Psychology, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in Psychology will be able to:

1. Identify basic tenets of general psychology.
2. Critique psychological theory in light of Christian theology.
3. Display an increase in self-knowledge for the purpose of serving others.
4. Demonstrate care for others.
5. Describe key components necessary for competitive graduate school applications.

Required Concentrations

Choose a concentration from the following:

Concentration A:   Character Morality and Culture
Concentration B:   General Psychology
Concentration C:   Therapeutic and Community Psychology 

Lower-Division Requirements

• PSY 101 - Psychology of Personal Development - First Year Experience (GE) (3) (first-time freshmen or transfers with fewer than 24 units)
• PSY 103 - General Psychology (GE) (3)
• MTH 203 - Introduction to Statistics (3)

Upper-Division Requirements

• PSY 300 - Personality and Adult Development (4)
• PSY 308 - Developmental Psychology – Birth Through Adolescence (4)
• PSY 321 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSY 390 - Research Methods and Design I (4)
• PSY 391 - Research Methods and Design II (4)
• PSY 400 - History and Contemporary Issues in Psychology (2)
• PSY 409 - Psychology of Cognition and Learning (4)
• PSY 420 - Pursuing Goodness: The Science of Moral Change (Senior Capstone) (4)

Core Total: 38 Units

Required Concentrations