The major combines classroom seminars and lectures with clinical practicums that enable students to work in research and directly with the mentally ill. As in all majors at CLU, internships are encouraged to give students hands-on experience before graduation. There is also a campus chapter of Psi Chi, a national honor society for students of psychology. A major in psychology offers preparation in the areas of social, clinical counseling psychology or physiological and experimental psychology. Many students choose to enter graduate schools at universities throughout the country or to complete their master's degree in CLU's graduate program in psychology.
Psychology is a discipline that can be applied to many areas of human endeavor.
In order to fulfill the requirements for an emphasis area, students select six courses from an approved list of courses for each Emphasis provided by their Psychology Advisor. Two courses from other departments, listed to fulfill the Emphasis Area requirements, may be counted towards the total units needed for the B.A. or B.S. in Psychology. See your Psychology Advisor for more information regarding each Emphasis Area, as well as for a list of required and elective courses for each area.