Colorado. The A.A. in psychology prepares you to complete the second half of a B.A. in psychology at a four-year university.
COURSE MAP
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 121 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 1 | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I: GT-SS3 | 3 |
| Choose One Math Course based on your institutional transfer choice: | 3-4 | |
| Intro to Statistics: GT-MA1 2 | ||
| College Algebra: GT-MA1 | ||
| Choose One Communication Course | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Choose One Arts & Humanities Course (GT-AH1~GT-AH4) 3 | 3 | |
| Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Music History Medieval thru Classical Period: GT-AH1 | ||
| Humanities: Early Civilization: GT-AH2 | ||
| Introduction to Film Art: GT-AH2 | ||
| Subtotal | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 122 | English Composition II: GT-CO2 | 3 |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II: GT-SS3 | 3 |
| Choose One Natural & Physical Sciences Course (GT-SC1) | 4 | |
| Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I: GT-SC1 | ||
| Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Choose One History Course (GT-HI1) | 3 | |
| The World: 1500-Present: GT-HI1 | ||
| Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650: GT-HI1 | ||
| Western Civilization: 1650-Present: GT-HI1 | ||
| The World: Antiquity-1500: GT-HI1 | ||
| U.S. History to Reconstruction: GT-HI1 | ||
| U.S. History Since the Civil War: GT-HI1 | ||
| Choose One Social & Behavioral Science Course (GT-SS1~GTSS3) | 3 | |
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Brain and Behavior | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Subtotal | 16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Choose One Arts & Humanities Course (GT-AH1~GT-AH4) 3 | 3 | |
| Art History Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1 | ||
| Playwriting: GT-AH1 | ||
| Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Music History Medieval thru Classical Period: GT-AH1 | ||
| Choose One Natural & Physical Sciences Course (GT-SC1) | 4 | |
| Biological Anthropology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Environmental Science with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I: GT-SC1 | ||
| Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Integrated Science with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Choose One Social & Behavioral Sciences Course | 3 | |
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Brain and Behavior | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Course | 3 | |
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Gender: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Psychology Course | 3 | |
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology | ||
| Child Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Subtotal | 16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Choose One Arts & Humanities Course (GT-AH1~GT-AH4) 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Religions: GT-AH3 | ||
| Philosophy of Death and Dying: GT-AH3 | ||
| Choose One Psychology Course | 3 | |
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Gender: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Social & Behavioral Sciences Course (GT-SS1~GT-SS3) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Women`s Studies: GT-SS3 | ||
| Sociology of Religion: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Sociology Of Gender: GT-SS3 | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Psychology Course | 4 | |
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology | ||
| Child Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Subtotal | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 60-61 | |
| 1 | Students can take ENG 122 and an additional GT-CO3 course instead of ENG 121 and ENG 122 |
| 2 | One GT Pathways course (GT-MA1), prefer MAT 135: Introduction to Statistics, except: Colorado Mesa University requires either MAT 120: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts or MAT 121: College Algebra; Colorado State University – Pueblo prefers MAT 121: College Algebra; Fort Lewis College requires MAT 135: Intro to Statistics; University of Colorado Boulder requires MAT 121: College Algebra or higher; University of Colorado Colorado Springs requires MAT 121: College Algebra; Western State Colorado University requires MAT 121: College Algebra. |
| 3 | No more than two courses from any one category |
NOTE: The faculty at Community College of Denver have chosen course elective options for this program of study based on the skills students will need to be successful in this discipline. However, for a complete list of available course options, please go to the Colorado Department of Higher Education Transfer Degree Agreement for this program.
Center for Arts, Behavioral & Social Sciences
CCD.edu/Psychology
Psychology Designation
COURSE MAP
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I: GT-SS3 1 | 3 |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra: GT-MA1 1 | 4 |
| ENG 121 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 1,2 | 3 |
| Choose One Communication Course | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Choose One Arts & Humanities Course (GT-AH1~GT-AH4) 3 | 3 | |
| Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Music History Medieval thru Classical Period: GT-AH1 | ||
| Humanities: Early Civilization: GT-AH2 | ||
| Introduction to Film Art: GT-AH2 | ||
| Subtotal | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIO 111 | General College Biology I with Lab: GT-SC1 | 5 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II: GT-CO2 | 3 |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II: GT-SS3 | 3 |
| Choose One Social & Behavioral Sciences Course (GT-SS1~GT-SS3) | 3 | |
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Brain and Behavior | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Subtotal | 14 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I with Lab: GT-SC1 | 5 |
| Choose One Arts & Humanities Course (GT-AH1~GT-AH4) 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Religions: GT-AH3 | ||
| Art History Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1 | ||
| Playwriting: GT-AH1 | ||
| Philosophy of Death and Dying: GT-AH3 | ||
| Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | ||
| Music History Medieval thru Classical Period: GT-AH1 | ||
| Choose One Elective | 3 | |
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Gender: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Elective | 3 | |
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Brain and Behavior | ||
| Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology | ||
| Child Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Health Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Subtotal | 14 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Choose One Arts & Humanities Course (GT-AH3) | 3 | |
| Intro to Philosophy: GT-AH3 | ||
| Ethics: GT-AH3 | ||
| Choose One History Course (GT-HI1) | 3 | |
| The World: 1500-Present: GT-HI1 | ||
| Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650: GT-HI1 | ||
| Western Civilization: 1650-Present: GT-HI1 | ||
| The World: Antiquity-1500: GT-HI1 | ||
| U.S. History to Reconstruction: GT-HI1 | ||
| U.S. History Since the Civil War: GT-HI1 | ||
| Choose One Social & Behavioral Sciences Course (GT-SS1~GT-SS3) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Archaeology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Introduction to Women`s Studies: GT-SS3 | ||
| Sociology of Religion: GT-SS3 | ||
| Social Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Sociology Of Gender: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Elective | 3 | |
| Psychology of Personality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Brain and Behavior | ||
| Positive Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 | ||
| Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | ||
| Choose One Elective | 4 | |
| Biological Anthropology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Environmental Science with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I: GT-SC1 | ||
| Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Integrated Science with Lab: GT-SC1 | ||
| Subtotal | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| 1 | Building Block Course |
| 2 | Students can take ENG 122 and an additional GT-CO3 course instead of ENG 121 and ENG 122. |
| 3 | Must be from two different categories (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4) |
| 4 | If you plan to transfer to University of Colorado Denver, you must take these courses. |
| 5 | If you are intending to transfer to University of Colorado Denver, you must take this elective. |
| 6 | This course is 5 credit hours. |
NOTE: The faculty at Community College of Denver have chosen course elective options for this program of study based on the skills students will need to be successful in this discipline. However, for a complete list of available course options, please go to the Colorado Department of Higher Education Transfer Degree Agreement for this program.
