Prepare for a major in Psychology by taking recommended courses to fulfill the requirements of a transfer degree.

Psychology is the study of both physiological and environmental factors affecting human behavior. The discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience—from the functions of the brain to the actions of nations, from child development to care for the aged. A multifaceted discipline, psychologists can choose a vast array of specialty areas, such as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive processes.


The Associate of Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) is part of Shoreline’s General Transfer program and is designed to meet the first two years of requirements of most four-year degrees.
What You'll Learn
This program option is designed to support Shoreline’s general education outcomes:

Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: Students will demonstrate college-level skills and knowledge in applying the principles of mathematics and logic.
Communication Skills: Students will read, write, speak in, and listen to college-level English. Effective communication incorporates awareness of the social nature of communication and the effects of ethnicity, age, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and ability on sending and receiving oral, non-verbal, and written messages.
Multicultural Understanding: Students will demonstrate understanding of issues related to race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and culture and the role these issues play in the distribution of power and privilege in the United States.
Information Literacy: Students will access, use, and evaluate information in a variety of formats, keeping in mind social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding information access in today’s society.
General Intellectual Abilities: Students will think critically within a discipline, identify connections and relationships among disciplines, and use an integrated approach to analyze new situations.
Global Awareness: Students will demonstrate understanding and awareness of issues related to, and consequences of, the growing global interdependence of diverse societies by integrating knowledge from multiple disciplines. Students will describe how social, cultural, political, and economic values and norms interact.
Careers & Opportunities
Students who major in Psychology gain a depth of knowledge, skills and experience that can be applied to a wide range of careers. Psychology majors become case managers, probation officers, consultants, mediators, business professionals, grant writers and journalists. With additional education, psychology majors can become social workers, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, professors, researchers and lawyers. Potential employers include: Mental health agencies, psychiatric hospitals, primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, health and human services, child development centers, government agencies, courts and correctional facilities, law firms, public advocacy groups, private foundations, non-profit organizations, advertising and marketing firms, public relations firms, newspapers, radio and tv stations or self-employment/private practice.