OTC and Drury collaborate to develop A.A. in Behavioral Sciences

Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) and Drury University have partnered to develop an Associate of Arts in Behavioral Sciences degree program at OTC. The A.A. in Behavioral Sciences seamlessly transfers to Drury’s Behavioral Sciences program and launches in the fall of 2014.

The A.A. in Behavioral Sciences includes coursework in psychology, criminology and sociology. It was designed to meet Drury’s requirements for students majoring in behavioral science disciplines. Although the program incorporated courses OTC currently offered, it also required OTC to develop new courses to meet Drury’s curricular expectations. New courses offered by OTC for the A.A. in Behavioral Sciences include Psychology 210 – Research Methods, Psychology 220 – Statistics for Behavioral Sciences, and Sociology 215 – Deconstructing Social Problems.

Linda Caldwell, OTC department chair of psychology and criminology, and Vickie Luttrell, Drury department chair of behavioral sciences, led the collaborative efforts between OTC and Drury. 

“OTC’s new degree meets the needs of students who have a strong interest in working with people, but don’t feel called to work in medical or educational fields,” said Caldwell. “The new A. A. in Behavioral Sciences creates a pathway for students to seamlessly transfer to psychology, criminology and sociology majors for their bachelor’s degree while being qualified to find entry-level employment once they graduate with the A.A. in Behavioral Sciences.”

“Drury is excited to collaborate with OTC and help students achieve a bachelor’s degree in the behavioral sciences,” said Luttrell. “We already have outstanding transfer students in our department, and many are from OTC. This collaboration will open up even more opportunities for them.”