BA Psychology – Counseling Concentration

AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS AND ONLINE

Purpose:

The Psychology Major, with a Counseling Concentration, provides the student with the academic and professional preparation necessary to work in the field of counseling or to continue studies in graduate school.

Requirements:

General Studies – 39 Credits
Bible and Theology Foundation – 45 Credits
Major – 39 Credits 
Total Required Credits – 123 Credits

Courses:

• Counseling Nontraditional Families
• Counseling Skills Lab
• Crisis Counseling
• Developmental Psychology
• Introduction to Counseling
• Marriage and Family Communication
• Psychopathology
• Seminar in Group Dynamics
• Social Psychology
• Stress Management
• Internship (4 semesters)  

Program Outcomes/Goals:

1. Students will have a basic understanding of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. 
2. Students will have the ability to weigh evidence, act ethically, and integrate Christian values with psychology as a discipline. 
3. A student will display professional skills in the area of his or her concentration.