Major Courses

18 Credits

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Major Courses (18 credits):

• PSYC A100: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A230: Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A235: Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A240: Social Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A301: Research Methods (3 credits)
• PSYC A303: Statistics & Methods (3 credits)

Psychology Electives

18 Credits

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Psychology Elective Courses (18 credits):

The Bachelor of Psychology program requires 18 credits of electives in psychology. Students can choose from a range of online psychology elective courses, and course availability will vary per term. Psychology elective courses include:

• PSYC A250: Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A222: Psychology of Trauma and Disaster (3 credits)
• PSYC A322: Cognitive Neuroscience (3 credits)
• PSYC A430: Psychology of Human Aging (3 credits)
• PSYC A440: Theories of Personality (3 credits)
• Other 3 credit elective from an A200-A470 level

Loyola Core Courses

39 Credits

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Loyola Core Courses (39 credits):

The goal of the Loyola Core is to foster students’ competency in five key areas:

• Critical Thinking
• Effective Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Information Literacy
• Ethical Reasoning

To help online psychology majors develop these competencies, the Loyola Core embraces an interdisciplinary approach to learning with an emphasis on the spiritual and intellectual, the moral and ethical, the natural and social scientific, the humanistic, and the artistic.

Foundation Courses

Foundation courses should be taken in your first three online sessions at Loyola and include:

• English – Critical Reading & Writing
• Math Models or Finite Math

Knowledge and Values Courses:

Students complete courses in the following 9 categories:

• Creative Arts & Cultures
• History Sequence (2 courses for 6 total credit hours)
• Natural Science in Context
• Philosophy I: Introduction to the Philosophy of Reasoning
• Religious Studies I: Christian Traditions
• Religious Studies II: World Religions
• Social Science
• Writing About Literature

Major Substitution: One of the courses in the Loyola Core will be satisfied in each undergraduate major. This is usually the introductory course for each major. The result is the total hours to complete the Loyola Core are reduced to between 39 and 41 credit hours (depending on lab requirements associated with Math and Science courses).

General Electives

45 Credits

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

General Elective Courses (45 credits)

The online bachelor’s degree in psychology program requires 45 credits of general electives. There is a wide range of online elective courses to choose from in other departments, including:

• Criminology and Justice
• Communications
• Business and Management
• Philosophy
• Sociology