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Associate in Arts |
Program-level SLOs. Associate in arts degree in [ (Datatel code AA.PSY.D)]
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Associate in Arts - Psychology for Transfer
Catalog 2012-2013
The associate in arts in psychology for transfer major at Diablo Valley College (DVC) provides students with an introduction to psychology as the scientific study of thought, feeling, and behavior, and a helping profession dedicated to solving human problems. The associate degree curriculum meets lower division requirements for transfer to the CSU system baccalaureate degree programs in psychology and fulfills lower division general education requirements for transfer to the CSU system.
Psychology includes a variety of sub-fields, including clinical, counseling, developmental, forensic, social, cognitive, biological, and personality psychology. Most career options require more than two years of college study. The associate in arts in psychology for transfer degree provides preparation for transfer to psychology programs at baccalaureate-granting institutions. Transferring, completion of a bachelor’s degree, and graduate studies in psychology can lead to careers as psychotherapists, college professors, scientific researchers, administrators, and business consultants.
Students who intend to transfer must consult with a program advisor or counselor to ensure that the requirements for transfer to baccalaureate-granting institutions of their choice are met. To achieve the associate in arts in psychology for transfer degree from DVC students must (1) complete the psychology major requirements, (2) fulfill the requirements of either the CSU general education or the IGETC general education pattern, (3) complete 60 college transfer level units, and (4) obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Students must complete each course used to meet a major requirement with a “C” grade or higher. The major requires 18 units. Of these units, a minimum of 12 units must be earned in psychology courses, at least 6 of which must be taken at Diablo Valley College. Most courses in the psychology major satisfy both major and CSU GE/IGETC general education requirements; however, the units are only counted once toward the 60 unit requirement for an associate’s degree. Some variations in requirements may exist at certain four-year institutions; therefore, students who intend to transfer are advised to refer to the catalog of the prospective transfer institution and consult a counselor.
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Major requirements |
Units |
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PSYCH 101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
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PSYCH 215 |
Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology |
3 |
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Plus at least 3 units from: |
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BUS 240 |
Business Statistics |
3 |
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MATH 142 |
Elementary Statistics with Probability |
4 |
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Complete at least 3 units from: |
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BIOSC 102 |
Fundamentals of Biological Science with Laboratory |
4 |
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BIOSC 117 |
Human Biology with Lab |
4 |
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PSYCH 130 |
Emotions, Learning and the Brain |
3 |
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Complete at least of 3 units from: |
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PSYCH 145 |
Critical Thinking in Psychology |
3 |
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PSYCH 200 |
Life Span Development |
3 |
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PSYCH 225 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
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Complete at least of 3 units from: |
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PSYCH 122 |
Psychology in Modern Life |
3 |
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PSYCH 140 |
Psychology of African Americans in a Multicultural Society |
3 |
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PSYCH 141 |
Psychology of Latinos/Chicanos in the U.S. |
3 |
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PSYCH 160 |
Psychology of Women |
3 |
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PSYCH 190 |
Psychology of Adolescence |
3 |
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PSYCH 220 |
Psychology of Personality: Personal, Social, Cultural Differences |
3 |
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PSYCH 230 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
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PSYCH 240 |
Transpersonal Psychology |
3 |
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Total minimum required units |
18 |
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Program-level SLOs. Associate in arts degree in Associate in arts degree in [ (Datatel code AA.PSYT.D)]
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