Psychology - Associate in Arts Transfer Degree
Plan Code: 5000B/C
This program is designed to expose students to a diverse field of academic research and practical application. The science of psychology deals with description, explanation, prediction and control of mental processes and behaviors occurring within an individual as well as within the inter-personal, cultural and global contexts. Students scientifically explore healthy mental processes and behaviors, as well as the pathological (abnormal) ones in terms of how they affect one’s daily functioning within the mentioned contexts, and how to diagnose, explain and treat that pathology. This psychology program (Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer Degree) offers students a comprehensive education in the content as well as scientific method of the discipline emphasizing the processes of creating hypotheses as well as hypothesis testing. A variety of offered psychology courses familiarize students with diverse yet interrelated psychology sub-fields. The mission of this program is to provide a major presenting psychology as a science (of mental processes and behaviors) applicable to everyday life, as well as to provide a major that fulfills the general requirements of the California State University transfer system.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to attain the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs).
- Analyze the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
- Apply basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
- Examine problems related to behavior and mental processes through the scientific approach.
Program Requirements
This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED CORE COURSES | ||
| STAT 1/1H | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| PSYCH 1/1H | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 2 | Research Methods for Psychology | 4 |
| Subtotal Units | 11 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete ONE (1) course from LIST A: | ||
| LIST A | ||
| Physiological Foundations of Psychology (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 3 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete ONE (1) course from LIST B: | ||
| LIST B | ||
| Social Psychology (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 3 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete ONE (1) course from LIST C: | ||
| LIST C | ||
Any LIST A or LIST B course not already used | ||
| Psychology of Adjustment (3) | ||
| Human Sexuality (3) | ||
or HLED 10 | Human Sexuality (3) | |
| Subtotal Units | 3 | |
| Required Subtotal | 20 | |
| Complete one of the following: 1 | 37-39 | |
| Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 transferable units) 2 | ||
| Degree Total | 60 | |
- 1
Units for the major may be double-counted for CSU GE, or IGETC; see counselor for limitations.
- 2
Elective units from course(s) numbered 1-99, if needed, to reach 60 transferable units.
To earn an associate degree for transfer, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to a CSU that consist of either the 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.