Spring 2020 Update 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Spring 2020 Update [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Science: Psychology and Human Service Professions Concentration, B.A.


NY State Program Code: 78092
HEGIS Code: 2201.00
CIP Code: 45.0101

The College of Professional and Continuing Studies General Education and Core Requirements


The College of Professional and Continuing Studies students must meet the requirement of four core courses and six distribution courses, as described here.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Social Science


The Bachelor of Arts in Social Science focuses on guiding students to develop their cognitive skills, including critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving, and decision making. The majority of University College social science majors continue their studies in graduate programs in one of the following areas: psychology, school psychology, counseling, elementary or secondary education, public administration, law, and social work.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Social Science: Specialization in Psychology


Required GPA: 2.0
Major GPA: 2.5
Credits Required for Major: 40
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Literature or Social Sciences


Candidates for these degrees must have completed at least 120 credits, 90 of which must be in the liberal arts. 40 credits are required for this major. The final 30 credits must be taken in graded course work at the University, and no more than 60 of total credits may be awarded from prior learning. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in their area of concentration and a minimum GPA of 2.0 from Adelphi overall.

Requirements for the B.A. in Literature or Social Science:


The distribution requirement for the Bachelor of Arts will be fulfilled as follows:

  • Three foundation courses in the appropriate area of concentration.
  • A minimum of 16 credits of advanced electives in the appropriate area of concentration or specialization.
  • Capstone I and II

The College of Professional and Continuing Studies Bachelor Degree Capstone Courses


The College of Professional and Continuing Studies bachelor’s degree programs (excepting the B.S. in Business, the B.S. in Criminal Justice, and the B.A. in Psychology), are completed by taking a sequence of two 4-credit capstone courses:

The Baccalaureate Capstone is an interdisciplinary seminar that examines how the ideas of the modern age have challenged and altered traditional ways of thinking. As an analysis of the seminal ideas of modernity as defined by the thinkers who originated them, the Baccalaureate Capstone will empower students to think about the world in new and exciting ways.

Semester Sequence


Degree: B.A.
Required GPA: 2.0
Major GPA: 2.5
Credits Required for Major: 40
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

 
Requirements
Course Credits 0-30 31-60 61-90 91-120
    Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
0613-284: Theories of Human Behavior 4  ✓  ✓          
0613-171: Intro to Psychology 4          
Additional Social Science Foundation Course 4          
0613-384: Minority Groups in America 4            
0637-404: Capstone I 4              
0637-405: Capstone II 4              
Psychology Advanced Courses1 16    

Note:


1Choose any four Psychology Advanced Courses:

ASO (0613) 271 - Introduction To Behavior Psychology 
ASO (0613) 272 - Developmental Psychology 
ASO (0613) 273 - Interpersonal Behavior 
ASO (0613) 330 - Special Topics: Human Services 
ASO (0613) 371 - Social Psychology 
ASO (0613) 372 - The Normal Personality 
ASO (0613) 373 - The Abnormal Personality 
ASO (0613) 378 - Addictions in American Society 

 
ASO (0613) 236 - Survey of Disabilities 
ASO (0613) 370 - Special Topics in Psychology 

*For more information regarding our General Education requirements, please contact an academic advisor