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Nov 26, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Psychology, B.S.
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120 Credit Hours
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Program Learning Outcomes
Student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program. Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.
1. Research and critical thinking: Exhibit competence in research methodology, analysis, and critical thinking.
2. Integration: Integrate psychological concepts from a Christian perspective.
3. Communication: Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
Graduation Requirements
Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements outlined here .
NOTE: Students must earn 42 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.
Visit this program’s information page for additional program-specific requirements.
Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) - 43 Credit Hours
Psychology majors must complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements as set out in the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Program . The Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Mathematics and Social Science requirements are fulfilled through other courses in this major. Only 37 of the 43 credit hours of Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) will still be required for the completion of this program.
Psychology, B.S. Program - 49 Credit Hours
Psychology Courses - 41 Credit Hours
Psychology Core - 29 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following Practica Courses
Psychology Electives - 12 Credit Hours
(Select four) Note:
* highly recommended for students who intend to pursue graduate study.
**if not taken to satisfy the required psychology courses, you may choose the course as an elective.
Mathematics Course - 3 Credit Hours
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours
Students in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , FOR 1003 , PHY 1033 , PHY 1063 , or PHY 2113 and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas: one must be a life science (biology) and the other must be a physical science (chemistry, physics, oceanography, earth science, or forensic science). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses (one life science and one physical science, with their associated labs).
Additional Required Credit Hours - 34 Credit Hours
This program must include a minor or an additional major.
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