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Psychology

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology is offered by the Department of Psychology and Sociology. The degree is offered as both a traditional day and a part-time evening major. It is the only comprehensive evening psychology degree offered in the Bay Area, differing not at all from the day curriculum, and prepares students superbly for graduate work in psychology. Some evening courses are offered in Intensive format, for qualified students.

The core curriculum consists of basic coursework spanning the different subfields of psychology, from the clinical to the social to the experimental. Special emphasis is placed on helping the psychology student to develop analytic skills and interdisciplinary perspectives, through lively classroom work, individual research, and community-based learning experiences. Students are encouraged to develop their own personalized curriculum after fulfilling the core courses, to equip them to bring innovation and interpersonal knowledge to their initial employment, or to go on to further graduate work.

Undergraduate Psychology offers special articulated programs with NDNU's graduate programs in Art Therapy and Clinical Psychology, and with NDNU's Special Education degree programs. Articulated programs allow qualified students in their last year of undergraduate work to begin study for the master's degree, while completing the bachelor's degree. They are allowed to enroll in up to six units of selected graduate coursework, that fulfills the undergraduate psychology elective requirements, while also counting toward the master's degree.

NDNU’s Evening Psychology Degree

Students may transfer a maximum of 78 lower-division units from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, community colleges, universities, advanced placement credit, and military duty. These lower-division units can fulfill NDNU’s General Education requirements and major prerequisites, or be transferred in as electives.

NDNU accepts unlimited upper-division units from work previously completed at other colleges and universities. These upper-division units can fulfill General Education requirements and major requirements, or be transferred in as electives.

Please note: 30 units must be taken in residence at NDNU.

See the NDNU General Catalog for program requirements and course descriptions.