Psychology (Online), AA

Purpose 

The Associate of Arts in Psychology aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the diverse psychological needs of individuals in various settings, including clinical, academic, and church and mission contexts. This program focuses on developing the ability to research and understand the mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of a human’s well-being, allowing students to effectively contribute to the growth and healing of individuals in different environments. The program prepares students to serve in settings where people are seeking mental health support, personal growth, and spiritual guidance.

Objectives

• Enable students to evaluate psychological paradigms by the authority of Scripture, helping them to precisely articulate a biblically consistent and empirically powerful model of human psychology.
• Enable students to understand and apply the scientific method within the field of psychology as consumers or producers of psychological research.
• Enable students to develop an elemental knowledge of the biological, psychological and social foundations for human experience along with an understanding of how this core knowledge in psychology flows from and contributes to other disciplines.
• Provide students with opportunities to explore the connections between what they are learning and their future goals in the workplace, ministry, graduate school and/or the helping professions. 

Completion Requirements

• A minimum 60 total semester hours of credit
• A minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
• Completion of a minimum of 15 semester hours of CIU coursework
• Completion of a biblical studies core that includes 9 hours of Bible/theology/ministry courses and at least one additional interdisciplinary Bible-related course
• Completion of the 15 hour Psychology concentration