Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Program Overview

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The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 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, 3000 level or above, within the area of study.

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 academic advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-1010	Writing for Success	3
ENC-1020	Writing for Success II	3
COM-2090	Public Speaking	3
MAT-1210	College Algebra	3
SOS-1100	Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today	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-1010	Our Changing World: An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-2200	Leading the Way: A Path Towards Ethical Leadership	3
POS-1100	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-2100	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-1130	American History I	3
FIL-1100	Exploring American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below:

SOC-2910	Criminology	3
HIS-1140	American History II	3
HIS-1210	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-1030	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-1300	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-1010	General Earth Science	3
BIO-2080	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-1010	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY-3220	Research in Experimental Psychology	3
PSY-3790	Social Psychology	3
PSY-4000	History and Systems of Psychology	3
PSY-3740	Physiological Psychology	3
PSY-2110	Developmental Psychology	3
PSY-3500	Abnormal Psychology	3
STA-2010	Principles of Statistics	3
SOS-4500	Ethics in the Social Sciences	3

B. Social Psychology Elective (3 Credits)

Select one of the following courses:

PSY-2700	Psychology of Gender	3
PSY-3520	Psychology of Personality	3
-TRSFR REQ.	Cross Cultural Psychology	3
-TRSFR REQ.	Psychology of Religion	3

C. Psychology Electives (6 Credits)

PSY-3000	Thanatology: An Understanding of Death and Dying	3
PSY-3600	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-4950

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.