Psychology

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.

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.

Program Student Learning Outcome

Upon 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.

Course Requirements