Psychology, Associate of Arts (AA)
Psychology represents an extremely broad discipline, ranging from the study of behavior of the simplest of organisms to the behavior of humans and groups of humans in complicated situations. There is probably no other field that has as many direct and practical applications to human activities.
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: Complete Option A or Option B below | 9-11 | |
| Total Units | 20.00-23.00 | |
Option A
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9-10 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 | ||
| Complete 6-7 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 | ||
| Complete 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.