Intro to Psychology vs Psychology of Personality: which one first?

Not for UPI Study's course: the Psychology of Personality syllabus lists no prerequisites. If you are new to psychology, Intro to Psychology first gives you research methods, the brain, learning and a first chapter on personality, which Psychology of Personality then takes much further. Check your own program's order too.

The study of how personality forms and why people differ. Psychology of Personality (Psychology 300) starts with research methods and ethics, then takes the main theories one by one: psychoanalytic, Adlerian and Jungian, neo-analytic, biological and evolutionary, behavioral, cognitive, existential and humanistic, ending with trait theory, personality disorders and culture.

NCCRS recommends Psychology of Personality (Psychology 300) for 3 semester hours in Psychology in the lower division OR the upper division category; your college decides which. Introduction to Psychology (Psychology 110) is lower division: ACE recommends 3 semester hours (ACE ID UPIS-0006), and NCCRS recommends 3 as well.

Introduction to Psychology: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in Psychology among other subjects; ACE recommends 3 (ACE ID UPIS-0006). Psychology of Personality: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower or upper division, in Psychology among other subjects.

Both are recommended in the same subjects: Psychology. Your college decides which requirement each one fills.

Introduction to Psychology is longer by its syllabus. Introduction to Psychology: 16 chapters and 68 instructional hours. Psychology of Personality: 13 chapters and 61 instructional hours. Both are self-paced, so you finish as fast or as slow as you want.

Introduction to Psychology: 100 multiple-choice questions, 50% of the grade. Psychology of Personality: 100 multiple-choice questions, 25% of the grade.

Introduction to Psychology: Spielman, Rose M., et al. Psychology 2e. OpenStax, 2020. Psychology of Personality: Friedman, Howard S., and Miriam W. Schustack. Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research. 5th ed., Pearson (optional).

Introduction to Psychology: yes, ACE ID UPIS-0006, 3 semester hours. Psychology of Personality: NCCRS only. ACE listings run three years and UPI Study renews them as they end; credit you have earned stays valid for 10 years.

Research Methods in Psychology. In the “Start in psychology” order on the Psychology and social science courses page, it follows Introduction to Psychology. Your program may set its own order.

No. Open-book is fine for the Introduction to Psychology quizzes and assignment, but the final is proctored: lightly, with no camera, once you are at 70% or more, and fully otherwise.

UPI Study sends it for you. Once Introduction to Psychology shows 100% complete, pay the $20 transcript on your Student Dashboard (www.upistudy.com/enrollments, "Get your transcript"); the dashboard then takes you straight to the transcript request, where you enter your college's address, and UPI Study emails it to them. Check spam for the confirmation email. As an ACE course, it is also issued as a Credly badge.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. Search your school in Find My College and ask your registrar which courses Psychology 110 and Psychology 300 would count as. It helps to name the subject: NCCRS recommends Introduction to Psychology in Psychology and Psychology of Personality in Psychology.