Click to Enlarge AREA OF CONCENTRATION: This transfer track is designed to prepare students for completion of an Associate of Arts degree leading to a bachelor’s degree in psychology. The field of psychology concerns the study of behavior and mental processes. This broad focus makes psychology a relevant course of study for any student intending to develop a career in the social and behavioral sciences, not just in psychology. Possible careers that would benefit from completion of a degree in psychology are education, management, medicine, law, counseling, and other human services careers. Psychology is a limited access program at most Florida universities. For example, Florida State University requires an approved A.A. degree, a minimum GPA of 2.6 or better in all attempted courses, and completion with a “C” or better of an introductory statistics course, along with additional specific requirements, as listed below.. Students are strongly encouraged to be familiar with the admissions requirements at the university they plan to attend and to see a psychology advisor within the first semester of attending GCSC.
PRIMARY ADVISERS: Dr. Ciccarelli (ext 2836), Dr. Fosbender (ext 2834) and Mr. Keene (ext 2825)
NOTE: Florida State University requires one foreign language through the first semester of the second year (e.g., Second‐Year Spanish I) which will also fulfill t he Area II Humanities requirement. If you had two years of a single foreign language in high school, you may be able to begin the second year, first semester foreign language. See your foreign language instructor for details and permission. Florida State University also requires SPC1608, Introduction to Public Speaking. FSU requires psychology students to take STA2122. If you have taken the required six hours of mathematics for the AA at Gulf Coast and have not taken this course, FSU will give you upper level credit for the course when you complete it. FSU also requires a diversity course, such as LIT 2380 Women in Literature.
