Austin Peay State University
General Education Core Requirements (for psychological science majors)
Catalog Term Beginning Fall Semester 2016 (updated Summer 2017)
120 Hrs Total; 39 Hrs are upper division; Courses in Bold are Required to take
* Must Pass course with a grade of “C” or higher
Communications – Must select all__ENGL 1010 English Composition I
__ENGL 1020 English Composition II
__COMM 1010 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select Two from two disciplines
__AAST 2200 Introduction to African-American Studies
__COMM 2020 Media, Society, and the Individual
__ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics
__GEOG 1010 Physical Geography
__GEOG 1020 Geography of the Developed World
__GEOG 1030 Geography of the Developing World
__HHP 1250 Wellness Concepts & Practices
__POLS 2010 American National Government
__POLS 2040 Introduction to Public Policy
__POLS 2070 International Politics
__*PSY 1010 General Psychology
__PSY 1050 Psychology of Modern Culture
__SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology
__SOC 2050 Social Problems
__SOC 2900 Marriage and the Family
__WS 2050 Introduction to Women’s Studies
Humanities and/or Fine Arts
Two from two disciplines in addition to 2330
__ENGL 2330 Topics in World Literature
__ ART 1035 Intro to Art
__ MUS 1030 Music Appreciation
__ MUS 2030 World Music
__ PHIL 1030 Introduction to Philosophy
__ PHIL 1040 Introduction to Ethics
__ PHIL 2200 Religion & the World
__ THEA 1030 Introduction to Theatre / History – Select 2
__HIST 2010 Early United States History
__HIST 2020 Modern United States History
__HIST 2030 Tennessee History
__HIST 2310 Early World History
__HIST 2320 Modern World History
Mathematics – Select 1
__*MATH 1530 Elements of Statistics (must pass with a grade of “C” or higher)
Natural Sciences – Select 2 recommend biology courses
__ASTR 1010 Planetary Astronomy
__ASTR 1020 Stellar Astronomy
__BIOL 1010 Principles of Life
__BIOL 1020 Diversity of Life
__BIOL 1040 Human Biology
__BIOL 1110 Principles of Biology
__BIOL 2010 Human Anatomy & Physiology I __BIOL 2020 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
__CHEM 1010 Chemistry, Society, & the Environment I
__CHEM 1020 Chemistry, Society, & the Environment II
__CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I
__CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II
__CHEM/PHYS 1710 Introduction to Chemistry & Physics
__GEOL 1040 Physical Geology
__GEOL 1050 Historical Geology
__PHYS 1010 Conceptual Physics I
__PHYS 1020 Conceptual Physics II
__PHYS 2010 College Physics, Algebra & Trigonometry
__PHYS 2020 College Physics
__PHYS 2110 University Physics I (Calculus-based)
__PHYS 2120 University Physics II (Calculus-based)
* Psychology Majors must complete these classes.
**APSU 1000 must be taken by new students with < 12 hours, it will be removed at the time of graduation if > 12 hours.
The above requirements are for the A.S. and B.S. degrees. Foreign language courses are an additional requirement for the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees. The B.A. degree requires proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of two years of college level work. The A.A. degree requires proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of one year of college level work