At North Greenville University (NGU), the Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology has a two-fold purpose: (1) To fully train and academically prepare the student for future work in secular as well as ministry-based professions. The curriculum will provide the student with traditional undergraduate courses in psychology including personality theory, abnormal, social, cognitive, learning, and biological psychology and will also introduce the student to a variety of subfields in the discipline such as clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, experimental psychology, and related fields like social work. Many careers in professional psychology require more than a bachelor’s degree. The successful NGU graduate in psychology will be well-equipped to pursue graduate studies to practice as a therapist, psychologist or work in a related field. (2) To offer an academically sound psychology degree in a distinctly Christian atmosphere. A psychology major with a Christian emphasis will provide a better foundation for helping others with complex personal issues. The NGU curriculum includes special courses such as Psychology and Christian Faith in which biblical as well as psychological insights are combined to better prepare the student to serve in the professional field of psychology. The Christian faculty members have extensive clinical experience in private practices as well as educational, research, and Christian ministry settings.
In order to graduate with a psychology degree, the psychology student must have:
Core Curriculum
First Year Experience, Choose 1 (1 Credit)
Communication, Choose 1 (3 Credits)
Required
Literature, Choose 1 (3 Credits)
Required
Fine Arts, Choose 1 (3 Credits)
Required
| HIST-1385 | Western Civ in a Global Context Since 1517 | 3 |
Math, Choose 1 (3 Credits)
| - | Any 1000-level math course 1310 or higher | 3 |
Required
| PSYC-2310 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| BIOL-1310 | Scientific Inquiry in a Living World | 3 |
| PHSC-1430 | Scientific Inquiry in a Physical World | 4 |
| PHSC-1431 | Scientific Inquiry in a Physical World Lab | 0 |
Civic Awareness, Choose 1 (3 Credits)
| PLSC-2310 | American National Government | 3 |
| HIST-2310 | United States History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST-2320 | United States History Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
Major Requirements
Option 1: Choose 1 (3 Credits)
Option 2: Choose 1 (3 Credits)
Major Electives
Choose 15 hours from the following courses:
| Total Free Elective Requirements |
30 |
| Total Degree Requirements |
121 |
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Bachelor of Science degree in psychology is two-fold:
- to fully train and academically prepare the student for future work in secular as well as ministry-based professions, and
- to offer an academically sound psychology degree in a distinctively Christian atmosphere.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs).
SLO 1 Mastery of Knowledge in Psychology: Students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, historical trends and relevant ethical issues in psychology.
SLO 2 Career and post graduate planning: Students will demonstrate knowledge about possible careers in psychology and indicate their post graduate plans.
SLO 3 Integration of Faith and Learning: Students will articulate an informed position on the relations between Christianity and the discipline of psychology, including consideration of worldview, epistemic, and other key foundational issues.
SLO 4 Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking: Students will understand and apply basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
Freshman Year - Fall
Math, Choose 1 (3 Credits)
| - | Any 1000-level math course or higher | 3 |
Required
Freshman Year - Spring
Sophomore Year - Fall
| CHPL-1023 | Chapel | 0 |
| CEVT-1000 | Cultural Events | 0 |
| - | Free Elective 1 | 3 |
| - | Literature | 3 |
| CHST-1302 | Integrating a Biblical Worldview | 3 |
| PSYC-2345 | Introductory Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| - | Communications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year - Spring
Junior Year - Fall
| CHPL-1023 | Chapel | 0 |
| - | Free Elective 3 | 3 |
| PSYC-3306 | Applied Statistics and Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYC- | Option or Free Elective | 3 |
| PSYC- | Elective 1 | 3 |
| PSYC-3302 | Psychology and the Christian Faith | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Junior Year - Spring
| CHPL-1023 | Chapel | 0 |
| - | Free Elective 5 | 3 |
| - | Free Elective 6 | 3 |
| PSYC- | Option or Free Elective | 3 |
PSYC Option 2: (3 Credits)
| PSYC-4350 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| - | Free Elective 4 | 3 |
Required
| PSYC-3100 | Junior Seminar | 1 |
| PSYC- | Elective 2 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Senior Year - Fall
| CHPL-1023 | Chapel | 0 |
| - | | |
| PHSC-1430 | Scientific Inquiry in a Physical World | 4 |
| PHSC-1431 | Scientific Inquiry in a Physical World Lab | 0 |
| - | | |
| - | Free Elective 7 | 3 |
| PSYC- | Elective 3 | 3 |
| PSYC-4390 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Senior Year - Spring
| PSYC- | Elective 4 | 3 |
| PSYC- | Elective 5 | 3 |
| - | Free Elective 8 | 3 |
| - | Free Elective 9 | 3 |
| - | Free Elective 10 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |