# Social and Behavioral Sciences (Associate in Science)

Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: General Education

Source: https://yc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Yuba-College-Catalog-26.pdf#page=117

This degree emphasizes the perspective, concepts, theories and methodologies of the disciplines typically found in the vast variety of disciplines that comprise study in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students will study about themselves and as members of a larger society. Topics and discussion to stimulate critical thinking about ways people have acted in response to their societies will allow students to evaluate how societies and social subgroups operate.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

1. Employ concepts and research methodologies from a variety of social and behavioral science disciplines.
2. Demonstrate understanding of how the self is shaped by membership in modern society.
3. Demonstrate understanding of and ability to delineate how different social subgroups have responded to their societies under different historical and cultural conditions.

**Required courses**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Complete a minimum of 18 units from at least three different departments below (example: ECON, PSYCH, and SOCIL):** | |  |
| AJ-10 | Introduction to Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| ANTHR-2 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECE-3 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECE-31 | Child, Family, Community | 3 |
| ECON-C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON-C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ETHN-1 | Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies | 3 |
| FTVE-2 | Introduction to Electronic Media | 3 |
| HIST-4A | Western Civilizations I: From Pre-History to the 18th Century | 3 |
| HIST-4B | Western Civilizations II: From 18th Century to Modern | 3 |
| HIST-5A | World Civilizations to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST-5B | World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST-7 | Indigenous Peoples History | 3 |
| HIST-14 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | 3 |
| HIST-15 | Mexican-American History | 3 |
| HIST-16A | African-American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-16B | African-American History: 1877 to Present | 3 |
| HIST-C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| POLS-C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSYC-C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH-12 | Human Sexuality and Sexual Behavior | 3 |
| PSYCH-22 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH-33 | Personal and Social Adjustment | 3 |
| PSYCH-41 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSYCH-46 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOCIL-1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCIL-2 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOCIL-5 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOCIL-10 | Sociology of Marriage and Family | 3 |
| SPECH-8 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| **Total units required for degree major** | | **18** |

Students earning an AA/AS degree must complete a minimum of 21 units of General Education requirements and the health graduation requirement, in addition to the program units listed here. Students must complete a total of 60 degree applicable units to earn an AA or AS. Please see your counselor for additional information.