Associate of Arts with a concentration in Psychology

Post

2025-26 Plan of Study

All courses require a “C” (2.00) grade or better to progress and graduate from this program.

Total hours required: 60

English Composition

Complete both courses (6 credit hours):

ENGL-100 Composition I* 3
ENGL-101 Composition II* 3

Oral Communication

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

SPCH-205

Public Speaking

3
SPCH-210

Small Group Communications

3

Mathematics, Statistics and Logic

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

MATH-123

Quantitative Reasoning*

3

MATH-130

Introduction to Statistics*

3

Arts 

Complete 1 courses (3 credit hours):
ARTS-110 American Popular Music* 3
ARTS-120

Dance Appreciation*

3

Humanities

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

HIST-100 American Politics & Government* 3
HIST-150 US History I: to 1877 3
HIST-151 US History II:  Since 1877 3
PHIL-105 Critical Thinking* 3
PHIL-150 Introduction to Philosophy* 3
PHIL-200 Introduction to Ethics* 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):
SOC-100 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC-110 Cultural Diversity 3

Natural Sciences

Complete 2 courses (8 credit hours):

BIO-105

Environmental Science

4

BIO-120

General Biology*

4

BIO-121

Human Biology*

4

BIO-130

Anatomy & Physiology I*

4

BIO-131

Anatomy & Physiology II*

4

BIO-200

Microbiology*

4

CHEM-100

Basic Chemistry*

4

CHEM-101

General Organic Chemistry*

4
Major Courses
Complete all four course (12 credit hours):

PSY-100

Introduction to Psychology 3
PSY-200

Abnormal Psychology*

3
PSY-210

Developmental Psychology

3
PSYCH-3530 Theories of Personality (OSU) 3
General Electives

Complete 4 courses (12) credit hours:

ECE-141

Child Development 3
EDU-201

Educational Psychology

3
ENG-211 Survey American Literature* 3
ENG-212

Survey American Literature II*

3
ENG-221 Survey British Literature I* 3

ENG-222

Survey British Literature II 3
SWA-111 Addiction Studies I 3
SWA-150

Social Welfare and Policy

3
SWA-200 Family Systems 3
Foreign Language
Complete both courses (7 credit hours):
FLCS-101

Foreign Language-Course Share I*

3
FLCS-201 Foreign Language-Course Share II* 4

*Course may have prerequisites. Please check the course description to view all prerequisites and requirements.

The college reserves the right to change curricula without notice.

Published: May 2025

Course Share Information

The Associate of Arts in Psychology plan of study requires you complete a course at another institution (course share) in order to complete the program. The Higher Education Council of Columbus (HECC) has set up a system of cross-registration for regularly enrolled, full-time undergraduate students at participating colleges and universities in and around Franklin County. Cross-registration allows you to register at one of the other HECC member institutions on a space-available basis for certain credit courses not available at COTC.

Learn more about HECC