2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook

Apr 12, 2025

2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

Psychology, A.A./A.S.

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Program and Career Description

The Psychology emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelor's degree at a four year school. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The qualities that make a good psychologist are also the qualities that make good business managers, health care workers, educators, or researchers. Psychology majors with advanced higher education degrees can teach at the college level. A few examples of career and salary estimates are listed below.

Career	Entry-Level Education	Entry-Level Pay	Median Pay	Experienced Pay
School Psychologist	Master's degree	$46,530	$65,380	$88,160
Educational, Guidance, and Vocational Counselors	Master's degree	$32,220	$46,930	$56,640
Clinical Psychologists	Doctoral or Professional degree	$46,530	$65,380	$88,160
Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary	Master's degree or Doctoral degree	$35,830	$57,510	$77,080

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov. Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Transfer Options

This program is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) major. A student who completes the associates degree in this major is guaranteed that all required community college courses will be accepted in this major at the transfer institution. To see which four-year institutions offer this TTP major and guarantees a seamless transfer, visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathway website at www.tntransferpathway.org.

Articulation agreements exist between other private and non-TN public institutions. These agreements are available at www.columbiastate.edu/admissions/transfer-information.

Program Requirements

Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

Communications Requirement

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

History Requirement

Take 2 courses

HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2310 - Early World History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credit(s): 3

Humanities/Fine Arts

Take 3 courses -- one must be a literature course

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credit(s): 3
ART 2000 - Art History Survey I Credit(s): 3
ART 2020 - Art History Survey II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2160 - Mythology Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2860 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3
HUM 1010 - Early Humanities Credit(s): 3
HUM 1020 - Modern Humanities Credit(s): 3
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1040 - Introduction to Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to World Religions Credit(s): 3
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre Credit(s): 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Take 2 courses - one must be

PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 1230 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 1430 - Intro Prehistoric Archaeology Credit(s): 3
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3
MCOM 1110 - Media and Social Institutions Credit(s): 3
PHED 2120 - Essential Lifetime Wellness Credit(s): 3
POLS 1010 - Intro to Political Science Credit(s): 3
POLS 1030 - American Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 2025 - State and Local Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 2035 - International Relations Credit(s): 3
PSYC 2130 - Life Span Psychology Credit(s): 3 can not be used more than once to satisfy program requirements
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOCI 1040 - Social Problems Credit(s): 3
SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family Credit(s): 3

Major Required Courses

COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1

Two of the following Psychology courses*

PSYC 2110 - Psychology of Adjustment Credit(s): 3
PSYC 2120 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 2130 - Life Span Psychology Credit(s): 3

Requirements for Graduation Include:

earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
taking the Exit Exam.

If you have completed TN eCampus courses, run a degree audit from the student tab in myChargerNet to determine how these courses apply to this program.

Psychology, A.A./A.S. Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60

First Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit(s): 3
Electives** Credit(s): 3
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3
Social/Behavioral Science Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3

Second Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16

Literature Requirement Credit(s): 3
Electives Credit(s): 3 **
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 4
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
PSYC Elective Credit(s): 3 *

Second Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 13

BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 4
PSYC Elective Credits: 3 *
Electives Credit(s): 6 **

Note(s):

*Students should consult the catalog and academic advisor of the institution to which they wish to transfer to determine which of these courses best meets baccalaureate requirements.

**Note: An elective can be any college-level course.

**Students pursuing the A.A. degree must complete 6 semester hours of the SAME foreign language.

For more information contact:
De'Marcus Jackson at
djackson30@columbiastate.edu or 931.766.1609
or
Humanities & Social Sciences Division office at 931.540.2780

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution. CoSCC-PSYC-02-14-18