Bachelor of Science in Psychology Degree Curriculum

Areas I, II, III

Core Curriculum Offerings  

Psychology students are required to take MSC 201: Introduction to Statistics in Area IIIA

Area IV: Foundation to Major

30 Quarter Credit Hours

• PSY 241 - Quantitative Methods in Psychology
• PSY 242 - Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY 255 - Positive Psychology
• PSY 290 - Life Span Developmental Psychology

• Any combination of PSY or PSC courses not previously used totaling 10 hours

Area V: Major Requirement

60 Quarter Credit Hours

• PSY 303 - Compassion and Secular Ethics
• PSY 320 - Health Psychology
• PSY 356 - Personality Psychology
• PSY 357 - Introduction to Social Psychology
• PSY 360 - Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 455 - Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 456 - Biopsychology
• PSY 499 - Senior Capstone Seminar
• Any combination of PSY (300+) or PSC (300+) courses, not previously used, totaling 15 hours

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Area VI: Minor/Electives

30 Quarter Credit Hours

• Choose a Minor of 25 credit hours and 5 elective credit hours OR choose 30 credit hours of elective courses not previously taken, with at least 15 credit hours at 300 level or above. Minimum grade of C or better required for the minor.

Additional Completion Requirements

1. Completion of at least four years of prescribed study, of which a student must earn at least 25% of coursework at Life University.
2. Satisfactory completion of all psychology courses in Areas IV – VI with a minimum grade of C.
3. Satisfactory completion of all courses with a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
4. Completion of SLP requirements and documentation on co-curricular transcript.
5. File a petition to graduate.
6. Student Administrative records reviews
   1. Registrar Office – Complete a formal academic records review
   2. Complete Exit Counseling, if applicable, online at www.StudentAid.gov
   3. Student Accounting – rectify any account balance