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  "college": "miracosta-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Psychology",
  "id": "psychology--psychology-associate-in-arts-degree",
  "name": "Psychology",
  "award": "Associate in Arts Degree",
  "department": "psychology",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/psychology/",
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    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Psychology program offers lower-division preparation for students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree. The primary focus of the program is to prepare students for transfer to four-year psychology programs. With a bachelor’s degree, career options include business, state and local government agencies, and health care. A graduate degree is required for counseling, marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, school psychology, clinical psychology.\n\n**Note**: Many CSUs and UCs have unique admissions and preparation-for-the-major requirements that are specific to their institutions. Psychology transfer students should also consider the Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences degree. For further information and assistance, students should consult the ASSIST website, the individual university catalog, and a MiraCosta College counselor.\n\n##### Program Student Learning Outcome\n\nUpon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop a study on a psychological topic, which includes a literature review, forming a hypothesis, creating a research design appropriate to the hypothesis, consideration of ethical issues, choosing appropriate statistics for data analysis, and summarizing research findings, using APA style."
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          "code": "PSYC C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000H",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology (Honors)",
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          "connector": "or"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 104",
          "title": "Statistics for Behavioral Science",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 104H",
          "title": "Statistics for Behavioral Science (Honors)",
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          "connector": "or"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 205",
          "title": "Research Methods in Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List A (select two courses)",
          "units": "6"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 100",
          "title": "Psychology of Personal Growth",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 103",
          "title": "Social Psychology",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOCI 103",
          "title": "Social Psychology",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 114",
          "title": "Abnormal Psychology",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 115",
          "title": "Human Sexuality",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 121",
          "title": "Human Development",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 145",
          "title": "Psychology/Sociology of the Family",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOCI 145",
          "title": "Psychology/Sociology of the Family",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 170",
          "title": "Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 211",
          "title": "Learning and Behavior Modification",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 260",
          "title": "Physiological Psychology",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List B (select one course)",
          "units": "3-4"
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        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Any course in List A not already used."
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIO 110",
          "title": "Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture/Lab)",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIO 111",
          "title": "Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture)",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIO 220",
          "title": "Human Physiology",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL C1000",
          "title": "Academic Reading and Writing",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL C1001",
          "title": "Critical Thinking and Writing",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL C1001H",
          "title": "Critical Thinking and Writing (Honors)",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GERO 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Aging",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOCI C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOCI C1000H",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology - Honors",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "19-20"
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