Psychology, A.A-T
The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree is designed to fulfill the undergraduate requirements for students planning to major or minor in psychology or transfer to the CSU system. The patterns of courses offered for the degree are designed to prepare students to study, understand and to think critically about behavior and mental processes of humans and other organisms under a scientific paradigm. The areas of study encompasses consciousness, cognition, motivation and emotion, human development, the psychobiological foundations of behavior, the nature of psychological disorders, and the application of psychological principles to promote the quality of people’s lives founded on sound psychological models and research.
AA.PSYC.OPTBAAT or AA.PSYC.OPTCAAT
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CSU: General Education Option B
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Business & Industry Focus
| Fall Semester 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-101 | College Composition (formerly Freshman Composition) | 4 |
| PSYC-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-102 | Personal Growth | 3 |
| COMM-100 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Art | ||
| History and Appreciation of Dance | ||
| History of Jazz and Blues | ||
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| ENGL-103 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| PSYC-103 | Human Development | 3 |
| ANTH-101 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| HIST-111 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| PSYC-121 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| ANTH-111 | Biological Anthropology Lab | 1 |
| Units | 16 | |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-124 | Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Social Research Methodology) | 4 |
| ENVS-100 | Humans and Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| PS-101 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 |
| COMM-117 | Organizational Communication (formerly Professional Communication) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary French I | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| Units | 17 | |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-107 | Psychobiology | 3 |
| HIST/ETHS-160 or PS/ETHS-103 | Black History in the American Context or Ethnic Politics in America | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Personnel Management (formerly MGT-138) | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Leadership Development (formerly LEAD-101) | ||
| Contemporary Social Problems | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Total Units | 64-65 | |
Language Requirement: Some CSU's require the equivalency of an intermediate language proficiency for graduation. Please see a counselor for more detail regarding specific CSU major and graduation requirements.
Education & Advocacy Focus
| Fall Semester 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-101 | College Composition (formerly Freshman Composition) | 4 |
| PSYC-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-102 | Personal Growth | 3 |
| COMM-100 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| PS-101 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| ENGL-103 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| PSYC-121 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| ANTH-101 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH-111 | Biological Anthropology Lab | 1 |
| PSYC-105 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Art | ||
| History and Appreciation of Dance | ||
| History of Jazz and Blues | ||
| Units | 16 | |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-124 | Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Social Research Methodology) | 4 |
| ENVS-100 or GEOL-105 | Humans and Scientific Inquiry or Historical Geology | 3 |
| PSYC-104 or SOCI-112 | Psychology of Gender or Gender and Social Interaction | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary French I | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Organizational Communication (formerly Professional Communication) | ||
| Units | 17 | |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| PS/ETHS-103 | Ethnic Politics in America or Black History in the American Context | 3 |
| PSYC-103 or PSYC-107 | Human Development or Psychobiology | 3 |
| HIST-111 or HIST-112 | U.S. History to 1877 or U.S. History Since 1865 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (formerly Introduction to Language and Linguistics) | ||
| Adolescent Literature (formerly ENGL-132) | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Sociology | ||
| Contemporary Social Problems | ||
| Marriage and the Family | ||
| Intercultural Relations | ||
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Total Units | 64-65 | |
Language Requirement: Some CSU's require the equivalency of an intermediate language proficiency for graduation. Please see a counselor for more detail regarding specific CSU major and graduation requirements.
Neuroscience Focus
| Fall Semester 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-101 | College Composition (formerly Freshman Composition) | 4 |
| BIOL-100 or BIOL-115 | Human Biology or Introductory Topics in Biology: Cells to Ecosystems (formerly Topics in Biology) | 4 |
| PSYC-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-102 | Personal Growth | 3 |
| Units | 14 | |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| ENGL-103 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| PSYC-121 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| PSYC-107 | Psychobiology | 3 |
| PS-101 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Art | ||
| History and Appreciation of Dance | ||
| History of Jazz and Blues | ||
| Units | 15 | |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-124 | Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Social Research Methodology) | 4 |
| CHEM-101 or CHEM-100 | General Chemistry I or Introduction to Chemistry | 4-5 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Human Development | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Biological Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary French I | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-108 or HS-123 | Abnormal Psychology or Drugs, Health and Society (formerly Drugs: Use and Abuse) | 3 |
| COMM-100 or COMM-104 | Public Speaking or Argumentation and Debate (formerly Advocacy and Argument) | 3 |
| HIST-111 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Black History in the American Context | ||
| Latinx/Chicanx Literature | ||
| Multiethnic Literature (formerly ENGL-280) | ||
| Ethnic Politics in America | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Units | 16 | |
| Total Units | 60-61 | |
Language Requirement: Some CSU's require the equivalency of an intermediate language proficiency for graduation. Please see a counselor for more detail regarding specific CSU major and graduation requirements.
Therapy & Counseling Focus
| Fall Semester 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-101 | College Composition (formerly Freshman Composition) | 4 |
| PSYC-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-102 | Personal Growth | 3 |
| COMM-106 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Art | ||
| History and Appreciation of Dance | ||
| History of Jazz and Blues | ||
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| ENGL-103 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| PSYC-121 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| BIOL-100 or BIOL-115 | Human Biology or Introductory Topics in Biology: Cells to Ecosystems (formerly Topics in Biology) | 4 |
| HIST-111 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| PSYC-108 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Units | 16 | |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-124 | Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Social Research Methodology) | 4 |
| ENVS-100 | Humans and Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| PS-101 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary French I | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| Units | 14 | |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-103 or PSYC-107 | Human Development or Psychobiology | 3 |
| COMM-103 or COMM-108 | Interpersonal Communication or Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| PSYC-104 or PSYC-105 | Psychology of Gender or Social Psychology | 3 |
| HIST/ETHS-160 or PS/ETHS-103 | Black History in the American Context or Ethnic Politics in America | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Total Units | 61-62 | |
Language Requirement: Some CSU's require the equivalency of an intermediate language proficiency for graduation. Please see a counselor for more detail regarding specific CSU major and graduation requirements.
UCR/UCLA: General Education Option C
| Fall Semester 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-101 | College Composition (formerly Freshman Composition) | 4 |
| MATH-110 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| PSYC-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-102 | Personal Growth | 3 |
| Units | 14 | |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| ENGL-103 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| COMM-100 or COMM-104 | Public Speaking or Argumentation and Debate (formerly Advocacy and Argument) | 3 |
| PSYC-121 or MATH-140 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences or Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| BIOL-100 or BIOL-115 | Human Biology or Introductory Topics in Biology: Cells to Ecosystems (formerly Topics in Biology) | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to American Government and Politics | ||
| U.S. History to 1877 | ||
| U.S. History Since 1865 | ||
| Units | 16 | |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-124 | Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Social Research Methodology) | 4 |
| CHEM-101 or CHEM-100 | General Chemistry I or Introduction to Chemistry | 4-5 |
| ANTH-101 or ENVS-101 | Biological Anthropology or Environmental Science | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary French I | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| PSYC-103 | Human Development | 3 |
| PHIL-105 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Art | ||
| History and Appreciation of Dance | ||
| History of Jazz and Blues | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Ethnic Politics in America | ||
| Black History in the American Context | ||
| American Indian Literature (formerly ENGL-240) | ||
| Latinx/Chicanx Literature | ||
| Multiethnic Literature (formerly ENGL-280) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Elementary French II | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Units | 16 | |
| Total Units | 61-62 | |
NOTE: For students who did not meet the LOTE requirement in high school, they may fulfill Area 6 by demonstrating proficiency by completing ASL-100 American Sign Language I, FREN-101 Elementary French I or SPAN-101 Elementary Spanish I with a grade C or better. Languages other than English for Native Speakers are also acceptable for meeting this requirement.
NOTE: UCLA articulates MATH-140 only. PSYC-121 articulates to UCR ONLY.
NOTE: UCLA articulates BIOL-115 only.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| MATH-140 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| or PSYC/SOCI-121 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | |
| PSYC-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| or PSYC-101H | Honors Introduction to Psychology | |
| PSYC-124 | Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Social Research Methodology) | 4 |
| or PSYC-124H | Honors Social Research Methodology With Lab (formerly Honors Social Research Methodology) | |
| List A: Select one | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Human Biology | ||
| Introductory Topics in Biology: Cells to Ecosystems (formerly Topics in Biology) | ||
or BIOL-115H | Honors Introductory Topics in Biology: Cells to Ecosystems (formerly Honors Topics in Biology) | |
| General Biology I | ||
or BIOL-150H | Honors General Biology I | |
| Psychobiology | ||
or PSYC-107H | Honors Psychobiology | |
| List B: Select one | ||
| Select any course from List A not already used above or one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Human Development | ||
or PSYC-103H | Honors Human Development | |
| List C: Select one | ||
| Select any course from List A or B not already used above or one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Child Development | ||
or CDE-110H | Honors Child Development | |
| Personal Growth | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
or PSYC-104H | Honors Psychology of Gender | |
| Social Psychology | ||
| Honors Social Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
or PSYC-108H | Honors Abnormal Psychology | |
| Total Units | 19-20 | |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Units for Major | 19-20 | |
| CSU General Education or IGETC Pattern | 37-39 | |
Possible double counting: 16-19 units | ||
| Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 CSU transferable units) | ||
Total Units for A.A.-T Degree: 60 units
The overall requirements for this Associates Degree for Transfer (ADT) can be met by:
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC).
- Completion of California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements (CSUGE) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).
- Completion of a minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
- Completion of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
ADTs also require that students earn a C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis. A “P” (Pass) grade is acceptable if pass is defined as a grade of C or better. ADTs are intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. A student completing an ADT is guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not a particular campus or major. Students should meet with a Counselor to develop a comprehensive educational plan to further understand university and transfer requirements.
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