Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Counseling and Applied Psychological Science

Details

Field of Interest

Behavioral Science and Human Services

Degree Type

Associate in Arts (AA)

Academic Plan

Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Counseling and Applied Psychological Science (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

8137

Effective Term

Fall 2024

Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

A list of additional requirements for this pathway map
Awareness Areas
In addition to the requirements identified in the sequence below, students must complete the following awareness areas if not otherwise met by other program requirements: Cultural [C] and Global [G] or Historical [H] Students are strongly encouraged to visit with an academic advisor to ensure completion of all graduation requirements.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
MAT14+	College Mathematics	Prerequisites: An appropriate District placement, or a grade of C or better in (MAT052, MAT053, and MAT055), or (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), or MAT085, or MAT09+, or MAT103 or MAT114 or MAT115.	Critical course OR Higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area Note: Students planning to transfer to ASU for the BS in Counseling and Applied Psychological Science should take MAT187 Precalculus or equivalent or higher [MA] course for which MAT187 is a prerequisite.	MA	3–6
CAP120	Introduction to Counseling		Critical course Gateway course	SB	3
PSY101	Introduction to Psychology		Critical course	SB	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	Recommend selecting a course that satisfies COM and SB or COM and L requirements simultaneously	SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
BHS185 or CAP220	Cultural Competence in Behavioral Health or The Counselor in a Multicultural Society			C or C	3
PSY230 or (PSY230 and PSY231) or PSY230WL	Introduction to Statistics or (Introduction to Statistics and Laboratory for Statistics) or Introduction to Statistics with Lab	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (PSY101 and eligibility for MAT14+ or higher as indicated by appropriate district mathematics placement) or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (PSY101 and eligibility for MAT14+ or higher as indicated by appropriate district mathematics placement) or permission of Instructor. and Corequisites: PSY230. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (PSY101 and eligibility for MAT14+ or higher as indicated by appropriate district mathematics placement) or permission of Instructor.	Critical course	CS or CS or CS	3–4
Elective	Elective				0–3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3
BHS165 or CAP240	Applied Therapeutic Communication Skills or Introduction to Counseling Skills	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CAP120.			3
PSY290AB or (PSY290AC (LEC) and PSY290AC)	Research Methods or (Research Methods and Research Methods Laboratory)	Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107. Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: PSY290AC lab course. and Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107. Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or PSY230WL or permission of Instructor. Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or PSY230WL or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: PSY290AC lecture course.	Critical course	L, SG or L, SG	4
Elective	Elective				3
Elective	Elective				0–3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BIO100 or BIO156++ or BIO181++ or SQ	Biology Concepts or Introductory Biology for Allied Health or General Biology (Majors) I or Natural Sciences Quantitative	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one-semester of college level chemistry is strongly recommended. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one semester of college-level biology and chemistry is strongly recommended. or No requisites	Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ] area Students transferring to ASU's BS Counseling and Applied Psychology (Substance Abuse and Addictions) should take BIO181 or BIO181XT. Students transferring to ASU's BS Counseling and Applied Psychology (general) should select any BIO course that transfers to ASU as [SQ]-Science Quantitative. Check Find-a-Class on maricopa.edu or the Course Equivalency Guide on AZTransfer.com for [SQ] BIO options.	SQ or SQ or SQ or SQ	4
CAP260	Career and Professional Preparation for the Helping Professions	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101.		L	3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3
Elective	Elective				0–3
Elective	Elective				0–3
Elective	Elective				0–2

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

A list of additional requirements for this pathway map
Awareness Areas
In addition to the requirements identified in the sequence below, students must complete the following awareness areas if not otherwise met by other program requirements: Cultural [C] and Global [G] or Historical [H] Students are strongly encouraged to visit with an academic advisor to ensure completion of all graduation requirements.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
CAP120	Introduction to Counseling		Critical course Gateway course	SB	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MAT14+	College Mathematics	Prerequisites: An appropriate District placement, or a grade of C or better in (MAT052, MAT053, and MAT055), or (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), or MAT085, or MAT09+, or MAT103 or MAT114 or MAT115.	Critical course OR Higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area Note: Students planning to transfer to ASU for the BS in Counseling and Applied Psychological Science should take MAT187 Precalculus or equivalent or higher [MA] course for which MAT187 is a prerequisite.	MA	3–6
PSY101	Introduction to Psychology		Critical course	SB	3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
BHS185 or CAP220	Cultural Competence in Behavioral Health or The Counselor in a Multicultural Society			C or C	3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	Recommend selecting a course that satisfies COM and SB or COM and L requirements simultaneously	SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
PSY230 or (PSY230 and PSY231) or PSY230WL	Introduction to Statistics or (Introduction to Statistics and Laboratory for Statistics) or Introduction to Statistics with Lab	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (PSY101 and eligibility for MAT14+ or higher as indicated by appropriate district mathematics placement) or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (PSY101 and eligibility for MAT14+ or higher as indicated by appropriate district mathematics placement) or permission of Instructor. and Corequisites: PSY230. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (PSY101 and eligibility for MAT14+ or higher as indicated by appropriate district mathematics placement) or permission of Instructor.	Critical course	CS or CS or CS	3–4

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
PSY290AB or (PSY290AC (LEC) and PSY290AC (LAB))	Research Methods or (Research Methods and Research Methods Laboratory)	Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107. Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: PSY290AC lab course. and Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107. Corequisites: PSY290AC lecture course. Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSY230 or permission of Instructor.	Critical course	L, SG or L, SG	4
BHS165 or CAP240	Applied Therapeutic Communication Skills or Introduction to Counseling Skills	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CAP120.			3

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Elective	Elective				3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BIO100 or BIO156++ or BIO181++ or SQ	Biology Concepts or Introductory Biology for Allied Health or General Biology (Majors) I or Natural Sciences Quantitative	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one-semester of college level chemistry is strongly recommended. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one semester of college-level biology and chemistry is strongly recommended. or No requisites	Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ] area Students transferring to ASU's BS Counseling and Applied Psychology (Substance Abuse and Addictions) should take BIO181 or BIO181XT. Students transferring to ASU's BS Counseling and Applied Psychology (general) should select any BIO course that transfers to ASU as [SQ]-Science Quantitative. Check Find-a-Class on maricopa.edu or the Course Equivalency Guide on AZTransfer.com for [SQ] BIO options.	SQ or SQ or SQ or SQ	4
CAP260	Career and Professional Preparation for the Helping Professions	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101.		L	3

Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Area	Credits
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design	HU	3
Elective	Elective		0–3
Elective	Elective		0–3

Term 9

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Elective	Elective	0–3
Elective	Elective	0–3
Elective	Elective	0–2

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