The psychology courses needed to fulfill the requirements for the following certificate are NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED for transfer students majoring in psychology. Students planning to transfer should consult with a counselor or psychology advisor before planning their curriculum. Students are advised that most professional employment opportunities in psychology require a post-baccalaureate degree.

Certificate of Achievement

Completion of this certificate verifies that the student is familiar with the basic foundations of psychology and has explored several of its sub-fields in greater depth.

Required units: 15.

REQUIRED COURSES

                                                                                                                                                  UNITS

Psychology 1           General Psychology I (recommended)                                               3

                                   or

Psychology 6           Human Behavior                                                                                     3

Psychology 2           General Psychology II                                                                            3

Plus 9 additional units from:

Psychology 3           Personality and Social Development                                                  3

Psychology 11         Child Psychology                                                                                    3

Psychology 13         Social Psychology                                                                                   3

Psychology 14         Abnormal Psychology                                                                            3

Psychology 16         Intimacy, Marriage, and Family Relationships                                  3

Psychology 17         The Exceptional Child                                                                            3

Psychology 36         Psychology of Chemical Dependency                                                3

Psychology 41         Life Span Psychology                                                                             3

Psychology 52         Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality                                       3

Psychology 60         Stress Management                                                                               3

Psychology 66         Introduction to Critical Thinking                                                            3

Psychology 185       Directed Study - Psychology                                                                 1

Psychology 285       Directed Study - Psychology                                                                 2

Psychology 385       Directed Study - Psychology                                                                 3

Statistics 1               Elementary Statistics I for the Social Sciences                                 3

Statistics 3               Interactive Computing with SPSS                                                        2