Psychology

Pursue knowledge in the history, theories and concepts of psychology while gaining practical skills for clinical, counseling, industrial and other vocational settings. Through courses on core ideas in psychology and electives that dig deeper into your areas of interest, you will develop your understanding, creativity and vision for using your career as an instrument of Christian service. These fundamental skills provide a foundation for graduate and professional training as a psychologist or in a variety of other career paths.

Experiential Learning Opportunities

In partnership with ACCEL, psychology students at ACU pursue undergraduate research alongside faculty members, obtain service-learning internships to gain practical experience and seize opportunities to study and serve in many corners of the world. Students may also engage in community-based learning or join the Student Association of School Psychology.

Accelerated Professional Psychology Degree Plan (APPDP)

If you are focused on graduate training to become a professional counselor or to pursue doctoral study in psychology, you may be eligible to complete 24 credit hours of graduate coursework that count as electives toward your bachelor’s degree and as required credits toward your master’s degree from ACU in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology or Specialist in School Psychology. 

Undergraduate students who have completed 60 credit hours, maintain a GPA over 3.5 and have been accepted into a graduate program in psychology at ACU are eligible to apply for the APPDP. Once you have completed 90 credit hours, you can take up to six hours of graduate coursework in each semester of your senior year, which provides an accelerated path to the 150 credit hours necessary to complete both degrees.