Psychology – Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Program Length
4 years
120 credit hours
Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
With a bilingual psychology curriculum designed to adhere to American Psychological Association (APA) Standards, our Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree program will prepare you for a career in a variety of fields—from human resources and health care to sales, education, and customer service. Our Bachelor’s degree in Psychology program aims to impart a broad knowledge of psychology and the skills you will need to work with people in diverse settings. This psychology program features a flexible curriculum with online bachelor’s degree programs in psychology for working adults.
Acceptance Requirements to the BA in Psychology Program and Upper-Level Courses:
- Completion of the College’s General Core Curriculum requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences with:
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 with a grade of “C” or better in all coursework attempted;
- A grade of “B” or better in ENG 162 (Composition II), ENG 165 (Speech), and a grade of “C” or better in MAT 225 (Introductory Statistics);
- Submission of a formal application, including a 300-word statement explaining the student’s interest in the program and professional goals;
- Submission of two letters of recommendation.
Practicum in Psychology
As a student in the BA in Psychology program, you will be required to complete a Field Experience Practicum during the 16-week course PSY 450 Senior Seminar. As part of this hands-on experience, you will learn and apply skills during a semester of structured practicum experiences—completing 200 hours of supervised experience during your senior seminar (PSY 450) in locations approved by a faculty advisor. In a similar fashion to the learning goals for a social work internship, you use coursework you’ve been taught and will learn how to apply it in real-world scenarios. Practicum courses involve some classroom time in which students will discuss ethics, share learning experiences, and review skill development and proficiency.
Empowered to Succeed
As a graduate of the BA in Psychology program, you will be prepared to:
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge and comprehension of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, historical trends, and empirical findings to discuss how psychological principles apply to behavioral problems.
- Respect and use critical thinking, skeptical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes. Use reasoning to recognize, develop, defend, and criticize arguments and other persuasive appeals.
- Recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. Interact effectively and sensitively with people of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and cultural perspectives.
- Communicate effectively and demonstrate writing skills in various formats (e.g., essays, correspondence, technical papers, note taking) and for various purposes (e.g., informing, defending, explaining, persuading, arguing, teaching effective oral communication skills in various formats (e.g., group discussion, debate, lecture) and for various purposes. Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
- Apply psychological content and skills to career goals; exhibit self-efficacy and self-regulation; refine project management skills; enhance teamwork capacity; and develop meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.
*The above 5 program outcomes reflect the 5 learning goals identified in the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major-Version 2.0 (2012).
Advanced Paraprofessional Psychologist in Domestic Violence Certificate at St. Augustine College
Advanced Paraprofessional Psychologist in Domestic Violence Certificate at St. Augustine College
The Advanced Paraprofessional Psychology certificate program in the Domestic Violence Program is designed to help students develop the essential skills to help them enter the field of psychology and support the mental health needs of survivors of abuse. With relevant foundational topics, students will gain the required knowledge to provide culturally competent and responsive treatment to children, adults, and families, especially within the Latino/a/x community that has encountered intimate partner violence.
The 1-year Certificate in psychology is bilingual, Spanish-English, and is advantageous for students, who are dual-language speakers (Spanish and English). This preparation trains St. Augustine College certificate and degree completers the ability to work in bilingual environments with bilingual domestic violence survivors, as many government social institutions currently do not offer reliable services in Spanish.
At the psychology certificate completion, students will be able to:
- Develop and implement caseworker responsibilities in Domestic Violence agencies
- Assist in case management in Child Welfare and with placement caseworkers
- Serve as a survivor’s advocate
- Work as a community organizer and officer
- Assist as social services aide
In addition, each of the courses for the psychology certification also applies as credits toward the associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. You may even find it easier to continue and obtain the certificate and the degree on this same track.
Requirements
After completing the general education requirement course during the first two years of study, students will be required to complete eight psychology-specific courses. This will allow students to complete all the required 32 credit hours in one year. Below are the courses included in this certificate:
PSY 201 – Writing for Psychology 4 credit hours
PSY 270 – Theories of Personality 4 credit hours
PSY 300 – Cross-Cultural Factors in Mental Health 4 credit hours
PSY 310 – Tests and Measurements 4 credit hours
PSY 320 – Behavioral Statistics 4 credit hours
PSY 325 – Neuro-Cognitive Psychology 4 credit hours
PSY 330 – Forensic Psychology 4 credit hours
PSY 303 – Domestic Violence 4 credit hours
Total of = 32 Credit Hours
Why take this Psychology Certificate Program at St. Augustine College?
The career outlook is very positive for Domestic Violence Counselors, including certified workers. The United States Bureau of Labor projects that the field of Domestic Violence and Abuse Counseling will grow by 19%. In the case of the Advanced Paraprofessional in Domestic Violence certificate, the average salary after graduation with the Bachelor’s degree in Psychology is expected to be between $38,576 – $46,000.
- One-year minimum career specialization program
- Prepare quickly for an entry-level position in the field
- Open the door to meaningful and rewarding experiences
- Earn college credits towards an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Psychology
- Small class sizes where students know each other by name
- Dedicated student support service that will help the students go through the program
- Friendly and highly qualified faculty
- The learning environment and campus life is community-oriented
- Hy-Flex teaching modality (students choose whether to attend on campus or online)
- Financial Aid is available if you qualify
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Alumni's Jobs with a Bachelor’s in Psychology
With the help of our Career and Transfer Center, our graduates who have received a college degree in psychology have found careers in a variety of fields. To help you succeed in this multilingual academically rigorous program, our social science faculty will provide academic advising and registration completion assistance for all BA in Psychology students accepted to upper-level courses for the program to assist all nontraditional learners. Advisors will be available Monday-Saturday during registration before the beginning of each semester.
Our graduates have worked with adults and the elderly. Usually, these roles involve counseling. Older individuals might need assistance with processing aging, grief, or concerns that primarily affect elderly people, such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, or Parkinsons’.
Many of our graduates have become child psychologists. This role can be performed in schools, private practices, nonprofits, healthcare settings, or government agencies. As a child psychologist, you can specialize in different areas, such as children with learning disabilities, children who have experienced trauma at home, children with health conditions, and more.
Along with our social work bachelor’s program, a college degree in psychology prepares you for working in a community helping push state and local advocacy for marginalized populations.
A bachelor’s degree in psychology provides students with the foundational skills needed to start a career in criminal justice. Using a critical approach to criminality and psychological factors, you too can eventually have a career as a forensic psychologist.
This degree can help you be on your way to having credentials in addiction psychology, and eventually prepare you for graduate-level courses in addiction psychology and chemical dependency.
A BA in psychology is crucial if you want to help treat others who are suffering from mental health issues, as many of our graduates have ended up doing. The courses we offer prepare you to treat clients with mental health issues, preparing you from intake onwards.
Our degree has prepared students to assist those with mental retardation. This has been done through educating parents, individual and group therapy, behavior modification, and more.
Many of our alumni have also gone on to graduate school to get either their master’s or doctorate in psychology, helping them to further their education and their career opportunities in the wide-ranging field of psychology and mental health treatments.
Adult and Elderly Care
Our graduates have worked with adults and the elderly. Usually, these roles involve counseling. Older individuals might need assistance with processing aging, grief, or concerns that primarily affect elderly people, such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, or Parkinsons’.
Children and Youth
Many of our graduates have become child psychologists. This role can be performed in schools, private practices, nonprofits, healthcare settings, or government agencies. As a child psychologist, you can specialize in different areas, such as children with learning disabilities, children who have experienced trauma at home, children with health conditions, and more.
Community Advocacy, Referral, and Social Services
Along with our social work bachelor’s program, a college degree in psychology prepares you for working in a community helping push state and local advocacy for marginalized populations.
Criminal Justice and Law
A bachelor’s degree in psychology provides students with the foundational skills needed to start a career in criminal justice. Using a critical approach to criminality and psychological factors, you too can eventually have a career as a forensic psychologist.
Education Drug, Alcohol, and Chemical Dependency
This degree can help you be on your way to having credentials in addiction psychology, and eventually prepare you for graduate-level courses in addiction psychology and chemical dependency.
Mental Health
A BA in psychology is crucial if you want to help treat others who are suffering from mental health issues, as many of our graduates have ended up doing. The courses we offer prepare you to treat clients with mental health issues, preparing you from intake onwards.
Mental Retardation
Our degree has prepared students to assist those with mental retardation. This has been done through educating parents, individual and group therapy, behavior modification, and more.
Graduate and Professional School
Many of our alumni have also gone on to graduate school to get either their master’s or doctorate in psychology, helping them to further their education and their career opportunities in the wide-ranging field of psychology and mental health treatments.
Psychology Faculty
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