For students attending: Moraine Valley Community College
Who plan to major in: Psychological Science
THIS GUIDELINE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
I. Core Curriculum Electives
- A. Basic Writing Proficiency – A grade of “C” or better in COM 101 will complete this requirement.
- B. Humanities – Choose one course from the following subjects: History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy (not PHIL 110 or 111), Art 110 or 205 - 209, Music 106 or 107, Theater 105, 107, 110 or 111, or COM 102.
- C. Social Sciences – Choose one course from the following subjects: Anthropology, Economics (not ECO 100), Geography, Political Science, Psychology (not PSY 101, 201, 202, or 205) Social Science, or Sociology.
- D. Humanities or Social Sciences – Choose an additional course from section B or section C, or a foreign language course
- E. Mathematics - Choose either MTH 120, MTH 142, or MTH 143.
- F. Science - Choose 10 hours from the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Geology.
- G. Psychology Electives - Choose two courses from the following: PSY 104, 105, 106, 110, 210, 211, 212, 215, or 220.
- H. Free Electives – Choose five courses with an IAI designation
II. Required courses for the Psychological Science degree:
MVCC COURSE |
TITLE |
IIT EQUIVALENT |
MIS 105 or |
Programming Principles, Introduction to Computer Science |
CS 110 or |
PSY 101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
PSYC 221 |
PSY 201 or PSY 205 |
Industrial/Organizational Psychology or Abnormal Psychology |
PSYC 301 or PSYC |
PSY 202 |
Social Psychology |
PSYC 310 |
Please contact Undergraduate Academic Affairs with any questions regarding course equivalencies.
Updated October 2018