Program Courses

• Major Courses (14 Units): The following courses are part of the requirement for this major and are recommended to fulfill general education requirements.
  • PSYC100 | Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC141 | Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC222 | Interpersonal Psychology
  • Choose one of the following:
    • BIOL101/L | Principles of Biology with Lab
    • BIOL225/L | Human Anatomy with Lab
    • BIOL246/L | Human Physiology
• Core Courses (41 Units)
  • PSYC102 | Psychology and Christian Thought
  • PSYC230 | Psychology of Relationships
  • PSYC300 | Personality Theory
  • PSYC332 | Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • PSYC333 | Human Sexuality
  • PSYC351 | Abnormal Psychology
  • PSY390 | Research Statistics for the Social Sciences
  • PSYC392 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences
  • PSYC410 | Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC452 | Biopsychology
  • PSYC475a and 475b | Field Work in Psychology
  • PSYC498 | Applied Integration Capstone
  • PSYC498 | Applied Integration Capstone
    • PSYC203 | Social Psychology
    • PSYC460 | Professional Skills
    • PSYC331 | Counseling Skills

To view all courses and course descriptions, please see our current Academic Catalog.

Psychology Minor Courses (19 units)

• PSYC102 | Psychology and Christian Thought
• PSYC141 | Developmental Psychology
• PSYC230 | Psychology of Relationships
• PSYC300 | Personality Theory and Therapy
• PSYC351 | Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC452 | Biopsychology (4 units)

To view all courses and course descriptions, please see our current Academic Catalog.

Earn your bachelor’s degree in psychology online and develop a strong understanding of human behaviors to help organizations make significant impressions on their practices. Jessup’s program teaches both the counseling and biological approaches to psychology. Upon graduation, you will be prepared to pursue a career in a variety of fields, including counseling and non-counseling positions including mental health, social work, criminal justice and business. Alternatively, you can go on to later complete graduate-level work in the field of psychology. The program’s faculty members are experienced in a variety of psychology fields, including addiction and biopsychology. In addition, you will learn how to incorporate ethics and Christian perspectives into your work.

The fully online degree helps you develop the fundamental skills required to succeed in your career or to continue your education in graduate school. Additionally, you will study international psychology, mental health and developmental psychology. Courses also explore topics such as personality theory and therapy, human sexuality and abnormal psychology. In addition, the program will teach you how to demonstrate critical thinking, interpretive knowledge and fundamental competency in research. You’ll acquire the expertise needed to interview clients, assess their conditions and needs, create and implement treatment plans and evaluate the results and progress.

COURSES

Our online B.A. in psychology consists of 128 credit hours, including 17 psychology courses totaling 53 credit hours. There are four psychology courses that must be completed to fulfill general education requirements, along with 15 credit hours of general psychology elective courses.

Foundational Studies (66 units)
Central to each student’s course of study are the Foundational Studies, a core of classes that position students as leaders in their world. Jessup seeks to develop the whole person by developing skills in communication, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking and by exposing students to a broad cross‐section of knowledge in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Major Courses (41 units)

• General Education Requirements: The following courses are part of the requirement for this major and are recommended to fulfill General Education requirements or must be taken as part of a student’s major elective choices.

  • PSYC100 | Intro to Psychology

  • PSYC141 | Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC222 | Interpersonal Processes

  • BIOL101 | Principles of Biology I with Lab

• Core Courses

  • PSYC102 | Psychology and Christian Thought

  • PSYC230 | Psychology of Relationships

  • PSYC300 | Personality Theory and Therapy

  • PSYC331 | Counseling Skills

  • PSYC333 | Human Sexuality

  • PSYC351 | Abnormal Psychology

  • PSYC390 | Research Statistics for the Social Sciences

  • PSYC392 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences

  • PSYC410 | Cognitive Psychology

  • PSYC452 | Biopsychology

  • PSYC598 | Applied Integration Capstone

  • Psychology Elective (Choose one of the following):

    • PSYC203 | Social Psychology

    • PSYC460 | Professional Skills

General Psychology Electives (12 units)

Choose any 4 psychology electives. The general psychology concentration is directed toward students who desire preparation in the field of psychology but, because of their unique career interests, goals, or life needs, are best served by selecting courses throughout the concentrations.

To view all courses and course descriptions, please see our current Academic Catalog.