General Undergraduate Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago undergraduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.
New students are accepted into undergraduate degree-seeking programs for online (ADP) and on-campus (Traditional) study in the fall and spring semesters. If you have any questions please work with your admissions advisors.
BA Psychology Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| PSY-1000 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY-1502 | The Mind and the Brain | 3 |
| PSY-2310 | Statistics for the Behavioral Science | 3 |
| PSY-2320 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Senior Seminar in Psychology | ||
| Independent Study in Psychology 2 | ||
| Internship in Psychology 2 | ||
| Additional Courses | ||
| Select one course from each of the following areas: | 9 | |
Area A | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Life Span | ||
or PSY-2151 | Social Psychology | |
Area B | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
or PSY-4610 | Theories of Personality | |
Area C | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
or PSY-4640 | History and Systems of Psychology | |
| Psychology Electives | ||
| Select remaining hours from any course with a PSY prefix and a level of 2000 or higher | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
- 2
Students may only apply three hours of PSY-4950 Independent Study in Psychology or PSY-4990 Internship in Psychology to the psychology major
The total hours for the program is 120 credits. This includes general education, electives and major requirements above.
Graduation Requirements
Students in the College of Health, Science and Technology or The College of Theology, Arts and Humanities must meet all University requirements found in the Academic Information section of this catalog. Specific requirements for these Colleges include the following:
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all coursework completed at CUC
- A minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses taken in the major at CUC
- A minimum grade of C for all courses taken in a major at CUC
- All administrative obligations to CUC must be cleared in order to prompt the release of CUC transcripts and diploma(s).
- The Division of Natural Sciences requires a minimum grade of D- for courses within the major that are not pre-requisites for other courses. For courses that are pre-requisites, the C minimum remains unless superseded by admission grade requirements for specific programs, e.g., medicine/dentistry/pharmacy at LECOM, etc.).