Transfer Admissions

Transfer Pathway: Psychology B.A.

Transfer Pathways allow you to complete your Transfer Pathway degree at a Minnesota State Community College and transfer to St. Cloud State University without losing credits or taking extra courses. You are guaranteed junior status and given assurance that all 60 of your credits will count toward the related bachelor’s degree.

After you are admitted to St. Cloud State University, you will complete 60 credits to earn your bachelor’s degree. For more information about how St. Cloud State can support your transfer, connect with a member of our Transfer Team.

Year Three

3rd Year/Fall Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
PSY 119 Psychology as a Discipline & Profession 1
PSY 202 Management Information Systems 3
PSY 327, 353, 378, 386, or 490 Upper level PSY Foundations 3
PSY 327, 353, 378, 386, or 490 Upper level PSY Foundations
Minor course 3
Minor course 3
Semester Credits Total 15

Notes: 9-15 credits required, depending on incoming courses. Choose from PSY 327 (Motivation & Emotion), 353 (Sensation & Perception), 378 (Personality), 386 (Physiological Psych), 490 (Disorders). PSY 490 may be taken even if you had Abnormal in college.

3rd Year/Spring Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
PSY 380 Experimental Psychology 3
PSY 327, 353, 378, 386, or 490 Upper level PSY Foundations 3
Minor course 3
Minor course 3
Minor/SCSU elective 3
Minor/PSY elective/SCSU elective
Semester Credits Total 15

Notes: Any PSY course counts as an elective after all fulfilling the Foundations requirement.

Year Four

4th Year/Fall Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
PSY Capstone PSY Capstone 3
PSY 327, 353, 378, 386, or 490 Upper level PSY Foundations 3
PSY elective or minor 3
Minor course 3
  Minor/SCSU elective 3
Semester Credits Total 15

Notes: Capstone course options include: PSY 401 (Field Experience), 430 (Advanced Topics), or 432 (Advanced Research Topics). May be taken during either this term (401, 430, or 432) or spring (401, 430), or summer (401 only).

4th Year/Spring Semester
Course No. Course Name Credits
PSY Capstone Capstone (if not taken previous term) 3
PSY elective or minor 3
  Minor/University elective 3
Minor/University elective 3
Minor/University elective 3
Semester Credits Total 12-15

 Notes:

Psychology requires a minor (15-27 credits) or a year of foreign language (8 credits). Note that except for PSY 202, 380, and Capstone (which are sequenced), all other PSY courses can be taken in any/all semesters. Emphasize taking 300/400 level courses, as you need a minimum of 40 credits to graduate. Language and/or minor will require some lower level courses; other low level courses may be taken as long as upper level requirement has been met.

Updated: 6/14/2021

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