Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Minor in Sociology
(Adult Acclerated)
Why Study Psychology on the Springfield College Campus?
Psychology is a science which studies individual, group and societal behaviors and investigates them using experimental, clinical and social developmental methods. The Bachelor of Psychology degree with a Sociology Minor provides you with an overview of careers that deal with people on a one to- one basis or in a group using statistics and other research skills. You will learn what motivates people and the skills needed to work with people effectively..
Cohort Accelerated Bachelor Degree Programs
The Adult Accelerated Bachelor Degree Completion Programs are taught in a cohort format. Cohorts are a natural fit to adult education - a group of students enroll at the same time and progress through required courses together in the same sequence, adding self-selected electives when necessary. Classes continue year round, without interruption, until the degree requirements are completed.
Bachelor's Program Advantages
- Accelerated five- and ten-week modules conveniently scheduled on the same night throughout the length of the cohort program.
- Classes meet one time per week for four hours with nine 5-week modules per year.
- Federal and state financial aid is available for eligible students.
Degree Requirements
- Course of study requires a minimum of 120 semester hours
- 55 credit hours must be completed at the baccalaureate level (4-year, regionally accredited schools)
- All majors must complete at least 41 major program hours with a grade of “C” or better
- Earn a cumulative G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
| Degree Summary | |
| Credit Hours | |
| Basic Skills | 12 |
| Common Core | 6 |
| Core Electives | 24 |
| Major Requirements | 44 |
| Cognate Requirements (not met in major requirements) |
15 |
| Other Electives | 19 |