Program Curriculum

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This is a recommended list of courses for students who plan to major in a Behavioral Science at a university. Students who complete this program will be eligible to apply for the Associate of Arts degree at WCJC. Courses that must be taken in order to satisfy AA degree requirements are listed with the corresponding WCJC Core Curriculum Component. Courses that are listed as “Recommended” are electives that will contribute to AA degree requirements. Different electives may be chosen, but must be selected from academic rather than technical courses, as indicated in the course descriptions.

WCJC’s AA degree requires 60 hours, and students should be aware they may not be able to transfer more than 60-66 hours.

Course

Course Title

Degree Requirements

Sem. Hours

Freshman Year, First Semester

ENGL 1301

Composition I

Core 010

3

HIST 1301

US History I

Core 060

3

MATH 1314 or above


College Algebra or above


Core 020

3

Science

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS

Core 030

4

PHED

PE Activity Course from Core F

Core 090

1

PSYC 2301 or SOCI 1301

Intro to Gen Psychology or 
Intro to Sociology


Core 080

3

 

17 sem. hrs

Freshman Year, Second Semester

ENGL 1302

Composition II

Core 010

3

HIST 1302

US History II

Core 060

3

COSC 1301

Microcomputer Applications

Recommended

3

Science

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS

Core 030

4

Social or Behavioral Science


CRIJ 1307, ECON 2301, GEOG 1303 or any PSYC or SOCI


Recommended

3

 

16 sem. hrs

Sophomore Year, First Semester

English

Any Literature course from

Core 040

3

GOVT 2301

Constitutions, Federalism, & Participation


Core 070

3

Behavioral Science


ANTH, PSYC, or SOCI


Recommended

3

Behavioral Science


ANTH, PSYC, or SOCI


Recommended

3

SPCH 1315

Fundamentals of Speech

Core 011

3

 

15 sem. hrs

Sophomore Year, Second Semester

ENGL, PHIL, or HUMA

Any Literature, Philosophy, or Humanities course


Recommended

3

GOVT 2302

Institutions, Rights & Public Policies

Core 070

3

Behavioral Science


ANTH, PSYC or SOCI


Recommended

3

Behavioral Science


ANTH, PSYC or SOCI


Recommended

3

Perf/Visual Art

ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM course

Core 050

3

 

15 sem. hrs