Psychology, Associate in Arts (AA)
Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
Complete all of the following:
- All Department Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the department requirements must be completed through SBCC).
- One of the following three General Education options:
- OPTION 1: A minimum of 18 units of SBCC General Education Requirements (Areas A-D) and Institutional Requirements (Area E) and Information Competency Requirement (Area F) OR
- OPTION 2: IGETC Pattern OR
- OPTION 3: CSU GE Breadth Pattern
- A total of 60 degree-applicable units (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher).
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all units attempted at SBCC.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all college units attempted.
- A minimum of 12 units through SBCC.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Department Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| PSY 100 | General Psychology | 3-4 |
| or PSY 100H | General Psychology, Honors | |
| PSY 150 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| PSY 200 | Research Methods and Experimental Design in Psychology | 4 |
| Social/Behavioral Science Electives: Select Option A or Option B below | ||
| 9-12 | ||
| Total Units | 20.00-24.00 | |
Option A
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 units from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Physiological Psychology | ||
| Psychology Of Human Sexuality | ||
| Personality Dynamics And Effective Behavior | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Human Development | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology: Psychological Perspective | ||
Option B
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology Electives | ||
| Select 6-8 units from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Physiological Psychology | ||
| Psychology Of Human Sexuality | ||
| Personality Dynamics And Effective Behavior | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Human Development | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology: Psychological Perspective | ||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives | ||
| Select 3-4 units from the following: | ||
| Physical Anthropology | ||
or ANTH 101H | Physical Anthropology, Honors | |
| Introduction To Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Communication | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
or PHIL 100H | Introduction to Philosophy, Honors | |
| Critical Thinking And Writing In Philosophy | ||
| Introduction To Sociology | ||
or SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology, Honors | |
- Theory and Content of Psychology: Students will demonstrate comprehension of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical and contemporary trends in psychology.
- Research Methods in Psychology: Students will demonstrate comprehension of scientifically-based research methods in psychology.
- Statistical Methods in Psychology: Students will identify, understand and apply statistical analyses appropriate for specific research problems in psychology.
- Information Technology: Students will demonstrate competence with information technology.
- Critical Thinking: Students will use logic and empirical evidence to evaluate claims made about behavior.
- Communication: Students will clearly express thoughts, ideas and arguments, using appropriate tone, focus, grammar and organization in their communications.