BA in Psychology

Area of Study Overview

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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Psychology prepares adults for career change, advancement or graduate education, while providing personal enrichment. The program has a strong focus on psychological principles and research methods and explores the psychological approaches to various problems in the humanities, social sciences and the life sciences. Students develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while developing a greater depth of knowledge in psychology.

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 18 credits must be upper level, 300 level or above, within the area of study.

The following TECEP^® exam, DANTES DSST^®exam or Guided Study course may be used as an elective in the psychology area of study.

SOS-305-DE Drug and Alcohol Abuse 3 credits

SOS-304-GS Drugs and Society* 3 credits

*SOS-304-GS Drugs and Society duplicates SOS-305-DE Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Credit Distribution

I. General Education Featured Courses (45 Credits)

TESU Featured Courses are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses. For more information see About Our General Education Program. To plan your program please contact an Advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-101	English Composition I	3
ENC-102	English Composition II	3
COM-209	Public Speaking	3
MAT-121	College Algebra	3
SOS-110	Critical Information Literacy	3

For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills.

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)

SOC-101	Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-230	Ethics in the Digital Age	3
POS-110	American Government	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership.

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (15 Credits)

SOC-210	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-113	American History I	3
FIL-110	American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below

SOC-291	Criminology	3
HIS-114	American History II	3
HIS-121	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-103	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-130	Introduction to Critical Reasoning	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures.

D. Scientific Knowledge (6 Credits)

EAS-101	General Earth Science	3
BIO-208	The Science of Nutrition	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Scientific Knowledge.

II. Area of Study (45 Credits)

A. Required Courses (27 Credits)

PSY-101	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY-322	Research in Experimental Psychology	3
PSY-379	Social Psychology	3
PSY-400	History and Systems of Psychology	3
PSY-374	Physiological Psychology	3
PSY-211	Developmental Psychology	3
PSY-350	Abnormal Psychology	3
STA-201	Principles of Statistics	3
SOS-450	Ethics in the Social Sciences	3

B. Social Psychology Elective (3 Credits)

Select one of the following courses:

PSY-270	Psychology of Gender	3
PSY-352	Psychology of Personality	3
-TRSFR REQ.	Cross Cultural Psychology	3
-TRSFR REQ.	Psychology of Religion	3

C. Psychology Electives (6 Credits)

PSY-300	Thanatology: An Understanding of Death and Dying	3
PSY-360	Organizational Theory	3

For other TESU course options go to Psychology Courses.

D. Social Science Electives (6 Credits)

Social Sciences Electives

Complete any 6 credits in the Social Science area.

E. Capstone (3 Credits)

LIB-495

Liberal Arts Capstone

III. Electives (30 Credits)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

TESU accepts credits in transfer from accredited institutions as well as non-collegiate providers. View information and resources on where you may find additional learning experiences.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Psychology program will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical concepts and historical trends in psychology;
use the scientific method to examine psychological questions;
articulate the importance of values, ethical standards, and diversity in psychology; and
apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues.