Associate of Arts - Psychology

The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer (AA-T in Psychology) is designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU institution for students who plan to transfer and complete a CSU major or baccalaureate degree in Psychology. California Community College students who are awarded an Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree (AA-T in Psychology) are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU institution or to a program that is deemed similar to their community college major.

Psychology concerns itself with the study of human and animal behavior. The program provides students both pure science and the practical application of science to matters of everyday life. The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer (AA-T in Psychology), is designed for students learn to examine psychological processes from multiple perspectives and to apply psychological principles and methods to personal and social issues in ways that promote self-understanding, personal development, and effective interpersonal relationships as members of a diverse society. Students who complete the Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer (AA-T in Psychology) meet the lower-division requirements for transfer to a four-year program of study in Psychology.

Program Learning Outcomes: • Students will design and demonstrate an exercise showing how psychosocial factors influence behavior. • Students will explain the effects of genetic and environmental factors on personality and behavior. • Students will describe how an appreciation of cultural relativity and human diversity might enrich the understanding of psychology. • Students will identify research models and relate the findings of research to life situations. • Students will develop critical thinking exemplified in their uses of psychologic