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Program checklist · AS

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Psychology, AS

Mohawk Valley Community College · Utica, NY

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Program
Award
AS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
13.0406
Total credits (published)
64
Credits (computed from items)
153
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
193283
CourseShelf checklist
CK_193283_32b52426
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

First Semester

7 items
  1. CF 100
    College Foundations Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  2. EN 101
    As published: “English 1: Composition”
    3
  3. MA 110
    As published: “Elementary Statistics”
    3
  4. PY 101
    As published: “Introduction to General Psychology”
    3
  5. HS 101
    Introduction to Human Services
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. SO 101
    Introduction to Sociology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Second Semester

6 items
  1. EN 102
    As published: “English 2: Ideas and Values in Literature”
    3
  2. Biology Elective (a)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. HS 241
    Chemical Dependencies
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PY 203
    Abnormal Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. PY 210
    Research Design for the Behavioral Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Third Semester

6 items
  1. IS 101
    Computers and Society
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. HI 101
    As published: “History of Civilization 1”
    3
  3. PY 204
    Social Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PY 207
    Life-Span Development Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. World Language Elective (b)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Fourth Semester

6 items
  1. Humanities Elective (c)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. Arts Elective (d)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Psychology Elective (e)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Psychology Elective (e)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. US History and Civic Engagement Elective(f)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Note

0 items

    Biology Elective (a)

    2 items
    1. BI 103
      Human Life Science 1
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. BI 141
      As published: “General Biology 1”
      4

    World Language Elective (b)

    9 items
    1. SP 101
      As published: “Elementary Spanish 1”
      3
    2. SP 102
      As published: “Elementary Spanish 2”
      3
    3. SP 191
      Review Spanish 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. SP 201
      Intermediate Spanish 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. FR 101
      As published: “Elementary French 1”
      3
    6. FR 102
      As published: “Elementary French 2”
      3
    7. FR 191
      Review French 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. FR 201
      Intermediate French 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. AL 101
      American Sign Language 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Humanities Elective (c)

    6 items
    1. HU 186
      Music Appreciation
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. HU 210
      The Arts and the Human Condition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. HU 280
      An Introduction to Ethics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. EN 240
      Children’s Literature
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. EN 241
      Nineteenth-Century American Women’s Fiction
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. EN 265
      African-American Literature: A Survey
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Arts Elective (d)

    5 items
    1. HU 187
      Art Appreciation
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. HU 210
      The Arts and the Human Condition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PT 206
      History of Photography 2
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. TH 193
      Introduction to Theater
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. EN 197
      Creative Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Psychology Elective (e)

    4 items
    1. PY 201
      Learning: Behavior Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PY 206
      Theories of Personality
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PY 208
      Death, Dying and Bereavement
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. PY 209
      Forensic Psychology
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    US History and Civic Engagement Elective (f)

    3 items
    1. HI 111
      As published: “American History to 1865”
      3
    2. HI 112
      As published: “American History 1865-Present”
      3
    3. AC 131
      Business Law 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Program Goals and Outcomes

    19 items
    1. To provide students with a core foundation of knowledge of psychology within the liberal arts​
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Students will write clearly and effectively, particularly regarding topics of research in psychology.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Students will demonstrate an ability to use technology as an aid to learning and in the field of psychology.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. Students will demonstrate an ability to apply critical thinking skills.​
      Not resolved to a course
    5. To provide students with theoretical bases for understanding ideas in psychology​
      Not resolved to a course
    6. Students will articulate similarities and differences among major theoretical models.
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Students will differentiate the application of various theoretical models.​
      Not resolved to a course
    8. To provide students with an opportunity to explore the field of psychology as a career path​
      Not resolved to a course
    9. Students will explore psychology with regard to diverse symptoms and behaviors in a socio-cultural context.​
      Not resolved to a course
    10. To train students in the basic principles of the science of psychology, including abnormal psychology, principles of learning, development, and research methods​
      Not resolved to a course
    11. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the principles and theories of scientific psychology, particularly the methods of social science research used in this field.
      Not resolved to a course
    12. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the different mental disorders defined in the DSM-IV-TR.
      Not resolved to a course
    13. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the developmental process and the research methods used to study it.​
      Not resolved to a course
    14. To prepare students to transfer to bachelor’s degree programs in psychology​
      Not resolved to a course
    15. Graduates will transfer to Psychology programs with full junior status.
      Not resolved to a course
    16. Graduates will successfully complete 10 out of 10 SUNY General Education categories.​
      Not resolved to a course
    17. To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy​
      Not resolved to a course
    18. Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
      Not resolved to a course
    19. Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.​
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Mohawk Valley Community College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.mvcc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=337&returnto=235. Captured page pages/0124.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.