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  "college": "santiago-canyon-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Psychology",
  "id": "psychology-aa-t",
  "name": "Psychology",
  "award": "A.A. Degree for Transfer",
  "department": "psychology",
  "sourceUrl": "https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/program/psychology-aa-t-fall-2024",
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    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree for specialization in any of more than twenty branches of psychology including: child, clinical, personality, vocational, marriage and family counseling, industrial, mental health, and college teaching. Completion of the two-year program is appropriate for students whose vocational plans include helping people, i.e., teaching, social welfare, probation, criminology, nursing, law, and personnel work.  Successful completion of the transfer degree in Psychology guarantees the student acceptance to a local California State University to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Psychology or a related field.\n\n### Program Courses & Requirements"
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Psychology, AA-T: Complete all of the following",
          "units": "20-21"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Major requirements: Complete all of the following",
          "units": "11"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 220",
          "title": "Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Mathematics Requirement",
          "units": "4"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 219",
          "title": "Statistics and Probability",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 219H",
          "title": "Honors Statistics and Probability",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 219S",
          "title": "Statistics and Probability with Support",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "General Psychology Requirement",
          "units": "3"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 100",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 100H",
          "title": "Honors Introduction to Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List A",
          "units": "3"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL 109",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Biology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL 109H",
          "title": "Honors Fundamentals of Biology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 200",
          "title": "Introduction to Biological Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List B",
          "units": "3"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Any course from LIST A not already used. May not be a course used to satisfy the requirements in List A."
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CDEV 107",
          "title": "Child Growth and Development (DS1)",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 157",
          "title": "Introduction to Child Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 240",
          "title": "Introduction to Social Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 240",
          "title": "Introduction to Social Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Student may only earn credit for CDEV 107 or PSYC 157."
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Student may only earn credit for PSYC 240 or SOC 240."
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List C",
          "units": "3-4"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Any course from LIST A or B not already used. May not be a course used to satisfy the requirements in List A or B."
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANTH 100",
          "title": "Introduction to Cultural Anthropology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANTH 100H",
          "title": "Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANTH 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Physical Anthropology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 110",
          "title": "Critical Thinking",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 111",
          "title": "Introductory Logic",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 160",
          "title": "Introduction to Lifespan Psychology",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 170",
          "title": "Multicultural Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 180",
          "title": "Psychology of Gender",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 230",
          "title": "Psychology of Adjustment",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 250",
          "title": "Introduction to Abnormal Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 190",
          "title": "Psychology of Human Sexuality",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 100",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 100H",
          "title": "Honors Introduction to Sociology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n-   Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.\n-   Respect and use critical thinking, skeptical inquiry, and when possible, the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes.\n-   Develop insight into their own and others' behavior and mental processes and apply effective strategies for self-management and self-improvement."
    }
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}