Academic Concentration

Planning to transfer to a University to pursue a degree in psychology?

Bellevue College Psychology Department offers an academic concentration in psychology on your Associates in Arts and Sciences [PDF]degree.

To qualify, students must:

Take four courses in Psychology, only five credits can be applied in a distribution area (C- or better in each concentration course); the other 15 credits will be counted as electives or towards the concentration area.

• PSYC& 100 General Psychology (5)
• TWO of the following five courses:
  • PSYC&200 Lifespan Psychology (5)
  • PSYC 202 Introduction to Physiological Psychology (5)
  • PSYC 205 Theories of Personality (5)
  • PSYC 209 Fundamentals of Psychological Research (5)
  • PSYC&220 Psychology Disorders (5)
• 5 additional credits in Psychology

Note:

1. We strongly recommend that students consult with a faculty member in the Psychology department before completing the form and/or beginning their journey to get the academic concentration.
2. Only ONE Psychology (PSYC) course can be applied toward the distribution requirements.
   • Example: Any PSYC course will count toward the Social Science distribution area.
   • Exception: PSYC 202 is unique and can count toward either the Social Science or the Natural Science distribution area.
3. All remaining PSYC credits will count as electives.

Students must take the following steps to ensure qualification:

1. Complete the Application for Academic Concentration form [PDF].
2. Email an advisor in the Psychology department for advice.

   • You may make appointments with any of the following faculty for advising. Please bring a copy of your current transcript and your distribution sheet to your appointment:

     • Carol Anderson
     • Celeste Lonson
     • Deepti Karkhanis (Program Chair)
     • Jennifer Parada
     • Leo Kiralla
3. Go to the graduation webpage and submit two graduation applications, one for the associate degree, and then one more for the concentration.

Get your bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University by taking classes on Bellevue College campus:

The Bellevue College campus hosts B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Health Psychology degrees through Eastern Washington University. For more information about these programs, contact Eastern at BC by phone at (425) 564-5100 or email ewubc@ewu.edu.
You can also email the Program Chair for EWU@BC, Kayleen Islam-Zwart, email address: kislamzwart@ewu.edu, for information and/or questions.

Are you already thinking about graduate school in psychology?

The American Psychological Association has a great set of video resources on how to prepare for and apply to graduate school. Read more on APA Resources!

Last Updated April 23, 2026