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Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 Archived Catalog


4-Year Plan

Psychology, B.S.



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Student Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Base of Psychology - Students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.

Research Methods in Psychology - Students will understand and apply basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.

Critical Thinking Skills in Psychology - Students will respect and use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes.

Application of Psychology - Students will understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues.

Integration of Faith and Values in Psychology - Students will be able to weigh evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and integrate a Christian worldview with psychology as a discipline.

Information and Technological Literacy - Students will demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for many purposes.

Communication Skills - Students will be able to communicate effectively in a variety of formats.

Sociocultural and International Awareness - Students will recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.

Personal Development - Students will develop insight into their own and others’ behavior and mental processes and apply effective strategies for self-management and self-improvement.

Career Planning and Development - Students will emerge from the major with realistic ideas about how to implement their psychological knowledge, skills, and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Psychology

University Core Curriculum - 39 or 40 hours


Program requirements satisfy 9 of the 48 hours in the Core Curriculum for on-campus students.

Program requirements satisfy 9 of the 49 hours in the Core Curriculum for online students.

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Courses Specified by the Department - 43 hours


Six unique hours from the following:


Six hours from the following:


Six hours from the following:


Six hours from the following:


Emphasis by Specialty Area - select 9 hours in a given area (except for Natural Science which has 20 required hours, and for Foreign Language which accepts 6 or 9 hours):


Students must designate and complete one of the following emphasis areas. This emphasis requirement can be fulfilled by the completion of an emphasis (9 credit hours for all except Natural Science), a minor (18 credit hours), completion of at least nine hours in the Accelerated Master’s Program in Counseling, a double major, or a dual degree.

Students may also, in consultation with and approval of their advisor, create a unique emphasis in support of their vocational goals or interests that will include nine hours of courses taken from classes in departments outside of psychology, either at JBU, or transferred from another college (designated as an “Elective Emphasis”):

Business


Foreign Language


Nine hours of same language from LS-1000, LS-2000 level courses, including three hours at the 2000 level; or

Six hours of same language at LS-2000 level

Counseling


9 hours of graduate course work required (maximum 12 hours allowed and hours count toward both undergraduate Psychology degree and graduate Counseling degree), chosen from among the following options:

Natural Science


Requires 20 hours total

One of the following:


One of the following:


Politics and Ethics


Achievement Test


All psychology majors are required to complete a standardized achievement test designated by the department

Electives as necessary to complete minimum total hours


Note:


Students who anticipate attending graduate school should consider taking at least some of the following courses:

Minimum total semester hours - 120


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