Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology program is designed to offer small classes, and balanced coursework.
The curriculum provides a broad background in the liberal arts and sciences, research skills and the understanding of human behavior. Within the psychology program, students will study how human behavior changes from infancy through old age. Students will learn how to critically evaluate research often reported in the popular media. Students will also be introduced to research techniques such as survey construction and systematic observation, which they will find useful in the workplace. Specific areas of human behavior such as behavior disorders, counseling techniques, and forensic psychology are examined through a choice of psychology electives.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program students will:
• Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
• Demonstrate basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
• Communicate effectively within the conventions of the discipline.
• Design, execute, and present a personal project, which synthesizes and applies, selected knowledge, skills and experiences appropriate to the students’ personal and professional goals and/or their chosen area of specialization.
Curriculum
| APL |
100 |
Assessment of Prior Learning |
3 credits |
| ART |
404 |
Imagination and Creativity |
3 credits |
| CMM |
306 |
Social Impact of the Media |
3 credits |
| ENG |
101 |
College Writing Seminar |
3 credits |
| ENG |
102 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 credits |
| MTH |
126 |
Applied Statistics |
3 credits |
| PHL |
100 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 credits |
| PSY |
302 |
Research Methods |
3 credits |
| PSY |
479A |
Research Project I |
3 credits |
| PSY |
479B |
Research Project II |
3 credits |
| PSY |
100 |
General Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSY |
115 |
Substance Abuse and Society |
3 credits |
| PSY |
200 |
Childhood and Adolescent Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSY |
203 |
Adulthood and Aging |
3 credits |
| PSY |
220 |
Psychological Perspectives |
3 credits |
| PSY |
301 |
Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences |
3 credits |
| PSY |
304 |
Psychology of Gender |
3 credits |
| PSY |
310 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSY |
318 |
Forensic Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSY |
320 |
Theories of Personality |
3 credits |
| PSY |
322 |
Physiological Psychology: The Mind/Brain Connection |
3 credits |
| PSY |
350 |
History and Systems of Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSY |
489 |
Senior Thesis I |
3 credits |
| PSY |
490 |
Senior Thesis II |
3 credits |
| SOC |
101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 credits |
| SOC |
302 |
Social Problems |
3 credits |
| SOC |
215 |
The Family |
3 credits |
| SOC |
315 |
Social Psychology |
3 credits |
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Art and Humanities Elective |
3 credits |
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Math Elective |
3 credits |
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Science Elective |
3 credits |
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Social Science Elective |
3 credits |
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General Electives |
30 credits |
| Total Degree Requirements 126 credits |
Admission Requirements
- Completed application along with a non-refundable fee of $25.00
- Official high school transcript
- One letter of recommendation
- A 250-500 word essay explaining your professional goals
- All students for whom English is not a first language must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Minimum age of 24 years
- Minimum two years of significant, full-time work experience
- Official college transcript (if applicable)
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