<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=3248926035247507&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Skip to main content
Student, Faculty and Staff Login
    Students Faculty & Staff
    Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    Psychology

    Psychology

    The Merritt College Psychology Department is a core part of a liberal arts education. As such, psychology is committed to the development of new knowledge regarding the basis of behavior, psychological processes, and the place of psychology within the area of liberal arts.

    Department Overview

    The discipline of psychology is a core part of a liberal arts education. As such, psychology is committed to the development of new knowledge regarding the bases of behavior, psychological processes, and the place of psychology within the area of liberal arts. An important aspect of psychology is the dissemination of and application of psychological knowledge so as to improve the understanding of behavior and how to use psychological knowledge to improve daily life.

    Degrees & Certificates

    Psychology – AA-T Degree Psychology – AA-T Degree

    The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer (AA - T) degree is intended to meet the lower division requirements for Psychology majors (or majors that have been deemed similar in the CSU system).

    More Info
    Faculty
    Full-Time Faculty  
    Mario Rivas portrait copy Adolfo (Mario) Rivas, Ph.D.
    Building P-308
    Email: mrivas@peralta.edu
    (510) 436-2627
    Anthony_Powell Anthony Powell
    Building P-308
    Email: apowell@peralta.edu
    (510) 434-3923

    Contact Information

    Department Co-Chairs
    Monica Landeros
    mlanderos@peralta.edu

    Alejandro Garcia
    agarcia@peralta.edu

    Chriss Warren Foster

    Dean of Division
    I-Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
    Dr. Chriss Warren Foster
    Building L-123
    cfoster@peralta.edu
    (510) 434-3897

    Denise Woodward

    Assistant to the Dean
    Denise Woodward
    Building D-216
    dwoodward@peralta.edu
    (510) 436-2425

    Merritt-College-Campus-2

    Apply Today!

    Completing your application takes less than 30 minutes! We’ve created an application guide to help you quickly and easily complete the steps to apply and enroll.

    Apply