Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

This online bachelor’s degree in psychology program offers the same academic rigor as its on-campus counterpart and is taught by the same faculty, who are experts in fields such as cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, and social and personality psychology. The online psychology degree program encourages students to approach psychology as a scientific discipline, evaluating, inquiring, and analyzing psychological and behavioral issues to make sound judgments. The online psychology courses are structured with working adults in mind, enabling students to study while maintaining personal and professional commitments.

Degree overview

Loyola's online Bachelor's degree in Psychology consists of 120 credit hours, which includes:

• 18 hours of Major courses
• 18 hours of Psychology elective courses
• 39 hours of Loyola Core courses
• 45 hours of General Elective courses

Major courses

Major Courses (18 credits):

• PSYC A100: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A230: Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A235: Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A240: Social Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A301: Research Methods (3 credits)
• PSYC A303: Statistics & Methods (3 credits)

Elective courses

Psychology Elective Courses (18 credits):

The Bachelor of Psychology program requires 18 credits of electives in psychology. Students can choose from a range of online psychology elective courses, and course availability will vary per term. Psychology elective courses include:

• PSYC A250: Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC A222: Psychology of Trauma and Disaster (3 credits)
• PSYC A322: Cognitive Neuroscience (3 credits)
• PSYC A430: Psychology of Human Aging (3 credits)
• PSYC A440: Theories of Personality (3 credits)
• Other 3 credit electives from an A200-A470 level

Loyola core

Loyola Core Courses (39 credits):

The goal of the Loyola Core is to foster students’ competency in five key areas:

• Critical Thinking
• Effective Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Information Literacy
• Ethical Reasoning

To help online psychology majors develop these competencies, the Loyola Core embraces an interdisciplinary approach to learning with an emphasis on the spiritual and intellectual, the moral and ethical, the natural and social scientific, the humanistic, and the artistic.

Foundation Courses

Foundation courses should be taken in your first three online sessions at Loyola and include:

• English – Critical Reading & Writing
• Math Models or Finite Math

Knowledge and Values Courses:

Students complete courses in the following 9 categories:

• Creative Arts & Cultures
• History Sequence (2 courses for 6 total credit hours)
• Natural Science in Context
• Philosophy I: Introduction to the Philosophy of Reasoning
• Religious Studies I: Christian Traditions
• Religious Studies II: World Religions
• Social Science
• Writing About Literature

Major Substitution: One of the courses in the Loyola Core will be satisfied in each undergraduate major. This is usually the introductory course for each major. The result is the total hours needed to complete the Loyola Core are reduced to between 39 and 41 credit hours (depending on lab requirements associated with Math and Science courses).

General electives

General Elective Courses (45 credits)

The online bachelor’s degree in psychology program requires 45 credits of general electives. There is a wide range of online elective courses to choose from in other departments, including:

• Criminology and Justice
• Communications
• Business and Management
• Philosophy
• Sociology

What can you do with an online psychology degree?

Discover your full potential.

Loyola’s bachelor of psychology online will prepare you for graduate-level study in order to become a licensed psychologist, as well as a wide range of rewarding careers improving the mental health and well-being of others, including:

• Correctional Field Officer
• Human Resources Manager
• Labor Relations Manager
• Market Researcher
• Rehabilitation Specialist
• Social Services Specialist
• Social Worker
• Trial Consultant