Behavioral Science AA

The Associate in Arts degree in Behavioral Science is designed for normal completion in two years. It has a two-fold purpose.  First, it provides coursework for persons who may want to enter the human services field at the paraprofessional level. Second, it provides a solid general education experience and can serve to enhance career mobility, to be the foundation for a baccalaureate program, or to prepare the student who wants to transfer to another institution. The program takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human behavior and cuts across several academic and professional fields.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication
Select one of the following:6.00
WRITING AND RHETORIC I
and WRITING AND RHETORIC II
COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH
Oral Communication
Select one of the following:3.00
FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION
SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
Select one of the following:3.00-5.00
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY
ALGEBRAIC REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING
PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS
STATISTICAL REASONING
CALCULUS I
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY
STATISTICAL REASONING
Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing
Select two courses from two different categories (Literature, Arts, Language):6.00-7.00
Literature
LITERATURE AND IDEAS
WORLD CLASSICS
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE (*)
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (*)
MYTHOLOGIES
Arts
INTRODUCTION TO ART
THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS
SURVEY OF MUSIC
MUSIC IN AMERICA
WORLD MUSIC
HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER
HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES
SURVEY OF THE THEATER
Language
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (*)
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY (*)
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (*)
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (*)
Scientific Ways of Knowing
Select two courses from two different disciplines; one course must include a lab:7.00-8.00
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS
CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY
PLANTS AND PEOPLE
BIOLOGY IN FILM
HUMAN BIOLOGY
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I
SEMICONDUCTORS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
WATER AND ENERGY
INTEGRATED SCIENCE II
INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I
Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing
Select two courses from two different disciplines:6.00
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (*)
WORLD PREHISTORY (*)
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES (*)
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (*)
WORLD HISTORY I (*)
WORLD HISTORY II (*)
UNITED STATES HISTORY I (*)
UNITED STATES HISTORY II (*)
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS (*)
or SS-184
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
or SS-185
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT (*)
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (*)
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Global Perspectives
Select one of the following:3.00-4.00
Courses above designated with an asterisk (*) are eligible to fulfill the Global Perspectives requirement. Please note that an asterisked course may not be used to satisfy more than one core requirement.
RACE AND ETHNICITY
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE
ETHICS AND IDENTITY
SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values
Select one of the following:3.00
ANIMALS AND SOCIETY
ART AND CENSORSHIP
ETHICS AND ECOLOGY
ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY
GENDER AND CULTURE
HEALTH INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR
LAW AND SOCIETY
TERRORISM CONTEMPORARY ERA
VALUES AND SPORTS
VIETNAM
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
WILDERNESS
DISEASES AND SOCIETY
ECONOMICS OF GOOD AND EVIL
LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS
NORTHWEST CULTURE/HISTORY/LITERATURE
PROPAGANDA
WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY
GANDHIAN ETHICS AND VALUES
ETHICS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ETHICS: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS
SALMON RIVER GEOLOGY, BIOLOGY, HUMAN HISTORY
HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE
Total Credits37.00-42.00

Program Requirements

Major Courses
Major Required Courses:
ANTH-102CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY3.00
PSYC-101INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY3.00
SOC-101INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY3.00
Major Electives:
Select 12 credits in ANTH, PSYC, SOC or SW12.00
General Electives
Select 2 elective credits2.00
Total Credits23.00

Sequential Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREOral Communication 3.00
ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I 3.00
PSYC-101 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.00
SOC-101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
ANTH-102 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREMathematical Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II 3.00
 Credits18.00
Second Year
Fall
COREGlobal Perspectives 3.00
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 4.00
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 3.00
Program RequirementSelect ANTH, PSYC, SOC or SW course 3.00
Program RequirementSelect ANTH, PSYC, SOC or SW course 3.00
 Credits16.00
Spring
COREIntegrative Seminar: Ethics & Values 3.00
Program RequirementSelect ANTH, PSYC, SOC or SW course 3.00
Program RequirementSelect ANTH, PSYC, SOC or SW course 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 2.00
 Credits11.00
 Total Credits60.00

Graduates with an AA in Behavioral Science go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:

  • Community Organizations
  • Advocacy
  • Human Services
  • Supervision