Certificate & Degree Details

• Psychology

  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 specialization 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 CSU that consist of: IGETC pattern or CSU GE breadth 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. 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
  PSYC 1A	Introduction to Psychology	3
  or PSYC 1AH	Introduction to Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 3	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology	4
  or PSYC 3H	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology - Honors
  Choose one of the following:		3-4
  PSYC 10	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  MATH 110	Elementary Statistics
  or MATH 110H	Elementary Statistics - Honors
  List A
  Choose one from the following:		3-4
  BIOL 1	General Biology
  BIOL 4	Biology for Majors
  or BIOL 4H	Biology for Majors - Honors
  PSYC 1B	Biological Psychology
  List B
  Choose one course from the following or any course not already selected from List A:		3-4
  BIOL 13	Human Reproduction, Development and Aging
  CHLD 11	Child and Adolescent Development
  ENGL 1C	Critical Thinking and Writing
  or ENGL 1CH	Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
  PHIL 3	Introduction to Logic
  or PHIL 3H	Introduction to Logic - Honors
  PHIL 8	Critical Thinking
  PHIL 9	Critical Thinking and Writing
  or PHIL 9H	Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
  PSYC 14	Developmental Psychology
  SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology
  or SOC 1H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors
  List C
  Choose one course from the following or any course not already selected from List A or List B:		3
  PSYC 5	Psychology of Reasoning and Problem Solving
  PSYC 15	Introduction to Child Psychology
  PSYC 19	Abnormal 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		19-22
  CSU General Education or IGETC Pattern 1		39-42
  Total Units		60

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  Courses may be double-counted with either CSU-GE or IGETC.

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