Major Code 2001.00
West's Psychology Department has a comprehensive selection of courses providing quality instruction to all students whether they are Psychology Majors, or traditional students looking for General Education (GE) credit, or non-traditional students seeking to round out their education. Courses are offered at a variety of convenient times and are taught by highly qualified instructors who are dedicated to making their classes as interesting and useful as possible.
The Associate in Arts degree in Psychology is designed for those who want
to complete a baccalaureate degree in the field. Emphasis is placed on
meeting lower-division requirements at a four-year institution.
Professional opportunities to which the curriculum could lead occur in the
healing professions; natural sciences; marriage, child, and family
counseling; industry and business; public health; social welfare; the
National Park Service; environmental improvement and conservation
programs; and zoological institutions. Psychology also provides valuable
background for those seeking careers in such fields as anthropology,
sociology, social work, law, medicine, nursing and mental health facilities,
the Foreign Service and trade, geriatrics, and child development.
Students who wish to obtain an associate degree in Psychology may do so
by completing the course requirements listed below plus all other WLAC
requirements for an associate degree. Transfer students should consult the
Counseling Office for major preparation and general education requirements
of the particular transfer institution of their choice.
Transfer students who want to also obtain an Associate Degree may do so by completing all WLAC general education requirements plus at least 22
units in the major as required by the transfer institution (a total of 60 units
for an Associate Degree).
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE (22 UNITS, PLAN A)
- REQUIRED COURSES
- PSYCH 1 General Psychology I 3
- PSYCH 2 General Psychology II 3
- MATH 227 Statistics 4
- AND 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
- PSYCH 14 Abnormal Psychology 3
- PSYCH 16 Intimacy, Marriage, and Family Relationships 3
- PSYCH 41 Life Span Psychology: From Infancy to Old Age 3
- PSYCH 52 Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality 3
- PSYCH 64 Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Abuse 3
- AND 3 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
- ANTHRO 101 Human Biological Evolution 3
- ANTHRO 102 Human Ways of Life: Cultural Anthropology 3
- PHILOS 1 Introduction to Philosophy 3
- SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology 3
- TOTAL UNITS 22
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