Psychology
Centenary College Admissions Department
Phone: 1-800-236-8679
Email: admissions@centenarycollege.edu
We invite you to call one of our Admissions Counselors to schedule a personal appointment.
The Centenary College Bachelor's Degree in Psychology lets you design a program personally suited for you, your style of learning, and your career interests. Your degree will enable you to meet the growing demands of the 21st-century workplace.
A Committed Faculty
You will immediately feel at ease with Centenary's Psychology faculty. You will fine they are experienced professionals, committed educators and dedicated advisors. They also can integrate the online educational capabilities of Centenary into their curriculum in that you will find intellectually exciting and challenging.
Dr. Charles Fredrickson, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Harriet Gaddy, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Professor Christine Floether, Instructor in Psychology
Keith Morgan, Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Psychology Curriculum
Students earning their B.A. in Psychology at Centenary College will complete a 128-credit curriculum composed of:
- College Liberal Arts Core Courses
- Psychology Core Courses
- Career Concentration Courses
- Non-Designated Elective Courses
Course content within the Psychology Core includes:
- Personal and interpersonal awareness
- Human development
- Inducing behavior change
- Research methods and psychological tests
- Group behavior
- Normal and abnormal behavior
Psychology is a science; students also complete courses in chemistry and psychobiology, plus a series of psychological research and statistical analysis course modules.
Download the Psychology Department tentative schedule of course offerings here. 
Psychology Major
The Psychology major provides students with fundamental knowledge and marketable skills which are excellent preparation for either immediate employment of graduate studies.
The student with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is prepared and widely accepted for employment in such career areas as:
- Human resources
- Research
- Education
- Journalism
- Government
- Health care
- Community services
- Clinical studies
As preparation for graduate studies, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology is a recognized prerequisite for advanced psychology studies, law, medicine, education, business, and social work.
Teacher Certification
Qualified students who also wish to become elementary school teachers may pursue their education studies while obtaining their Psychology degree. For such students, Centenary's Teacher Certification program's elementary education courses are carefully integrated into the Psychology curriculum.
Admission into the Teacher Certification program requires students to successfully complete a separate application procedure to that program. Learn more about admission to Teacher Certification program.
Career-Related Interdisciplinary Studies
Psychology majors at Centenary can also acquire one or more career concentrations or minors in other areas of study such as sociology, criminal justice, or business.
Internships
Opportunities for Psychology internships for academic credit are available and have been obtained in over 50 regional clinical, health care, criminal justice and social services.
Psychology Honor Society
Eligible students have the opportunity to become members of the Centenary Chapter of Psi Chi, the national psychology honor society. Members plan and participate throughout the academic year in community assistance projects and special events related to psychology.
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