A.A. to B.A. in Psychology Program Transfer Guide

Northern Illinois University at the University Center at McHenry County College

Use this guide to help plan your progress toward your degree. Please note the following:

  • 7-8 total credits required for Physical and Life Sciences with one lab.
  • Refer to the MCC course catalog for options for Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences courses.
  • You must complete two years of college-level work in the same foreign language (or equivalent).
  • A minimum of 40 hours must be in courses at the 300 and/or 400 level.
  • If a course is a prerequisite, you must pass it with a grade of C or better.
Year One — Semester I (16 Hours)
MCC NIU
ENG 151 Composition I (3) ENGL 103 Rhetoric and Composition I (3)
MAT 120 General Education Statistics (3) STAT 100 Basic Statistics (3)
SPA 151 Beginning Spanish (4) FLSP 101 Beginning Spanish I (3)
PSY 151 Intro Psychology (3) PSYC 102 Intro to Psychology (3)
IAI Humanities or Fine Arts (3) General Education Elective
Year One — Semester II (16 Hours)
MCC NIU
ENG 152 Composition II (3) ENGL 203 Rhetoric and Composition II (3)
SPE 151 Introduction to Speech (3) COMS 100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
PSY 250 Human Development Lifespan (3) PSYC 225 Lifespan Development: Child-Adult (3)
IAI Humanities/Fine Arts (3) General Education Elective
SPA 152 Beginning Spanish II (4) FLSP 102 Beginning Spanish II (3)
Year Two — Semester I (16-17 Hours)
MCC NIU
PSY 265 Social Psychology (3) SOCI 260 Intro to Social Psychology (3)
IAI Social/Behavioral Science (3) General Education Elective
IAI Humanities/Fine Arts (3) General Education Elective
SPA 251 Intermediate Spanish I (4) FLSP 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3)
IAI Physical Science/ Life Science (3-4) General Education Elective
Year Two — Semester II (16-17 Hours)
MCC NIU
PSY 251 Child Psychology (3) HDFS 230 Child Development (3)
PSY 275 Abnormal Psychology (3) Major Elective
IAI Social/Behavioral Science (3) General Education Elective
IAI Social/Behavioral Science (3-4) General Education Elective
SPA 252 Intermediate Spanish II (4) FLSP 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3)
Total semester hours completed at MCC (64-66)
Year Three — Semester I (13 Hours)
PSYC 101 University Experience in Psychology (1)
PSYC 300 Brain and Behavior or PSYC 345 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 332 Personality or PSYC 316 Introduction to Psychopathology (3)
University Baccalaureate 100-400 Electives (online) (6)^
Year Three — Semester II (12 Hours)
PSYC 315 Developmental Psychopathology or PSYC 324 Child Development (3)
PSYC 305 Research Methods (3), prerequisite
University Baccalaureate 100-400 Electives (online) (6)
Year Four — Semester I (15 Hours)
PSYC 300 Brain and Behavior or PSYC 345 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 332 Personality or PSYC 316 Introduction to Psychopathology (3)
PSYC 306 Advanced Research Methods (3)
University Baccalaureate 300-400 Electives (online) (6)
Year Four — Semester II (15 Hours)
PSYC 315 Developmental Psychopathology or PSYC 324 Child Development (3)
PSYC 413/433 Research Laboratory (3)
University Baccalaureate 300-400 Electives (online) (9)

Total semester hours completed at NIU (55)
Total semester hours for B.S. degree (120)

Disclaimer: You’re encouraged to use this transfer guide when planning your progress toward degree completion. Following this transfer guide does not guarantee admission into the listed program. Information was updated December 2024; however, any curriculum changes reflected in the Undergraduate Catalog override the information on this guide. Contact your MCC academic advisor for assistance in interpreting this guide.