Psychologists want to learn what can go wrong in development, how it can be changed, and how to resolve organizational, personal, international, and family conflict. It is a dynamic field in which new knowledge leads to new understandings that grow out of a base in research. The hope is that these can be applied in practical situations in the lives of individuals. Typical positions include personnel managers, industrial psychologists, psychiatric aides, probation officers, mental health workers, drug abuse counselors, employment counselors, and the space program researchers. Advanced degrees enlarge opportunities for basic research, licensing as clinical psychologists or marriage and family counselors, and as college and university instructors.
Psychologists also work as consultants in government and industry.
Students having difficulty in attaining an A.A. Degree because of timing or availability of classes should consult with a counselor to submit a petition for course substitution.