Aug 28, 2025  
Dallas College Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Dallas College Catalog 2025-2026

Texas Direct - Associate of Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Psychology

Location(s): Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, Richland


This plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Degree Code: AA.TXD.PSYCH

This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to major in psychology and transfer to a four-year college or university in Texas. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved this field of study in psychology. Therefore, this degree plan will constitute a semester credit hour transfer block to any public Texas four-year college or university with a psychology major.

Transferring students shall not be required to repeat courses transferred as part of this field of study curriculum in psychology. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with academic advisors at their transferring college or university to verify and confirm each institution’s unique psychology major requirements before applying.

In order to be eligible to receive this A.A. degree, a student must:

  1. Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
  2. Earn a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1301  and the selected college-level mathematics course;
  3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 (“C”);
  4. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI)  requirements and course prerequisites; and
  5. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

Communication (CB010)


Select EACH of the following:

Credit Hours Required: 6


Mathematics (CB020)


Select the following:

        (A grade of “C” or better is required.)

 

Credit Hours Required: 3-4


Credit Hours Required: 8


 • Life and Physical Sciences - This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and BIOL 1408; BIOL 1407 and BIOL 1409; BIOL 2420 and BIOL 2421; CHEM 1405 and CHEM 1411; CHEM 1406 and CHEM 1411; CHEM 1405 and CHEM 1406; CHEM 1406 and CHEM 1407; GEOL 1401 and GEOL 1403; PHYS 1401 and PHYS 1405; PHYS 1401 and PHYS 2425; PHYS 1405 and PHYS 2425.

Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040)


Select the following:

Credit Hours Required: 3


Creative Arts (CB050)


Select the following:

Credit Hours Required: 3


Credit Hours Required: 6


Credit Hours Required: 6


Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080)


Select the following:

Credit Hours Required: 3


Component Area Option (CB090)


Select the following:

Credit Hours Required: 4


Core Credit Hours for this A.A. Degree: 42 Credit Hours


General Electives


Select any 3 credit hours from courses OTHER THAN those with a prefix of AGRI, BIOL, CHEM, ENGR, ENVR, GEOL, MATH, PHYS, or ANTH 2401 .

See a Success Coach for the appropriate course selection for your transfer institution.

Credit Hours Required: 3


Credit Hours Required: 9


Directed Electives - Psychology


Students should review and select the required courses based upon their chosen transfer institution. To find out FOS Directed Electives for additional universities, please see the Texas Direct Website.

Texas A&M University College Station 

PSYC 2306  and PSYC 2330  

Texas Woman’s University

PSYC 2320  and PSYC 2330  

University of North Texas

PSYC 2315  and PSYC 2330  

University of Texas Arlington

PSYC 2306 , PSYC 2316 , and PSYC 2320  

University of Texas Dallas

PSYC 2306  and PSYC 2315  

Credit Hours Required: 6


Total Credit Hours Required for this A.A. Degree: 60 Credit Hours


Note(s):


  • Upon satisfying any 010 through 080 core component areas, additional course(s) or remaining credits from courses used to satisfy these component areas, may be (1) used to satisfy the 090 core component area or (2) applied as general electives to the degree plan.
  • Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.