UT Tyler AA and BS in Psychology Pathway

AA in Psychology | BS in Psychology

TVCC (Trinity Valley Community College) to UT Tyler

2026-2027 Catalog

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (TVCC)

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I (3 Credit Hours)
• HIST 1301 - US History I (3 Credit Hours)
• EDUC/PSYC 1300 - Learning Framework (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2301 - General Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 1342 - Elementary Statistical Methods (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Semester (TVCC)

• ENGL 1302 - Composition II (3 Credit Hours)
• HIST 1302 - US History II (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth and Development (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2319 - Social Psychology (4 Credit Hours)
• Creative Arts Core Course (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (TVCC)

• GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (3 Credit Hours)
• BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2320 - Introduction to Psychopathology (3 Credit Hours)
• Life and Physical Sciences Core Course (4 Credit Hours)
• Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core Course (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring Semester (TVCC and UT Tyler)

• GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2315 - Psychology of Adjustment (3 Credit Hours)
• Life and Physical Sciences Core Course (4 Credit Hours)
• Lower Division Science Course (4 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 2354 - Statistics and Laboratory – co-enrollment at UT Tyler (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall Semester (UT Tyler)

• PSYC 3325 - Learning and Conditioning (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division Psychology Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Science Elective - any level (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Semester (UT Tyler)

• PSYC 2331 - Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division Psychology Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division Science Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester (UT Tyler)

• PSYC 4318 - Physiological Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 4331 - Advanced Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division Psychology Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division Science Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Semester (UT Tyler)

• PSYC 4315 - Cognitive Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division Science Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)
• Upper-Division General Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours at Trinity Valley Community College: 60

Total Credit Hours at UT Tyler: 60

Total Credit Hours: 120

Notes:

Transfer students having taken PSYC 2320 may substitute it for PSYC 4353. Only one of the two will be counted toward degree requirements. 

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