Description
The Psychology online degree completion program offers flexibility and accessibility for students who want a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology without having to relocate. Courses are offered in an asynchronous online format. The program is for students who are transferring to SUNY Brockport with an associate’s degree.
Admission to the Program
To be considered for Admission, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Have an associate’s degree
- Have completed an Introductory Psychology course or the equivalent with a C or higher
- Have a 2.5 GPA or higher across all previous college coursework
Students accepted to the University and program will need to complete 56 credits at a four-year college, which may include credits that they transfer. Students need a total of 120 credits to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport. Please note this program is not open to current SUNY Brockport Students.
Program Requirements
Students considering the Online Degree Completion Program must be self-directed and able to balance coursework with other responsibilities. Reliable computer and internet access, along with daily checking of your Brockport email, are essential. Please be aware that compared to in-person study, online degree completion at the undergraduate level does not provide the same learning opportunities outside of the classroom, and this can leave students at a disadvantage when applying to master’s or doctoral programs in Psychology.
All majors are required to complete a minimum of 40 credits of psychology (39 credits if transferring in a 3-credit Research Methods course), 18 credits of which must be taken at Brockport. Students may elect to take more than the minimum, but not more than 54 credits in psychology will count toward the degree. A Brockport psychology GPA of 2.00 is required in order to graduate with a major in psychology.
General Education Requirements (31-40 credits)
Major Department Requirements (40-43 credits)
Core Courses (10 credits)
Introduces the science of psychology and tools to understand and conduct psychological research.
A grade of “C” or above is required in each of the core courses. Grades of “C-” or lower in these courses are NOT acceptable and require repeats unless otherwise specified.
- PSH 110 Principles of Psychology*
- PSH 202 Introductory Statistics for Psychology or an approved course from another discipline (ECN 204, PBH 488, MTH 243, SOC 200)*
- PSH 301 Research Methods in Psychology
Content Areas (15 credits)
Provides an overview of Psychology’s major domains.
A grade of “C” or above is required in each of the content courses. Grades of “C-” or lower in these courses are NOT acceptable and require repeats unless otherwise specified.
Select ONE from each content group
- Biological Bases
- PSH 341 Biopsychology
- PSH 352 Sensation and Perception
- Learning and Cognition
- PSH 322 Learning
- PSH 351 Cognitive Processes
- Sociocultural
- PSH 331 Personality
- PSH 332 Social Psychology
- Developmental
- PSH 384 Child Psychology
- PSH 484 Adolescence
- Psychopathology
- PSH 334 Psychological Disorders of Adulthood
- PSH 486 Psychological Disorders of Children
- PSH 336 Clinical Psychology
- PSH 397 Health Psychology
- PSH 402 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSH 410 Psychology and the Law
- PSH 480 Principles of Assessment
- PSH 482 Community Psychology
- PSH 483 Applied Behavior Analysis
- PSH 424 Positive Psychology
- PSH 425 Motivation
- PSH 431 Close Relationships
- PSH 436 Psychology of Aging
- PSH 441 Clinical Neuropsychology
- PSH 442 Psychology of Eating
- PSH 443 Psychology of Competition and Peak Performance
- PSH 446 Cognitive Development
- PSH 451 Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSH 494 Prejudice and Discrimination
- PSH 496 Meditation/Mindfulness
Application (3 credits)
Investigates strategies for using psychological knowledge to solve human problems.
Select ONE of the following courses (Note that not all are guaranteed to be offered online):
Capstone (3 credits)
These courses involve a writing intensive capstone experience and are restricted to senior-status Psychology majors. A student must have completed the core and content areas before enrolling; individual course prerequisites may also apply. These courses are low enrollment classes to promote critical thinking and understanding of complex psychological phenomena.
Select ONE of the following courses (Note that not all are guaranteed to be offered online):
Psychology Electives (9 credits)
Select at least THREE additional psychology courses with the approval of a faculty advisor. If a student elects to fulfill the statistics requirement with a statistics course from a different discipline, a FOURTH psychology elective will be required.
Total Number of Credits: 40-43
Electives (36–45 credits)
Total Credits (120 credits)
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Identify biological, cognitive, developmental, and sociocultural causes of normal and abnormal behavior.
- Select and evaluate psychological research designs and statistical analyses.
- Use primary sources in psychology.
- Apply psychological principles to practical problems in the field of psychology.
- Evaluate ethical issues relevant to empirical research and/or practice in the field of psychology.
- Communicate effectively in writing using logical or empirically based arguments to support their claims.