Foothill College – Psychology AA-T

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Core Courses (20 units)

PSYC 1: General Psychology (5 units)*
or PSYC 1H: Honors General Psychology (5 units)

PSYC 7: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 units)
or SOC 7: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 units)
or MATH 10: Elementary Statistics (5 units)*

PSYC 10: Research Methods & Designs (5 units)*
or or SOC 10: Research Methods & Designs (5 units)*

And ONE of the following:

BIOL 10: General Biology: Basic Principles (5 units)

BIOL 14: Human Biology (5 units)

PSYC 4: Introduction to Biopsychology (5 units)*

Support Courses (8-10 units)

(Select ONE course each from List A and List B; any course that was not selected from List A may also be used to satisfy List B)

List A:

ENGL 1A: Composition & Reading (5 units)*
or ENGL 1AH: Honors Composition & Reading (5 units)

ENGL 1B: Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking through Literature (5 units)*
or ENGL 1BH: Honors Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking through Literature (5 units)

MATH 1A: Calculus (5 units)*
or MATH 1AH: Honors Calculus I (5 units)

PHIL 1: Critical Thinking & Writing (5 units)*

PSYC 14: Child & Adolescent Development (4 units)*

PSYC 30: Social Psychology (4 units)*
or SOC 30: Social Psychology (4 units)*

PSYC 40: Human Development (5 units)*

SOC 1: Introduction to Sociology (5 units)*
or SOC 1H: Honors Introduction to Sociology (5 units)

List B:

ANTH 1: Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4 units)*
or ANTH 1H: Honors Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4 units)

ANTH 2A: Cultural Anthropology (4 units)*
or ANTH 2AH: Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 units)

PSYC 21: Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences (4 units)
or WMN 21: Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences (4 units)

PSYC 22: Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination (4 units)

PSYC 25: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (4 units)*

PSYC 33: Introduction to Personality Psychology (4 units)

PSYC 39: Psychology of Sports (4 units)*

PSYC 49: Human Sexuality (4 units)*

*The courses noted with an asterisk were offered online at least once at this college during 2018.

In addition to the courses listed above, complete one of the following general education patterns:

  • Option 2 – CSU General Education Breadth
  • Option 3 – IGETC – Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum

Important Note: Some of the courses listed above may require the completion of prerequisites and/or they may also satisfy general education requirements. We encourage all students to meet with a counselor, onsite or online, to create an education plan that will provide the most efficient pathway to degree completion.

The courses listed above, along with Option 2 and Option 3 may or may not be offered online every term at this college. Visit the college’s website (below) for online options in its class schedule.  If you don’t find what you need, search our online course finder to locate an equivalent online course currently available from a partner college.

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