Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Full-time Sequence
Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).View requisites | 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.View requisites |
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
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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 requisitesView 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.View requisites | 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).View requisites | 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.View requisites | Critical course | CS or CS or CS | 3–4 |
Elective | Elective | 0–3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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.View requisites | 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.View requisites | Critical course | L, SG or L, SG | 4 |
Elective | Elective | 3 | |||
Elective | Elective | 0–3 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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 requisitesView 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.View requisites | 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.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).View requisites | 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
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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.View requisites |
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
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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.View requisites | 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
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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 requisitesView 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).View requisites | 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.View requisites | Critical course | CS or CS or CS | 3–4 |
Term 5
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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.View requisites | 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.View requisites | 3 |
Term 6
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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Elective | Elective | 3 | |||
HU | Humanities, Fine Arts & Design | HU | 3 |
Term 7
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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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 requisitesView 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.View requisites | L | 3 |
Term 8
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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HU | Humanities, Fine Arts & Design | HU | 3 | ||
Elective | Elective | 0–3 | |||
Elective | Elective | 0–3 |
Term 9
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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Elective | Elective | 0–3 | |||
Elective | Elective | 0–3 | |||
Elective | Elective | 0–2 |
Course Area Key
Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.
Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.
- C = Cultural Diversity in the US
- CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
- FYC = First Year Composition
- G = Global Awareness
- H = Historical Awareness
- HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
- L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
- MA = Mathematics
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
- SG = Natural Sciences General
- SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative