# Psychology (PSYC) courses

Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://ltcc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027/department/psychology

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### PSYC C1000 — Introduction to Psychology

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level writing (ENGC1000 or ENG101) and reading (a course with an existing skill of ability to read a college level text)
- **C-ID:** PSY 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections listed as PSYC-C1000 (/c/lake-tahoe-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Winter 2027, 3 sections listed as PSYC-C1000 (/c/lake-tahoe-community-college/schedule/winter-2027/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections listed as PSYC-C1000 (/c/lake-tahoe-community-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- LTCC- Local General Education Curriculum: Area 4: Social Science; Area 6: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
- CSU General Education Curriculum: Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behaviors; Historical Background; Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
- IGETC Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum: Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cal-GETC: Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
- 25/26 - Local General Education Curriculum: Area 4: Social Sciences; Area 7: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
- Cal-GETC: Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

This course is an introduction to psychology, which is the study of the mind and behavior. Students focus on theories and concepts of biological, cognitive, developmental, environmental, social, and cultural influences; their applications; and their research foundations.