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    Mar 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED]

Psychology, AA


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This program was revised for the July 2018 edition of the IVC catalog. Please consult a counselor if you have any questions.

Students majoring in psychology at the lower division level focus on understanding human personality and behavior, cognition, and emotions, as well as researching psychological issues of current concern. The critical insight that psychology requires makes this major especially appropriate for those considering careers in any of the helping professions, teaching, or behavioral research; or for those seeking a widely applicable liberal arts background.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • List and describe the national, regional, and local psychological organizations which serve as information resources and offer student memberships.
  • State they were well-prepared to succeed in upper division coursework at their transfer university.
  • Present a paper and/or a poster describing their psychological research study. A given presentation will take place in front of a classroom and/or at a local, regional, or national psychology conference and will conform to APA presentation guidelines.
  • Identify the most appropriate statistical procedure, given different research scenarios.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of proper content and formatting for an APA style manuscript
  • Use Statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistical software to perform the basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures taught in introductory statistical courses.
  • Describe several occupations within the field of psychology and the academic pathways leading to those occupations.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of psychology’s different perspectives.
  • Cite and interpret current research evidence for alternative positions regarding key psychological issues.
  • Cite and interpret current research evidence for alternative positions regarding key psychological issues.

Total Units Required: 18-20


To earn the associate degree:


See Earning an Associate Degree  for associate degree graduation requirements.

To transfer:


Courses required for the associate degree major at IVC may not be the same as those required for the major at a four-year school. If you plan to transfer, consult a counselor to identify the courses needed for the major at your transfer school and to develop a plan that will best meet your goals. View more information about transferring at Transfer to a Four-Year Institution .

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