Academics

 

Southern Adventist University

Undergraduate Degrees in Psychology

B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
Psychology Minor

B.A. in Psychology

Undergraduate programs in psychology are pre-professional in that they are designed to introduce students to a wide knowledge base in the field and to prepare students for further training and education in specialized fields of psychology. The B.A. degree in Psychology is recommended for students who desire to become psychologists and who are planning to gain admissions into graduate programs in specific areas of psychology. In addition, this degree is also recommended for students who desire to combine psychology with another academic emphasis such as law, business, English, or history.

The program is configured as follows:

Major
33
Cognates
12
Minor
18
General Education
61
TOTAL
124

The required courses for the MAJOR are as follows:

COURSES
CREDITS
PSYC 122 General Psychology
3
PSYC 128 Developmental Psychology
3
PSYC 227 Cognitive Psychology
3
PSYC 297 Research Design & Stats I (W)
3
PSYC 315 Abnormal Psychology
3
PSYC 346 Intro to Personality Theories
3
PSYC 357 Psychological Testing
3
PSYC 416 Hist & Sys of Psychology (W)
3
PSYC 490 Psychology Seminar
1
PSYC 491 Psychology Practicum (Start in Jr. year)
2
PSYC 497 Research Design & Stats II (W)
3
PSYC Psychology Electives
3
TOTAL HOURS FOR MAJOR
33

The required courses for the COGNATE are as follows:

COURSES
CREDITS
BIOL 421 Issues in Science & Society (W)
3
RELT 373 Christian Ethics
3
MATH One math course (MATH 106 or higher)
3
Science One science course with lab
3-4
TOTAL HOURS FOR COGNATE
12-13

Note that six (6) hours of foreign language are required for this major.

Sample Freshman Year Sequence:

1ST SEMESTER
CREDITS
PSYC 122 General Psychology
3
ENGL 101 College Composition
3
REL LD Religion
3
HIST LD History
3
LIT/MUS/ART

LD Lit, Music/Art Appreciation or F oreign Language

3
PEAC 225 Fitness for Life
1
TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS
16

 

2ND SEMESTER
CREDITS
PSYC 128 Developmental Psychology
3
ENGL 102 College Composition
3
HIST LD History
3
LIT/MUS/ART LD Lit, Music/Art Appreciation or F oreign Language
3
CPTE 100 Computer Concepts
1
MATH 106 Survey of Math 1
3
TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS
16