Upon successful completion of this program, the student will receive an Associates of Science Degree and will be eligible to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) examination.

Upon successful completion of the ARRT examination, the graduate will then be a Registered Technologist in Radiography (RTR) and eligible to apply to be a Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) to work in the state of California.

The program is accredited by the State of California Department of Public Health, Radiologic Health Branch and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

Enrollment is limited. Students should be aware that this is a high-unit program requiring a minimum of 66 units.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
🗸 Demonstrate the clinical competency of an entry-level Radiologic Technologist.
🗸 Demonstrate appropriate workplace and patient communication skills
🗸 Model professionalism and ethics

Psychology is the study of human thought, feelings, and behavior. Part of its appeal is the fact that it involves both scientific investigation and practical applications of those findings in everyday life. This degree is designed to introduce students to the field of psychology with a specific emphasis on social services. Those pursuing this degree will find career options centering around helping others. This program is designed to prepare students for employment as para-professionals with agencies such as (but not limited to) youth group homes, youth and family services agencies, schools, probation, welfare, and mental health departments. Specific career titles may include (but are not limited to) peer support group facilitator, youth group home worker, and county/ state eligibility worker.

This degree is not designed to prepare students to transfer to a UC or CSU. If the goal is to transfer to a UC or CSU, the Psychology ADT is a much better option.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Apply psychological principles to the development of interpersonal, occupational and social skills and life-long personal growth.
🗸 Demonstrate respect for the psychological differences in opinions, feelings and values of others in ones interactions.
🗸 Analyze psychological data/information/theories.
🗸 Articulate similarities and differences in human behavior among cultures, times, and environments, demonstrating an understanding of cultural pluralism and knowledge of global issues as they relate to human behavior.
🗸 Draw reasonable conclusions in relation to human behavior from the data/information/theories.

The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer degree is designed for students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a bachelors degree in Psychology. Psychology is the study of human thought, feelings, and behavior. Part of its appeal is the fact that it involves both scientific investigation and practical applications of those findings in everyday life.

Yuba College Psychology courses offer a diverse program with several goals: 1) To expose students to the variety of sub-fields in psychology; 2) to engender knowledge of, and appreciation for, the spirit and nature of scientific inquiry; 3) to facilitate insight into oneself and increase knowledge of, and sensitivity to, others; 4) to introduce students to the basic body of knowledge, thus preparing them for further study in Psychology.

Those pursuing psychology as a field of study will find many career options centering around helping others to understand, predict, and influence their own behavior and the behavior of others. Psychologists may teach, conduct research, perform psychological testing, or do consultation in a variety of settings which include hospitals, businesses, private practice, personnel offices, industry, colleges and universities, and government. Training in Psychology provides a valuable foundation for professions wherein interpersonal interactions are a component of the work setting.

To earn this AA-T degree, students must meet the following Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer requirements (pursuant to SB 1440 law):

🗸 Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University.
🗸 The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education Breadth Requirements.
🗸 A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
🗸 Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
🗸 Earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Analyze psychological data, Information, and theories.
🗸 Articulate similarities and differences in human behavior among cultures, times, and environments, demonstrating an understanding of cultural pluralism and knowledge of global issues as they relate to human behavior.
🗸 Apply psychological principles to the development of interpersonal, occupational and social skills and life-long personal growth.
🗸 Demonstrate respect for the psychological differences in opinions, feelings and values of others in one’s interactions.
🗸 Draw reasonable conclusions in relation to human behavior from the
data/information/theories.

AA-T Degree Guaranteed transfer into a CSU

Our department offers the AA-T degree (Associate in Arts in Political Science for Transfer degree).  It is designed for students to transfer into the CSU system to complete a bachelor’s degree in Political Science or similar major.
Upon achieving this degree, students can continue to pursue their political science B.A./B.S. degrees, a secondary teacher’s certificate, and/or other disciplines in the social sciences.  This degree will guarantee a student the admission to a California State University (but not necessarily to a specific campus or major).

We offer courses to study government, public policy, political philosophies, political theories and international relations. These courses promote students’ engagement with politics at local, domestic, and international levels.

Students are exposed to different perspectives on civic issues, political thoughts, American politics and world politics through which students are trained to be critical and analytical thinkers.

Career Options

A degree in political science can lead to various exciting career opportunities including civil servant, public administrator, city manager, political campaign worker, journalist, public policy analyst, legislative advocate/organizer, legislative aide, business worker/consultant, community activist, public relations specialist, diplomat, lawyer, and teachers.  Some of these careers will require advanced degrees.

The Associate in Arts in Music degree prepares students to build a solid foundation in music theory, musicianship, keyboard skills, and music history, as well as performance skills as a solo and ensemble musician. The degree requirements mostly align with the freshman and sophomore level music study for a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree at local CSU campuses. As such, this is a high-unit degree and may take longer than 4 semesters to complete. However, students who complete this degree successfully will be better prepared to do well on theory, musicianship and keyboard skills placement exams at CSUs, UCs or private 4-year conservatories and universities, alleviating the need to take remedial courses at a higher tuition. Students must audition with an instrument of choice or voice to be admitted into the program to take the applied skills course. Students whose applied music skills are at a pre-collegiate level may enroll in remedial course such as Elementary or Intermediate Voice, Piano or Guitar class. Students who have college-level performance and musicianship skills and are interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in General Music can select the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer, which can be completed in 4-semesters of full-time study.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Analyze a short musical work by applying intermediate-level music theory, including analysis of melody, harmony, rhythm and meter, and form, demonstrating skills and knowledge acquired over 3 semesters of music theory study.
🗸 Aurally identify intervals, rhythms, voice-leading and harmonic progressions by taking dictation and writing appropriate musical
notation, and sight read melodies of difficulty level covered in the third semester of Musicianship.
🗸 Publicly perform on their major instrument or voice a solo repertoire appropriate for college sophomores with technical facility and artistry.
🗸 Play or sing in an ensemble with technical ease, blend, and expressive artistry, demonstrating culmination of four semesters of study in improved reading ability, listening skills, and performing skills.
🗸 Demonstrate piano keyboard skills acquired in three semesters of study, including sight reading, scales and arpeggios, and harmonic progressions in various keys and modes.
🗸 Identify various musical styles and genres of the Western art music as well as select styles and genres of non-Western music, and distinguish their cultural and historical context.

The Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer degree prepares students in basic freshman and sophomore-level music study to transfer to a 4-year University to seek a Bachelor of Arts in General Music degree. Students must audition with an instrument of choice or voice to be admitted into the program to take the applied skills course. Students whose applied music skills are at a pre-collegiate level may enroll in remedial course such as Elementary or Intermediate Voice, Piano or Guitar classes. It should also be noted that the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer does not guarantee admission to any specific campus of CSU or admittance to major in music after the transfer. Students will need to audition to be accepted as a music major at CSU or any other university. Students intending to transfer to seek a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree will need additional courses, and should select AA in Music.

To earn this AA-T degree, students must meet the following Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer requirements (pursuant to SB 1440 law):

🗸 Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University.
🗸 The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education Breadth Requirements.
🗸 A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
🗸 Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. 5. Earn a grade of “C” or better or “P” (pass) in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Analyze a short musical work by applying intermediate-level music theory, including analysis of melody, harmony, rhythm and meter, and form, demonstrating skills and knowledge acquired over 3 semesters of Music Theory study.
🗸 Aurally identify intervals, rhythms, voice-leading and harmonic progressions by taking dictation and writing appropriate musical
notation, and sight read melodies of difficulty level covered in the third semester of Musicianship.
🗸 Publicly perform on their major instrument or voice a solo repertoire appropriate for college sophomores with technical facility
🗸 Play or sing in an ensemble with technical ease, blend, and
expressive artistry, demonstrating the culmination of four semesters of study in improved reading ability, listening skills, and performing skills.
🗸 Demonstrate piano keyboard skills acquired in three semesters of study, including sight reading, scales and arpeggios, and harmonic progressions in various keys and modes.

The Associate in Science in Mathematics degree is designed for students who are interested in transferring to a college or university to major in mathematics, engineering, the physical or life sciences, business, liberal studies, and a host of other majors. The AS in Mathematics requires the core freshman and sophomore mathematics courses for a baccalaureate degree in mathematics plus an additional mathematics or statistics course for breadth. Students who intend to transfer to a CSU and major in Math are encouraged to pursue the AS-T.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Solve equations and inequalities.
🗸 Perform operations on mathematical objects (e.g. numbers, expressions, functions, matrices).
🗸 Graph equations, functions, inequalities.
🗸 Solve applied problems using mathematical or statistical methods.
🗸 Prove identities and theorems.
🗸 Apply definitions, notation and properties of mathematical concepts.

The Associate in Science in Mathematics for Transfer is designed for students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics or similar major.

Pursuant to SB 1440, the Associate in Science for Transfer is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at a CSU campus. Students completing an AS-T degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. Students transferring to a CSU campus that does accept the AS-T will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree. The Associate in Science in Mathematics for Transfer degree may not be the best option for students intending to transfer to a particular CSU campus or to a university or college that is not part of the CSU system.

In all cases, students should consult with a counselor for more information on university admission and transfer requirements. To earn this AS-T degree, students must meet the following Associate Degree for Transfer requirements (pursuant to SB1440 law):

🗸 Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University.
🗸 The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education Breadth Requirements.
🗸 A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
🗸 Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
🗸 Earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Graph equations, functions, inequalities.
🗸 Perform operations on mathematical objects (e.g. numbers, expressions, functions, matrices).
🗸 Solve equations and inequalities.
🗸 Apply definitions, notation and properties of mathematical concepts.
🗸 Solve applied problems using mathematical or statistical methods.
🗸 Prove identities and theorems.

Are you interested in media and their affect on our lives? The Mass Communications degrees and certificate provide a foundation to understand the theory and impact of media, and to wield that power in audio-visual production. Students learn scriptwriting, audio and video production in both the studio and the field, and post-production work using industry-level software.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate effective speaking, writing, and listening skills for communication in personal, public, and media areas.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to observe events, gather information, write news reports and news releases, report on events, and edit other people’s writings.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to understand the media critically and recognize how media shape and are shaped by politics, society, culture, economics, and daily lives.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to recognize the power of persuasion and ethical responsibilities of communicators in communication at all levels.

Are you interested in media and their affect on our lives? The Mass Communications degrees and certificate provide a foundation to understand the theory and impact of media, and to wield that power in audio-visual production. Students learn scriptwriting, audio and video production in both the studio and the field, and post-production work using industry-level software.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate effective speaking, writing, and listening skills for communication in personal, public, and media areas.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to observe events, gather information, write news reports and news releases, report on events, and edit other people’s writings.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to understand the media critically and recognize how media shape and are shaped by politics, society, culture, economics, and daily lives.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to recognize the power of persuasion and the ethical responsibilities of communicators in communication at all levels.