College/University Transfer: Psychology
Award: Associate of Arts & Sciences Degree
Major: College/University Transfer
Specialization: Psychology
Additional Program Information: https://www.brcc.edu/academics/programs/transfer/
The A. A. & S. degree program with a major in College/University Transfer and a Psychology specialization is designed for students who wish to pursue a degree in psychology at a four-year college or university.
The specialization in Psychology prepares students with the core knowledge and skills necessary to successfully transfer into baccalaureate psychology programs. Students should be knowledgeable about the specific requirements of their transfer institution’s psychology program to ensure that they make appropriate course choices. Specific requirements may vary by institution.
Curriculum
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 200 | Principles of Psychology | 3 |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ITE 152 | Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications | 3 |
| SDV | Student Development | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| Precalculus I 1 | ||
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PSY 230 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | 3 |
| CST 110 or CST 100 | Introduction to Human Communication or Principles of Public Speaking | 3 |
| MTH 245 | Statistics I 1 | 3 |
| Approved Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PSY 210 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| PSY 215 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Science with Laboratory Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| PSY 211 | Research Methodology for Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Literature/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Science with Laboratory Elective | 4 | |
| Approved Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 62 | |
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Students in Psychology Specialization MUST complete Math sequence in first year.
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Six total additional credits in approved electives required. Requirements of four-year institutions may vary. Students should consult an academic advisor to select electives that will best satisfy baccalaureate major requirements for their intended transfer institutions. They should also confirm with the college or university to which they plan to transfer that they will receive appropriate credit at their four-year-institution.
Uniform Certificate of General Studies
Award: Certificate
The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a one-year college program in which all courses are transferrable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education. The UCGS consists of seven course blocks. To satisfy the UCGS, students are required to complete the appropriate number of courses in each block as described below. Student course selection should be carefully considered since the UCGS program is not designed to capture the complexities of individual programs of study at the four-year institutions. Students should be advised to take the UCGS course that best suits their intended program of study at the four-year institution. The UCGS Course Roster for Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) is below. Additional UCGS courses completed at other VCCS colleges will apply toward completion of the Certificate at BRCC. For additional information, contact an academic advisor.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Block I (Written Communication) | ||
| Select ENG 111 and ENG 112 | 6 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Block II (Humanities/Art/Literature) | ||
| Select two courses from different categories | 6 | |
CATEGORY: ART | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic | ||
| History of Art: Renaissance to Modern | ||
| Introduction to the Theatre | ||
| Film Appreciation I | ||
| Music in Society | ||
CATEGORY: HUMANITIES | ||
| Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Non-Western Cultures | ||
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics and Society | ||
| Introduction To Study of Religion | ||
| Religions of The World | ||
CATEGORY: LITERATURE | ||
| Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas | ||
| British Literature | ||
| American Literature | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Women in Literature | ||
| Block III (Social and Behavioral Science) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economic Essentials: Theory and Application | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| People & Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| U.S. Government & Politics | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | ||
| Introduction to International Relations | ||
| Principles of Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Block IV (Natural Sciences) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Biology I | ||
| General Biology II | ||
| Life Science | ||
| Introductory Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Earth Science | ||
| Elements of Physics | ||
| General College Physics I | ||
| General College Physics II | ||
| University Physics I | ||
| University Physics II | ||
| Block V (Mathematics) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
QUANTITATIVE/STATISTICS PATHWAY | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Statistical Reasoning | ||
| Statistics I | ||
CALCULUS PATHWAY | ||
| Precalculus I | ||
| Precalculus II | ||
| Precalculus with Trigonometry | ||
| Applied Calculus I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Block VI (History) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE | ||
| Western Civilizations Post 1600 CE | ||
| World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE | ||
| World Civilizations Post-1500 CE | ||
| United States History to 1877 | ||
| United States History Since 1865 | ||
| Block VII (Specialized General Education Requirements) | ||
| Select two from the following: 1 | 6 | |
Any course from Blocks II through VI | ||
| Beginning American Sign Language I | ||
| Beginning American Sign Language II | ||
| American Sign Language III | ||
| Intermediate American Sign Language II | ||
| Drawing I | ||
| Two-Dimensional Design | ||
| Three-Dimensional Design | ||
| Life Drawing | ||
| Principles of Computer Science | ||
| Principles of Public Speaking | ||
| Introduction to Human Communication | ||
| Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications | ||
| Beginning Spanish I | ||
| Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 31 | |
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Students should align their Block VII course selections with their intended transfer destination's specific general education or programmatic requirements.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 211 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 212 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 215 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ADJ 100 | Survey of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ADJ 133 | Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional | 3 |
| ADJ 211 | Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures I | 3 |
| ARA 101 | Beginning Arabic I | 4 |
| ARA 102 | Beginning Arabic II | 4 |
| ART 100 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 101 | History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic | 3 |
| ART 102 | History of Art: Renaissance to Modern | 3 |
| ART 121 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 131 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 132 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 153 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART 154 | Ceramics II | 3 |
| ART 235 | Functional Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 236 | Sculptural Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 241 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART 243 | Watercolor I | 3 |
| ASL 101 | Beginning American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 102 | Beginning American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 201 | American Sign Language III | 3 |
| BIO 101 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 102 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 106 | Life Science | 4 |
| BIO 141 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 142 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 150 | Microbiology for Health Sciences a | 4 |
| BIO 205 | General Microbiology a | 4 |
| BUS 100 | Introduction To Business | 3 |
| BUS 200 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 224 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 227 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 240 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 270 | Interpersonal Dynamics | 3 |
| CHI 101 | Beginning Chinese I | 4 |
| CHI 102 | Beginning Chinese II | 4 |
| CHM 101 | Introductory Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 111 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 112 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CSC 202 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| CST 126 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| CST 130 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| CST 131 | Acting I | 3 |
| CST 132 | Acting II | 3 |
| CST 136 | Theatre Workshop | 1 |
| CST 151 | Film Appreciation I | 3 |
| CST 229 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECO 150 | Economic Essentials: Theory and Application c | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics c | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics c | 3 |
| EDU 200 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU 204 | Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EDU 206 | Classroom and Behavioral Management | 3 |
| EDU 207 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDU 250 | Foundations of Exceptional Education | 3 |
| EDU 280 | Introduction to Instructional Technologies | 3 |
| EGR 121 | Foundations of Engineering | 2 |
| EGR 122 | Engineering Design | 3 |
| EGR 140 | Engineering Mechanics - Statics | 3 |
| ENG 225 | Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas | 3 |
| ENG 245 | British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 246 | American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 255 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 258 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 275 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| FRE 101 | Beginning French I | 4 |
| FRE 102 | Beginning French II | 4 |
| GEO 210 | People & Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEO 220 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GOL 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GOL 110 | Earth Science | 4 |
| HIS 101 | Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE | 3 |
| HIS 102 | Western Civilizations Post 1600 CE | 3 |
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE | 3 |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations Post-1500 CE | 3 |
| HIS 121 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 122 | United States History Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 267 | The Second World War | 3 |
| HIS 276 | United States History Since World War II | 3 |
| HIS 277 | The American Experience in Vietnam | 3 |
| HIS 279 | Age of the American Revolution | 3 |
| HUM 195 | Honors Seminar | 1 |
| HUM 210 | Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | 3 |
| HUM 216 | Introduction to Non-Western Cultures | 3 |
| HUM 246 | Creative Thinking | 3 |
| HUM 260 | Survey of Twentieth-Century Culture | 3 |
| HLT | Any HLT Course | |
| ITD 110 | Web Page Design I | 3 |
| ITD 130 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| ITD 210 | Web Page Design II | 3 |
| ITN 260 | Network Security Basics | 3 |
| ITP 100 | Software Design | 3 |
| ITP 232 | C++ Programming II | 4 |
| JPN 101 | Beginning Japanese I | 4 |
| JPN 102 | Beginning Japanese II | 4 |
| MTH 154 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MTH 155 | Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| MTH 161 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| MTH 162 | Precalculus II | 3 |
| MTH 167 | Precalculus with Trigonometry | 5 |
| MTH 245 | Statistics I | 3 |
| MTH 261 | Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| MTH 263 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MTH 264 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MTH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MTH 288 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| MUS 121 | Music in Society | 3 |
| MUS 137 | Chorus Ensemble | 1 |
| PED | Any PED course c | |
| PHI 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 220 | Ethics and Society | 3 |
| PHT 164 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 |
| PHT 264 | Digital Photography II | 3 |
| PHY 100 | Elements of Physics | 4 |
| PHY 201 | General College Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 202 | General College Physics II | 4 |
| PHY 241 | University Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 242 | University Physics II | 4 |
| PLS 135 | U.S. Government & Politics | 3 |
| PLS 140 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PLS 241 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSY 105 | Psychology of Personal Adjustment | 3 |
| PSY 200 | Principles of Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 210 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| PSY 211 | Research Methodology for Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| PSY 215 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 220 | Introduction to Behavior Modification | 3 |
| PSY 230 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 270 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| REL 230 | Religions of The World | 3 |
| RUS 101 | Beginning Russian I | 4 |
| RUS 102 | Beginning Russian II | 4 |
| SOC 200 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 215 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 253 | Sociology of Religion | 3 |
| SOC 266 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 268 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SPA 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 4 |
| SPA 201 | Intermediate Spanish | 3 |
| SPA 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
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Students may not receive credit toward graduation requirements for both BIO 150 and BIO 205.
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BUS 224 may not substitute for any math prefix course at Blue Ridge Community College. Students may not receive credit toward graduation requirements for both BUS 224 and MTH 245.
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Students may not receive credit towards graduation requirements for both ECO 150 and ECO 201 or ECO 150 and ECO 202.
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Students may apply a maximum of 3 credits of PED toward their approved elective total.