Psychology

The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree prepares students for transfer into bachelor’s degree program in Psychology and similar programs at a CSU campus and guarantees admission to the CSU system. Psychology is a broad discipline with many areas of specialty. It continually seeks to understand and explain the human experience: how we think, act, feel and relate to ourselves and others. Students completing this degree will learn to apply science, as well as use multiple theoretical perspectives and levels of analysis to understand problems related to behavior and mental processes. The successful student will apply critical and creative thinking to problem solving, and apply psychological knowledge to personal, social, organizational, cross-cultural, and global issues. This degree provides students with foundational knowledge, skills, and values consistent with the science and application of Psychology while preparing them for upper division course work in the field. California Community College students who are awarded the Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a program that is like their community college major. Students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop a student educational plan that best meets their goals. Students wishing to pursue the Associate in Arts for Transfer in Psychology must complete 60 semester units eligible for transfer to the California State University, including: the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), and a minimum of 18 units of major coursework in the major, as detailed below. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, including grades of "C" (or "P") in each course taken to fulfill the major and general education.