BA Psychology at Solano Community College

Starting in January 2008, Solano Community College and John F. Kennedy University are pleased to announce a BA completion program in Psychology at the Vallejo Center, located at 545 Columbus Parkway in Vallejo. John F. Kennedy University will be offering classes at the Vallejo center that will enable students to complete a Bachelor's degree in psychology.

The innovative BA completion program in psychology offered by JFK University is designed to spark your imagination, challenge your mind and ignite your path to personal and professional success.

Our faculty is dedicated to providing personalized support to assist you in achieving your goals.
Our interdisciplinary program integrates mind, body, and spirit and prepares you for graduate work and careers in such fields as counseling, coaching, business, teaching, health services, law, consulting, social work.
Our fast-track option allows you to link your BA to an MA and accelerate graduate degree completion.

For more information about the BA completion program in Psychology, click here.

Directions to Solano Community College's Vallejo Center
Address: 545 Columbus Parkway, Vallejo, CA 94591
From San Francisco: Take I-80 East, exit Columbus Parkway.
From Sacramento: Take I-80 West, exit Columbus Parkway.
For a map, click here.

SPRING QUARTER 08 (7 units)
Begins the week of March 31, 2008

Personality & Psychotherapy (PYC 3200)
Thursdays, 3:30 - 7:00 pm
4 units
Explore various theories of psychotherapy and constructs of personality development and compare these approaches, their assumptions about human nature, and their therapeutic implications.

Adulthood (PYC 3105)
Thursdays, 7:15 - 9:45 pm
3 units
Examine the psychology of adulthood, including individual development, sexuality, marriage, family life, career choices, mind/body interactions, and peak experiences.

SUMMER QUARTER 08 (6 units)
Begins the week of June 26, 2008

Education, Self, and Community 1
Thursdays, 4:30-7:00 pm
3 units
Explores various dimensions of the learning process, including the influence of prior learning experiences; the social construction of knowledge; the impact of culture, class, race, age, and gender on our educational experiences; and the possibilities for developing, stimulating, and fulfilling learning practices. Provides new students with a survey of the BA program—its vision, objectives, requirements, and interdisciplinary content—and offers guidance in choosing a major and formulating a study plan.

Social Psychology
Thursdays, 7:15-9:45 pm
3 units
Study human behavior in social settings and such social phenomena as attitude structure and change, conformity, interpersonal perception and communication, cultural influence and prejudice, and group dynamics and leadership.

FALL QUARTER 08 (6 units)
Begins the week of October 9, 2008

Abnormal Psychology
Thursdays, 4:30-7:00 pm
3 units
Examines the definitions, categories, characteristics, and treatments of abnormal behaviors through biological, psychosocial, and sociocultural perspectives.

Critical Thinking and Writing
Thursdays, 7:15-9:45
3 units
Focuses on academic essay writing, rhetorical analysis, and critical thinking. Examine thesis, types of evidence, and counterarguments as well as movements between concrete and abstract, personal and universal. Each quarter, the course will be organized around a different interdisciplinary theme.