Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology – Counseling

Learn to Counsel Others with Our Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology – Counseling

Do you want to help others handle tough situations, address problems in their lives, and make positive decisions? If so, then you may be a fit for professional counseling. Our Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Counseling will equip you with the tools and training you need to move toward a career in counseling so you can help others heal and grow.

Our counseling degree is designed to equip you with skills you can use to help people now while also preparing you to pursue a licensed professional counseling graduate program. Once licensed, you’ll be able to work as a counselor in churches, nonprofit organizations, group homes, treatment centers, schools, or you may even start your own practice.

One of the most valuable resources we offer to you as a student is our professors. These individuals are here to support and guide you both academically and spiritually as you complete your training. Our faculty are professionals in their field with psychology degrees and real-life counseling experience. With their guidance, you will learn not only how to help people, but to do so ethically and through the lens of a Biblical worldview.

As you prepare for the field, you will also complete a hands-on internship. Through the counseling internship, you are guaranteed to get experience before graduating that will help you turn theory into practice. Plus, you have the opportunity to attend psychology activities and network with peers and faculty by joining Club Psych. The experience you gain through hands-on training and psychology activities will build your credentials and prepare you for your career.

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

• Christ-centered courses that give you the cutting edge in research and counseling techniques you need to help people heal and grow
• Multiple areas of study to help you specialize in the career you want to pursue
• Faculty-student mentoring in research projects with the potential to publish your research as an undergraduate student
• Multiple psychology events and internship opportunities are available to give you training experience
• Academic trips available to Ecuador, New York, and Poland
• Our psychology club—Club Psych—allows you to interact with professors and peers in the field

What Will You Learn?

• How the presence of other people affects an individual’s behavior and how those individuals form opinions and attitudes about others
• Study interpersonal attraction, the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, the impact of television on aggression, non-verbal communication, group decision making, and the impact of advertising on beliefs and behavior
• Learn about the major historical and contemporary theories of the origin and development of personality, emphasizing the role of the dynamics of personality
• Study human learning, including examination of conditioning, modeling, cognitive development, and high level thought processes
• Learn about the relationship between Christian theology and the science of psychology