Associate of Arts Degree in Psychology
The associate degree in psychology prepares students to move into curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree for specialization in any of more than twenty branches of psychology including, child, clinical, personal, vocation and marriage counseling, industrial, mental health, and college teaching. Completion of the two-year program is appropriate for students whose vocational plans include helping people, i.e., teaching, social welfare, probation, criminology, nursing, law, personnel work).
Required courses: Units: |
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| Psychology 100, Introduction to Psychology |
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| Psychology 100H, Honors Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
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| Psychology 219, Research Methods in Psychology |
3 |
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| Social Sciences 219, Statistics & Probability |
4 |
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Two courses from the following psychology electives: 6
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| Psychology 140, Psychology of Adulthood & Aging |
3 |
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| Psychology 157, Introduction to Child Psychology |
3 |
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| Psychology 170, Multicultural Psychology |
3 |
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| Psychology 200, Physiological Psychology |
3 |
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| Psychology 230, Psychology & Effective Behavior |
3 |
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| Psychology 240, Introduction to Social Psychology |
3 |
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| Psychology 250, Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
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One additional elective from the psychology courses above or from the following: 3
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