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Undergraduate programs in psychology are pre-professional in that they are designed to introduce students to a wide knowledge base in the field and to prepare them for further training.

This B.S. degree is recommended for students planning to gain admission into graduate programs in industrial/organizational psychology.

The degree program is general enough to allow entrance into several other areas of psychology at the graduate level, or to consider moving into the more applied aspects of psychology, such as human resource management, organizational behavior, or business-related fields. Six hours of foreign language is required for the B.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Spanish is encouraged. Industrial/Organizational Psychology students should avail themselves of advisement in both psychology and business.

Practicum or Internship for this degree would be particularly geared towards a placement that matches the major (i.e. in an I/O or HR area). It should be started in the junior year.

Students required to perform field or practicum experiences will accept personal responsibility for their learning and professional behavior. Students will be expected to provide their own transportation for individual field and practicum experiences unless a lab fee has been assessed for cohort-based field experiences. Each student contracts to abide by policies of the School of Education and Psychology.

BMKT 327 Consumer Behavior, stipulates BMKT 326 Principles of Marketing, as a prerequisite. Completion of this prerequisite as an elective or permission of instructor would be required to take this course.

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements: In order to be admitted to an undergraduate program in psychology, a student must meet the following requirements:

• Regular Admission to Southern Adventist University: The student must be admitted to the University under Regular Acceptance.
• Admission to Psychology Timeframe: Admission to the Psychology program must be satisfactorily completed as part of the coursework required in PSYC 380.
• Application and Statement of Intent: The student must submit an application, including a Statement of Intent essay, explaining why he/she chose psychology as a major and serving as a self-assessment of how the student feels he/she meets the core objectives and expected proficiencies of the program's conceptual framework: caring person, informed and passionate learner, scientific thinker, and committed pre-professional.
• Adviser Recommendation: The student must submit an SEP-based (Psychology) academic adviser recommendation. The recommendation is to include signed evidence by the adviser and advisee that they have discussed the applicant's academic program.
• Minimum GPA: For admission to the B.S. Psychology, Industrial/Organizational emphasis, the minimum GPA required is 2.75.
• Required Courses: In order to be considered for this program, students must have completed PSYC 122 and PSYC 253 with grades of B or better.

Emphasis Requirements