Codes and Dates

Current Effective Date 2025 Fall Semester
Curriculum Committee Approval: 10/07/2024
Board of Trustees Approval: 11/12/2024
Program Control Number 30751
Department: PSYED
Subject: (PSY) Psychology
TOP Code 2001.00 - Psychology, General

Description

Psychology is a useful major for students with a variety of interests and career goals due to its emphasis on critical thinking, the scientific method of inquiry, and the interactive role that biological, psychological, developmental, and sociocultural factors play in affecting human behavior and mental processes. The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree is designed for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. To earn the Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree, students must complete a minimum of 60 required semester units of CSU-transferable coursework, including the Cal-GETC requirements and 19-20 semester units within the major. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, including grades of C (or 'P') or higher in each course taken to fulfill the major. Local graduation requirements are not required for the transfer degree. Students should consult with a counselor when planning to complete the degree for more information on university admission and transfer requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
1. Apply their knowledge of psychology's major theoretical perspectives (psychodynamic, behavioral, biological, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural) and its scientific research process when studying topics of interest, including methodologies and ethical concerns within the field's subdisciplines.
2. Recognize and analyze the application of psychological concepts and theories to human experiences across the lifespan and within the context of various social and cultural constructs.
3. When presented with information and claims about human behavior and mental processes, critically evaluate them within a framework that views humans as continually developing biological, psychological, social, and cultural organisms.

Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses
13.0
 
3.0
PSYC C1000
Introduction to Psychology (Active)
3.0
OR
PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Psychology - Honors (Active)
3.0
PSYC 36
Biological Psychology (Active)
3.0
 
4.0
STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics (Active)
4.0
OR
STAT C1000H
Introduction to Statistics - Honors (Active)
4.0
OR
MATH 42
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (Active)
4.0
OR
PSYC 42
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (Active)
4.0
PSYC 45
Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (Active)
3.0
Select one of the following courses:
3.0-4.0
BIOL 5
Human Biology (Active)
4.0
PSYC 5
Social Psychology (Active)
3.0
Choose one of the following courses: NOTE: Psychology 5 can be taken in this section only if it was not taken as part of the previous section
3.0
PSYC 5
Social Psychology (Active)
3.0
PSYC 16
Psychological Disorders (Active)
3.0
PSYC 25
Human Sexuality (Active)
3.0
PSYC 33
Personal and Social Adjustment (Active)
3.0
Total: 19.0-20.0