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Sep 02, 2010
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Psychology Degree Completion Program (B.S.)
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Psychology majors choose from five tracks to best suit their personal interests and professional goals. Each track is designed to help students meet entry-level career requirements and/or pursue advanced degrees in their chosen subfields.
The Psychology Degree Completion Program is an option for transfer students who have between 50-92 credits accepted for transfer, with no more than 70 of these credits at the 100 and 200 levels. Students who enter the College with fewer than 50 transfer credits must meet all of the requirements of the four-year Psychology Program.
All transfer students must earn at least 30 credits in residence at Mount Ida College.
Career and Graduate Study Options
Students in this degree track are strongly encouraged to select a minor in preparation for work and/or graduate education. The General Psychology degree combined with a minor prepares students for work in entry-level positions in public and private agencies, institutions, and corporations where understanding the human psyche is valued. For example, graduates in this major with the Marketing minor may track buyer behaviors and assist with new marketing initiatives, while those students wishing to pursue graduate education in Industrial-Organizational Psychology might select a minor in Business or Leadership Studies.
Learning Objectives
In addition to the All College Curriculum skills and perspective, students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Explain human behavior from a variety of perspectives;
- Draw from concepts in the physiological, cognitive, social, developmental, personality, abnormal, research, and applied aspects of Psychology;
- Think critically about a variety of issues as informed consumers of information about human behavior;
- Demonstrate integration of psychological constructs in understanding a specific thesis topic relative to one’s personal and professional interests.
Policies, Conditions, and/or Fee
A minimum grade of C- or higher is required for all program-specific required courses (courses with the designation of PS) in this major.
Requirements |
I. Required Psychology Courses: (36 credits)
- (2) Psychology Electives (6 Credits)
One of the following, 2nd semester, senior year*: (3 credits)
Note:
*At least 8 of the above PS courses must be completed at Mount Ida College, including the two required 400-level PS courses. II. Other Required Courses: (27-29 credits)
- Science Elective (3-4 Ceedits)
(Scientific Understanding)
- Science Elective (3-4 Credits)
(Scientific Understanding)
- History Elective (3 Credits)
(Historical Understanding)
- Literature Elective (3 Credits)
(Literature)
- Humanities or Fine Arts Elective (3 Credits)
(Humanities Fine Arts)
- Junior Year Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 credits)
(“W” Course)
III. Open Electives: (57 credits)
Total Credits: (120-122)
(with 50-90 credits of the total accepted in transfer) Note:
All College Curriculum
Students must satisfy Oral and Written Communication Requirements of the All College Curriculum. These are courses inside or outside the program/major that have been identified as meeting the requirements for writing-intensive (“W”) or oral communication (“O”) courses. Students must include the following among their course selections:
Written: 3 courses beyond EN 102 must be writing-intensive (“W”) courses (the Junior Year Interdisciplinary Seminar and two other “W” courses).
Oral: 2 courses must be oral communication (“O”) courses.
Suggested Course Sequence:
Due to the variables of a degree completion program, students should determine course sequencing with their Academic Advisor. |
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