Program Map for Psychology DTA

An associate degree in arts and science (DTA) with an emphasis in psychology is a great start to careers such as counseling, education, basic research, and human resources. For more information, contact a program advisor. If you have been assigned an advisor please work with them, otherwise you can choose any of the faculty program advisors on this list:

• Brett Kuwada bkuwada@everettcc.edu
• Diane Brown dbrown@everettcc.edu
• Gokce Gungor-Munoz ggungor@everettcc.edu
• Grace Kim gkim@everettcc.edu 
• Marla Simpson msimpson@everettcc.edu 

Bachelor’s degrees in psychology vary across the state in what is required for pre-requisites to apply to the program as well as for graduation, and many of the courses can be taken at Everett Community College to meet these requirements. The following required courses are offered at EvCC in these common psychology transfer pathways for EvCC students:  Psychology Guided Pathways - Take it Here!

CHECKLISTS

• Psychology Interest AAS-DTA Checklist
• Pre-College to College English and Math Checklist

Before you can take your college-level courses, you may need to complete prerequisites. 

See an entry advisor for mandatory entry advising at the Advising Center located in RAI 108 to decide on your first quarter courses.

See your advisor for self-paced or accelerated alternatives in Math and English to prepare for college-level classes. Want to move further faster? Learn about EvCC's I-BEST classes. 

Prepare for college-level math

If your math placement is below MATH& 141, you’ll need to take the following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• TS 60 → TS 70 → MATH/TS 76 → MATH/TS 86 → MATH 96

 Prepare for college-level English

If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• ENGL/TS/AEP 97 → ENGL/TS/AEP 98

Note: English language learners may need additional courses before ENGL/TS/AEP 97 depending on their placement.

 Take COLL 101 - College Success in your first quarter to prepare for the pace and rigor of college.

Note: COLL 101 is only required for degree-seeking students. Running Start students, who would apply to university as a freshman, do not need to take COLL 101.  

 As you complete your math and English prerequisites, you can start on your Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Social Science requirements. See Phase 2 for a list of recommendations.

 Take PSYC& 100 - General Psychology once you have completed ENGL 98 or have placement into ENGL 101. 

Before registering each quarter, check your Degree Planner to see what classes you should take to stay on track.  See your faculty program advisor with any questions you have.

Recommended Actions 

• Looking for more support and assistance by phone, tablet, or computer? Visit the Online Student Support and Resources page. 
• Do you qualify for Financial Aid? Fill out a FAFSA or WASFA and visit the Financial Aid Office to begin talking about how to pay for college. 
• Visit the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and the Library.
• Consider registering for a study skills class offered by DEVED department.
• Get involved with Student LIFE and join a campus club.
• See if you qualify for TRiO, MESA, scholarships, or support from CDS.

Complete college-level courses. Focus on those that fit in the Social Sciences Pathway so that if you change to another Social Sciences program, most of the credits you’ve earned already will apply to your new goal.

 Take MATH& 141 → MATH& 142. 

• This is the precalculus sequence. Students who took a year of precalculus in high school may be eligible to take MATH& 144 - Precalculus 1 and 2 Review instead.
• MATH& 141 satisfies the Basic Quantitative Skills requirement and MATH& 142 satisfies part of the Natural Science requirement.
• UW-Bothell requires MATH& 146 - Introduction to Statistics instead of MATH& 141 and MATH& 142.
• UW-Seattle requires MATH& 151 - Calculus I.

 Take ENGL& 101 - English Composition I → ENGL& 102 (D)* - English Composition II

• ENGL& 102 (D) is recommended to fulfill the Basic Communication Skills requirement.
• To graduate, you must take at least one diversity course. Diversity courses have a (D) at the end of their title. If you take ENGL& 102 instead of ENGL& 102 (D), you will need to take a different diversity course later.

 You must take 15 credits of Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences classes. Begin to work on these requirements by choosing from the following courses:

• Recommended Natural Science Courses: Any Nutrition course is recommended.
• Recommended Humanities Courses: A Communication Studies course is recommended.
• Recommended Social Science Courses: A Sociology and/or Anthropology course is recommended.

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor before taking more Psychology courses if this is the right program for you and update your plan of study as needed.

• Check back in with your faculty program advisor during fall quarter of your last year at EvCC to discuss transfer options. Many students transfer to one of our local universities listed below. 
  • University of Washington – Seattle
  • University of Washington – Bothell
  • Western Washington University – Bellingham
  • Central Washington University – Ellensburg 
  • Washington State University – Pullman 
  • Eastern Washington University - Cheney

Complete specific degree requirements and begin preparing for graduation and transfer. If you change to another program in this phase, some credits earned may not apply to your new program.

 Finish your Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Science requirements. 

• Recommended Natural Science Courses: BIOL& 100 - Survey of Biology (satisfies lab requirement) or other Biology course
• Recommended Humanities Courses: World Language 121 or another Humanities
• Recommended Social Science Courses: ANTH& 116 (D) - Cultures in Context or ANTH& 206 (D) - Cultural Anthropology
• Recommended Electives: World Languages 122 or another elective

Note: The University of Washington - Seattle requires the equivalent of two years of a foreign language in high school for admission and a third year for graduation. If you did not take two years of a foreign language in high school, you will need to take two quarters of a single foreign language at EvCC. This can count for ONE of your humanities distribution courses.

 Recommended psychology electives: 

• PSYC& 200 - Lifespan Psychology
• PSYC 205 - Introduction to Personality
• PSYC 209 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences (Sp)
• PSYC 210D - Human Sexuality
• PSYC& 220 - Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 240 - Social Psychology

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to discuss transfer options.
 

• Apply to transfer institutions. The deadline to apply to UW is February 15th for transfer students and November 15th for students applying as freshman and for Running Start students.

Complete all remaining degree/certificate requirements before you graduate. The following courses can be taken at EvCC but could also be taken at university after transfer. Students who wish to earn the Associate of Science degree may need to take all or some of the following courses. 

 Finish your Humanities requirements. 

• Recommended Humanities Courses: HUM 247D - Social Psychology or PHIL 215 - Ethics
• Recommended Electives: World Languages 123, PSYC 209  - Research Methods (Sp) or another PSYC course, PHIL 120 - Symbolic Logic

Note: PSYC 209-Research Methods and PHIL 120 - Symbolic Logic is required at UW-Seattle

 Once eligible, take MATH& 151 - Calculus I (required for UW - Seattle)

Apply for graduation at least one quarter in advance.

Recommended Actions

Meet with your faculty program advisor to make sure all degree/certificate requirements are met.