The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer (AA-T) prepares students to move into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree in psychology. Please consult a counselor regarding specific course requirements for your transfer institution. Completion of the AA-T degree also provides guaranteed admission to the CSU system, although does not guarantee admission to a specific campus or major. Upon completion of the AA-T in Psychology, students will have a general understanding of main psychological theories as they pertain to development, personality, psychological disorders, learning, memory, and social dynamics as well as an understanding of the physiological basis of human behavior. This knowledge base will be grounded in the understanding of basic research methodology. Additionally, students will have the capacity to write and think in a critically analytical way about issues pertaining to human behavior and mental processes. Completion of the AA-T is appropriate for students whose career plans include helping people, i.e., teaching, social welfare, probation, criminology, nursing, law, or personnel work.

Requirements

Student completion requirements for the associate degree for transfer:

🗸 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU transferable units

🗸 the California State University General Education-Breadth pattern(CSU GE Breadth); OR the Intersegmental General Education
Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern

🗸 a minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district

🗸 obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0

🗸 earn a grade of “C” or better, (or “P”) in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis

Learning Outcome(s):

🗸 Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, research methods, core empirical findings, career pathways, and historic trends in psychology.

🗸 Understand the impact of diversity on psychological research, theory and application, including (but not limited to): age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation.

🗸 Have an understanding of the relationship between biology and psychological processes as it relates to typical, atypical, and psychopathological behavior and mental processes.

🗸 Be able to think critically and objectively, problem-solve, and employ the scientific method of inquiry to address psychological questions.

🗸 Be able to conduct academic research, understand the logic of statistical methods, and determine the validity and relevance of the research literature.

🗸 Be able to conduct descriptive and inferential statistics on data sets, understand the logic of hypothesis testing and apply this logic to the evaluation and interpretation of research data and findings.

🗸 Have an understanding of the logic of hypothesis testing and apply this logic to the evaluation and interpretation of research data and findings

🗸 Be able to adequately distinguish between primary and secondary sources and communicate in writing using the standards and conventions of the American Psychological Association.