Psychology Transfer Pathway

Whether you choose a career in psychology or decide to pursue one of the many other disciplines and career paths focused on human behavior, the psychology program at SCTCC will prepare you for the workforce and further education. 

At SCTCC, we equip students with both written and verbal communication skills, analytical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and the ability to relate to other people.  

According to the American Psychological Association, as reported in Psychology Today, psychology majors acquire a plethora of skills while earning their undergraduate degrees, all of which make them highly desirable to future employers. 

SCTCC graduates from our psychology program can predict and understand behavior of individuals and groups, understand how to use and interpret data, evaluate the legitimacy of claims about behavior, and understand how memory and learning function in our brains. 

After graduation, students even have insight into problematic behavior, can demonstrate the capacity to adapt to change, understand and operate effectively throughout channels of an organization, and manage difficult situations and high stress environments. 

Students also know how to start and carry out projects with limited information or experience and understand persistence in challenging circumstances. By majoring in psychology at SCTCC, students are certain to gain the skills needed for the workforce or for further education. 

Quick Glance 

• Predict and understand behavior of individuals and groups  
• Understand how to use and interpret data  
• Evaluate the legitimacy of claims about behavior  
• Know how memory and learning function  
• Have insight into problematic behavior  
• Demonstrate the capacity to adapt to change  
• Understand and operate effectively throughout channels of an organization  
• Manage difficult situations and high stress environments  
• Start and carry out projects with limited information or experience  
• Show persistence in challenging circumstances

Career options with a degree in psychology vary by area of interest and amount of schooling completed. Whether you earn a Ph.D., master’s, bachelor's, or an associate’s degree, there are a number of job titles attainable with each level of education completed. 

The study of psychology is also a good preparation for many professions. Employers value and are seeking graduates with a skill set that is unique for psychology graduates to have. Related career options are almost endless and after continuing your psychology training, they include substance abuse counselor, child life specialist, child welfare casework, or even domestic abuse or violence counselor.  Graduates from the SCTCC psychology program have gone on to work in human resources, crisis intervention, social work, and health coaching after completing their bachelor’s or master’s degrees. 

Students can even utilize their skills to become a psychologist, counselor, marriage and family counselor, grief counselor, neurologist, behavioral health consultant, and much more. The possibilities are endless with a degree in psychology, so you are certain to find the career path right for you. 

A day in the life of an SCTCC psychology graduate often looks like working as a counselor for a mental health center and utilizing skills taught in the classroom. By communicating effectively, our graduates have been able to help hundreds of patients. 

Quick Glance 

• Substance Abuse Counselor 
• Human Resources 
• Child Life Specialist 
• Child Welfare Caseworker 
• Psychologist, Counselor 
• Domestic Abuse or Violence Counselor 
• Marriage and Family Counselor 
• Crisis Intervention 
• Grief Counselor 
• Neurologist 
• Behavioral Health Consultant 
• Social Worker, Health Coach 
• Much, much more 
   

Potential Employers 

• Rehabilitation Centers 
• Mental Health Centers or Hospitals 
• Law Enforcement Agencies 
• Customer Service Departments 
• Human Resources Departments 
• Universities and Colleges 
• Primary and Secondary Schools 
• State and Government Agencies

At SCTCC, we have designed a program that can seamlessly transfer to a bachelor degree program at any one of the seven Minnesota State Universities.  There are agreements in place to easily transfer to several Minnesota private schools as well.  Our Psychology Transfer Pathway program equips students with the appropriate skills and concepts needed to succeed in a four-year degree. 

By choosing between Bemidji State University, Metropolitan State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, Southwest Minnesota State University, and Winona State University, students are guaranteed to find a program that fits their academic needs and goals.

As a psychology major, students have the opportunity to join the student group Psychology Club. This group allows students in the program to network amongst each other and provides them with unique opportunities.

SCTCC Student Clubs