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Bachelor of Science, Psychology

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Bachelor of Science, Psychology (Main) 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree provides students with fundamentals in psychological and integration principles. Topics of study include personality, development, abnormal psychology, research methods, and more. Students will learn to incorporate their Christian faith into their work and prepare for paraprofessional fields that require psychology or behavioral science degree. In addition, they will participate in supervised field experience and conduct and report empirical research in the field. This degree is also ideal for a student considering pursuing a master’s degree in a helping profession such as counseling. This online program is a total of 123 credit hours: 56 credit hours for Foundational Core courses, 41 credit hours for psychology major core courses, 9 credit hours for psychology electives, and 17 credit hours for general electives.

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology covers the main content areas and skills recommended by the American Psychological Association for undergraduate programs. Students who achieve the program objectives will be able to apply their knowledge of human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes to a variety of careers that involve working with people. This program also provides the required competencies for students who wish to pursue graduate studies in psychology, counseling, and related fields.

Program Objectives:

Students will demonstrate competency in scientific reasoning and psychological research methods.
Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of psychology’s key concepts and content domains.
Students will describe how they integrate their Christian faith and ethics with their general understanding of psychology.
Students will demonstrate qualities of professionalism and preparedness for a career.
Students will apply multicultural and cross-cultural knowledge and values to personal and professional development.

Foundational Core - 55 Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Hours

Take All Three (3) of the Following [9 Credits]:

COMM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Mathematics: Two Courses [6 Credits]:

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3

Select One (1) of the Following:

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - EXPLORATION IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1413 - PRECALCULUS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
MATH 2144 - CALCULUS I Credits: 4

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 19 Hours

Natural Science with Lab: Take the Following Course and Lab in the Same Semester [4 Credits]:

BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
BIOL 133L - ESSENT OF ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY LAB Credits: 1

Behavioral Science: Take the Following Course [3 Credits]:

PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3

Social Science: Take the Following Course [3 Credits]:

PSYC 2233 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Credits: 3

Historical Perspective: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

HIST 1033 - WORLD CIVILIZATION TO 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 1043 - WORLD CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 2023 - AMERICAN HISTORY 1877 TO THE PRESENT Credits: 3

Humanities: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

ARTV 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2033 - THEATER APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - HISTORY OF JAZZ Credits: 3
MUSC 1223 - HIP HOP AND AMERICAN CULTURE Credits: 3

Literature: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 2513 - BRITISH LITERATURE I Credits: 3
ENGL 2523 - BRITISH LITERATURE II Credits: 3
ENGL 3633 - AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3933 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4343 - NATIVE AMERICAN LIT & CULTURE Credits: 3

Spiritual Formation - 12 Hours

BINT 1533 - THE NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
BIOT 1433 - THE OLD TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
THEO 2123 - CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICE Credits: 3
PSYC 3443 - INTGRTN PSYCH PROFNL ETHICS CRIST Credits: 3

Personal and Social Responsibility - 9 Hours

CORE 1122 - SEU 101: COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY Credits: 2
CORE 1222 - SEU 102: PURPOSE AND PRACTICE Credits: 2
CORE 2231 - SEU 201: INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
CORE 2241 - SEU 202: EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
THEO 3123 - INTRODUCTION OF ETHICS Credits: 3

Psychology Major Core 44 Credits

Required Psychology Courses: Take All Twelve (12) of the Following Courses [35 credits]

PSYC 2003 - COMMUNICATION AND CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 2013 - RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 2023 - STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 2133 - THEORIES OF PERSONALITY Credits: 3
PSYC 2333 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 3003 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 3023 - CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 3052 - FIELD EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 2
PSYC 3733 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 4033 - PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 4083 - LEARNING AND COGNITION Credits: 3

Psychology Electives: Select Three (3) Courses [9 Credits]:

Free/General Electives - 21 credits

Total Hours - 120 credits

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