PSYCHOLOGY: The question of why people and animals do what they do is a question for which scholars have long sought answers. The Psychology Program at Sam Houston State University is intended to provide a broad overview to the field of psychology that developed over the last 125 years to provide answers to this question.
The objective of the Psychology Program is to provide students with a solid background in the science and practice of psychology. In our curriculum, students will find courses dealing with the biological bases of behavior as well as the social and clinical underpinnings of behavior. This well-rounded approach will enable students to be prepared to work in a variety of areas as well as enabling them to be prepared for advanced degree programs.
Participants of 2+2 programs at community colleges are especially welcome to join our program. Additional information may be found at Psychology web site.

San Antonio College	SHSU	Credit	Common Course
First Year
PSYC 2301, PSYC 2315	PSY 131, PSY 289	6	PSYC 2301, PSYC 2315
ENGL 1301	ENG 164	3	ENGL 1301
ENGL 1302	ENG 165	3	ENGL 1302
HIST 1301	HIS 163	3	HIST 1301
HIST 1302	HIS 164	3	HIST 1302
BIOL 1408	BIO 134 / 114**	4	BIOL 1308 / 1108
MATH 1332 or 2312	MTH 164 or 170	3	MATH 1332 or 2312
ARTS, DRAM or MUSI	Visual & Performing Arts	3
PHIL 1301	PHL 261	3	PHIL 1301
Second Year
	PSY 234/214	4
ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332 or 2333	ENG literature (200-level or higher)	3	ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333
	SCM	3
BIOL 1313 / 1113	BIO 162/112	4	BIOL 1313 / 1113
GOVT 2306	POL 261	3	GOVT 2306
GOVT 2305	POL 285	3	GOVT 2305
BCIS 1305 or COSC 1301	CS 133 or 143	3
KINE 1100	KIN 215	1

A maximum of 66 credit hours (excluding kinesiology) may be transferred from a community college to Sam Houston State University. Students should carefully select courses to complete the associate degree while minimizing the number of hours that might exceed the 66 hour cap for transfer credit.

In addition to the above courses, all courses in the State of Texas Common Core may be transferred between institutions. 

Students may transfer to SHSU at any time as long as they meet SHSU's admission requirements. Students close to completing the requirements for the Associate degree are encouraged to consider the potential advantages of completing the associate degree. One way to accomplish this is to transfer courses taken at SHSU back to the community college to complete degree requirements. Properly selected courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements at both institutions simultaneously. The applicant is encouraged to speak to an academic advisor familiar with the programs of all institutions involved to maximize the amount of transferable credit.

Notes:

1. We have endeavored to make this pamphlet error free. All listings are based on the SHSU 2002-2004 catalogue and San Antonio College 2002 catalogue. The respective catalogues are the final word if a discrepancy appears between this pamphlet and a catalogue.
2. SHSU courses with 300 and 400 level numbers are considered as upper division and must be completed at SHSU. Credit may not be transferred from a community college for upper division courses.
3. An * indicates the course is required at the specified educational institution.
4. Applications for admission to SHSU may be obtained on line at https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/commonapp.wbx or by calling Undergraduate Admissions at (936) 294-1828. Extensive information is also available on the SHSU web site at http://www.shsu.edu/

Texas Grant
Texas residents who have graduated from high school within the past 16 months with the Recommended or Distinguished curriculum, or received your first Associate's Degree within the past 12 months may qualify for the Towards Excellence, & Success (TEXAS) Grant, a state financial aid program. Please review the basic qualifications. If you believe you qualify, contact your respective community college or university financial aid office. The financial aid office at SHSU may be contacted at (936) 294-1724 or at http://www.shsu.edu/~sfa_www/. Additional information may be found at http://www.collegefortexans.com. 

Sam Houston State University and San Antonio College are both accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Revised 9/19/03