Certificate & Degree Details

• Psychology AA-T Degree

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Degree A0324
  The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer introduces students to the psychological principles and methodologies used in the scientific study of mental processes and behaviors. Students will acquire the foundational knowledge necessary to pursue post-secondary degrees in psychology and a variety of specializations in the field. The goals of this degree are to prepare students to identify research and statistical methods appropriate to psychology, to compare and contrast the major theoretical perspectives in psychology, and synthesize the relationships between biological and behavioral functions.

  To earn an associate degree for transfer a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A ‘P’ (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses		10-11
  PSYC C1000	Introduction to Psychology
  or PSYC C1000H	Introduction to Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 3	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
  or PSYC 3H	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 10	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  or STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics
  or STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics - Honors
  List A		3-4
  Choose one course from the following:
  BIOL 1	General Biology
  BIOL 4	Biology for Majors
  or BIOL 4H	Biology for Majors - Honors
  PSYC 1B	Biological Psychology
  or PSYC 1BH	Biological Psychology - Honors
  List B		3-4
  Choose one course from the following or any course not already used from List A:
  ANTH 5	Cultural Anthropology
  or ANTH 5H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors
  CHLD 10	Human Growth and Lifespan Development
  or CHLD 10H	Human Growth and Lifespan Development - Honors
  CHLD 11	Child and Adolescent Development
  COMM 2	Survey of Communication Studies
  COMM 30	Introduction to Communication Theory
  or COMM 30H	Introduction to Communication Theory - Honors
  ENGL C1001	Critical Thinking and Writing
  or ENGL C1001H	Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
  MATH 180	Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
  PHIL 9	Critical Thinking and Writing
  or PHIL 9H	Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
  POLS C1000	American Government and Politics
  or POLS C1000H	American Government and Politics - Honors
  PSYC 5	Psychology of Reasoning and Problem Solving
  PSYC 14	Developmental Psychology
  or PSYC 14H	Developmental Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 19	Abnormal Psychology
  SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology
  or SOC 1H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors
  List C		3-4
  Choose one course from the following or any course not already used from List A or List B:
  PSYC 15	Introduction to Child Psychology
  PSYC 20	Introduction to Social Psychology
  PSYC 25	The Psychology of Women
  PSYC 26	Psychology of Sexuality
  PSYC 33	Psychology for Effective Living
  Total Units for Major		19-23
  General Education (Cal-GETC) Units 1		34
  Total Units		60

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  Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

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