The Fast Track three-year BA in Psychology includes a Minor in Social Work:

Year One

Fall Semester
Course Credits
SW 202 Introduction to Social Services 3
FYS First-Year Seminar 3
EN 105 Critical Reading, Thinking and Writing I 3
PS 203 Introduction to Psychology 3
QR 101 Quantitative Reasoning 3
Total 15
Winter Semester
Course Credits
RS 309 Religious Hope for the Future 3
Spring Semester
Course Credits
FYS-Linked Course 1 3
PH 101 Introduction to Philosophy 3
PS 204A Introduction to Psychology II/Lab 4
PS 306 Cultural Psychology 3
SO 303A Oppression/Prejudice/Discrimination 3
Total (Winter and Spring) 19
Summer Semester (online)
Course Credits
EN 211 Writing About Texts 3
CO 221 Visual Communication 3
SW 350 International Social Work (Elective) 3
PBH 200 Introduction to Public Health 3
Total 12

Year Two

Fall Semester
Course Credits
PS 303 Research Methods Psych/Lab 4
MA 211 Statistical Methods II 3
PS 307 Child Development 3
CO 204 Effective Public Speaking 3
SW 303A Lifespan Development 3
Total 16
Spring Semester
Course Credits
PS 304 Research Methods Psych II/Lab 4
MA 212 Statistical Methods II 3
PS 301 Seminar: History/Systems Psychology 3
PS 321 Cognitive Processes 3
SW 327 Social Policy 3
Total 16
Summer Semester (online)
Course Credits
ID 304 Exploring Ethics 1 3
HI 104 US History I 3
SW 340 Contemporary Social Problems 3
CO 209 Screens, Selfies, and Society: Media in the 21st Century 3
Total 12

Year Three

Fall Semester
Course Credits
PS 402 Coordinating Seminar: Problems in Psychology 3
PS 440 Theory and Practice (Internship) 4
SW 304A Communities/Orgs/Groups 3
PBH 206 Introduction to Global Health 3
CP 600 Socio-Cultural Foundations 3
Total 16
Spring Semester
Course Credits
PS 441 Theory and Practice II Internship 4
PS 312 Social Psychology 3
CP 605 Theories of Counseling Psychology II 3
PS 309 Abnormal Psychology 3
CP 608 Lifespan Development 3
Total 16
  1. General education core courses may be taken in any order.

Add a Master's Degree

Three-year students have the option to add a Master’s Degree in Counseling for an additional two years of study.

Year Four

Summer Semester (online)
Course Credits
CP 624 Treating Addictions 3
CP XXX Elective 3
Total 6
Fall Semester
Course Credits
CP 608 Lifespan Development 3
CP 610 Principles and Tech of Counseling 3
CP 614 Psychopathology 3
CP 612 Ethical/Legal Issues and Considerations 3
Total 12
Spring Semester
Course Credits
CP 660 Practicum 3
CP 330 Clinical Research, Evaluation, Interpretation 3
CP XXX CP Elective 3
CP XXX CP Elective 3
Total 12

Year Five

Fall Semester
Course Credits
CP XXX CP Elective 3
CP 690 Capstone I 3
Total 6
Summer Semester (online)
Course Credits
CP 640 Clinical Assessment/Evaluation 3
CP 691 Capstone II 3
Total 6