Psychology (A.A.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 36-39 | |
- 1
Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
- 2
Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| BIOL 102 | Principles of Human Biology 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
- 1
Course may fulfill select general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 255 | Introduction to Research | 3 |
| PSYC 341 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| Psychology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Psychology Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Psychology Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Psychology Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
- 1
Choose one course from the following: PSYC 221 Psychology of Childhood (3 c.h.), PSYC 231 Psychology of Adolescence (3 c.h.), or PSYC 235 Psychology of Adulthood (3 c.h.)
- 2
Choose any PSYC course not already required in the major
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 60 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- Grade of ‘C’ Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 15 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH Elective 1 | 3 | |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Hours | 13-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective (BIOL 102) 1 | 3 | |
| PSYC 210 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 255 | Introduction to Research | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking Elective 1 | 3 | |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| PSYC Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Psychology Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| PSYC 341 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| Psychology Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Psychology Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60-63 | |
- 1
Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling foundational skills requirements.
- 2
Choose one of the following: PSYC 221, PSYC 231, or PSYC 235.
- 3
Choose any PSYC course not already required in the major.