Course guide · PSY 101
Introduction to Psychology, from ASU's online course catalog: what it covers, how the grade is built, how the deadlines work, and how it counts at the University of Arizona and NAU.
The main areas of psychology, organized around five pillars: biological, cognitive, developmental, social and personality, and mental and physical health. Each module has reading, active learning exercises and a knowledge check, and the course ends with a milestone project. The catalog description notes participation in department-sponsored research or an equivalent alternative activity.
| Quizzes | 35% |
| Assignments and discussions | 35% |
| Psychology Applied assignments | 25% |
| Syllabus quiz | 5% |
| Extra credit | up to 2% |
From ASU's posted syllabus for the Fall B 2026 section. Weights can change between sessions; the syllabus for your section is the one that counts. A C usually starts near 70%, the line for adding the credit.
Open access with a final deadline: everything is available from day one, the dates in the schedule are suggestions, and work is not penalized as long as it is in before the final deadline.
In a session-based course, work can finish early but the grade is finalized only after the session ends; an on-demand course posts in the session the student finishes. Either way, ASU's syllabi give up to a year after finishing to decide whether to add the credit ($400 to ASU, only with a C or better).
Published rulings from the Arizona transfer guides, read October 2026. Each college decides how it accepts credit; check with the college before counting on it. The full ruling for PSY 101.
Sources: ASU's course page · ASU's posted syllabus (Fall B 2026). More: all practice weeks · all guides and tools
Course details from ASU's public course page and posted syllabus, read October 2026; ASU sets and may change its own content, fees, dates and policies. ASU fees: $25 to start, $400 to add the credit only if the family chooses. Caveat Academic Services offers independent college preparation services and is not affiliated with Arizona State University. Students do all of their own coursework. Each college decides which credits it accepts; Caveat does not promise that credit will transfer.