Total Units for the Associate in Arts Degree: 60 Units
Required Core Courses: 18 Units
Select 18 units from the following:

Course Number	Course Title	Total Units
AJ-10	AJ-10 Criminology	3
AJ-12	AJ-12 Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
AJ-20	AJ-20 Criminal Law	3
AGR-12	AGR-12 Animal Health and Disease	3
ANTH-2	ANTH-2 Cultural Anthropology	3
BUS-22	BUS-22 Business Law	3
CD/PSY-31	CD/PSY-31 Child Development: Conception through Adolescence	3
ECON-10	ECON-10 Macro-Economics	3
ECON-11	ECON-11 Micro-Economics	3
ES-1	ES-1 Introduction to Ethnic Studies	3
GEOG-2	GEOG-2 Cultural Geography	3
HIST-14	HIST-14 World History, Beginning to 1500	3
HIST-15	HIST-15 World History, 1500 to Present	3
HIST-16	HIST-16 U.S. History	3
HIST 17	HIST-17 Post Civil War - U. S. History	3
HUM 1	HUM 1 Western Civilization: Prehistoric to 1600	3
HUM 2	HUM 2 Western Civilization: 1600 to Present	3
PLSC-1	PLSC-1 American Institutions	3
PSY-1	PSY-1 Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY 5	PSY-5 Introduction to Research Methods	3
PSY-6	PSY-6 Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY 18	PSY-18 Life Span Development	3
CD/PSY-31	CD/PSY-31 Child Development: Conception through Adolescence	3
PSY-33	PSY-33 Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment	3
SOC 1	SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC-2	SOC-2 Social Problems	3
SOC-3	SOC-3 Family Relations	3
SOC-4	SOC-4 Introduction to Gender	3

Electives: 24 units Courses must be numbered 1-99
General Education Requirements: 18 Units
Note: This degree does not prepare a student to transfer to a
University

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Associate in Arts Degree General Studies: Emphasis in Social Sciences, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of human beings, their actions and interactions, decision-making processes, communication strategies, and the methods of scientific inquiry.
2. Analyze patterns of social problems, which are based on ethnic and cultural differences in the United States.
3. Analyze the influence of culture, family, society, and environment on an individual’s development.
4. Examine human diversity in relation to psychological theory.